Church attendance is trending downward in the US, primarily because people are attending less frequently. Should we care? What difference does it make if I am not in church as often as I used to be? In other words, what’s the big deal about attending church? You’ll get some clear answers to this question in this message.

In a day when many of us have issues with authority and commitment we are naturally shy about joining things. Should we be thinking differently about joining a church, about becoming a church member? If so, why? Today we’ll try to answer these questions.

You can attend different church baptism services and find a different ways in which churches baptize. Some sprinkle, others pour, some put a watery cross on the forehead, others fully immerse. Not only that, you find some churches baptizing infants and others baptizing only older children and adults. Is there a correct way people are to be baptized and who is it that should be baptized and why? We’ll check what the New Testament has to say about this subject, if anything, and see if we can discover what the big deal is about baptism.

Most Christians agree someone should study the Bible. Not all agree they should study the Bible. They are content with letting others do the work and they will listen to or read what other people have discovered. In this message we’ll make the case that all Christians should learn how to study the Bible and do it regularly. We’ll discover what the big deal is about personal Bible study.