Every follower of Jesus is commanded to be baptized. This is not simply a good idea or a great suggestion. It is a command of Jesus. It is a symbolic act of our desire to follow Jesus by identifying with Jesus in His death, burial and resurrection through water baptism.

The Apostle Paul wrote concerning baptism…“Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.” (Romans 6:3-4) Baptism is our identification with Jesus and the outward symbol of our inward commitment.

If you are a follower of Jesus and have asked Jesus to forgive you of our sins, then your responsibility is to obey Jesus by being baptized.

When: Sunday, March 11th - during the worship experience

Where: Lebanon Opera House

What: Celebration of the obedience of Christ followers

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From Pastor Chris:

I am so excited about this Sunday! We will be continuing our series "Hot Topics" and I will be talking about Politics and the Bible. YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS!! Not only are we talking about one of the hottest topics, but we have a special little gift for everyone who attends our Sunday worship experience. See ya Sunday!!!

* Only 59 days until Easter Sunday! We get to celebrate Jesus miraculous resurrection and invite our community to a special Sunday experience! Begin to pray for our community - that we would be able to reach people far from Jesus!

* Speaking of only 59 days......we secured our BRATTLEBORO meeting space! It's so exciting to see everything come together for this unique opportunity that we have to reach out to a community that is far from Jesus. Please continue for FAVOR and SUCCESS as we approach the launch in April.

* I am so pumped about Life Groups getting started this week! We had a great response and I know that Jesus is going to use this as a time for tremendous growth  and amazing community for many.

* REMEMBER: On 2/19, 2/26 and 3/4 we will be meeting in the UV Senior Center. Because of our growth and the limited space in the Senior Center, we will have 2 worship experience times 9 & 11am. It's always a nice change of pace and a little more cozy when we get to meet in the Senior Center!

I'm so grateful for what Jesus is doing here at Riverbank Church. As I say often, GREATER THINGS ARE COMING!!!

Pastor Chris - Philippians 1:6

 Life Groups:

If you did not sign up for a Life Group unfortunately, it's too late! We had a great response to our Spring 2012 Life Group semester! Remember, if you signed up for a Life Group, you will be hearing from your Life Group leader this week. We are so excited to hear of the relationships and community that is going to be built over the next weeks and months!

SERIES: Hot Topics

This week we continue taking a look at what the Bible has to say about certain hot topics! This week we will talk about Politics (2/12). So make sure you invite your friends, family, co-workers and neighbors to find out what the Bible has to say about these pressing topics!

Other Hot Topics: God's Will (2/19) and Heaven and Hell (2/26).

Brattleboro UPDATE:

As you all know we are launching our first location in Vermont on Easter Sunday (4/8/12). We are so thrilled how Jesus is already showing us favor in this very unchurched community. We are in the process of securing our meeting place and will begin purchasing all of the equipment necessary to launch to the community in just 2 short months!

Our Launch Team has been meeting every week and even has walked the various neighborhoods praying for the families. How exciting to be a part of a church that seeks to reach Vermont and New Hampshire with the life changing message of Jesus!

PRAY: Please take the time as a church community and pray for our launch in Brattleboro. We believe that Jesus is going to do GREAT things in this area - and YOU are a part of this!

SPECIAL OFFERING: 100% of our Special Offering will go to our Brattleboro location launch on Easter 2012. As of 2/9/12 we have raised 38% of our $50,000 goal. Please pray about your participation as the resources will go toward the following:

*Staffing
*Riverbank Kids
*Local Outreach
*Sound System
*Facility Costs
*Video System

From Pastor Chris:

Is there anything more exciting than seeing someone receive the eternal gift of salvation from Jesus? I would say a resounding NO! Well, the past 2 Sundays at Riverbank Church there have been people who have said YES to Jesus! It's so cool to be a part of a church community who cares enough to invite their friends, co-workers and neighbors to our Sunday worship experience!

With this in mind, there are a few things that I would like to share with you:

SUPER BOWL!!! Lets wear our favorite football team jersey THIS SUNDAY. Now don't boo me if I don't have a Patriots jersey on :)

I am so PUMPED about our Brattleboro location! We are already seeing Jesus move in this amazing town. Please continue for FAVOR and SUCCESS as we approach the launch in April.

Life Groups! Are you signed up yet? Well, WHY NOT? I would love to see 100% participation in our Life Groups this semester. There are groups at different times of the day, in different locations and even different themes. So, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? Sign up today HERE

The last 2 weeks of February we will be meeting in the UV Senior Center. Because of our growth and the limited space in the Senior Center, we will have 2 worship experience times 9 &11am. It's always a nice change of pace and a little more cozy when we get to meet in the Senior Center!

I'm so grateful for what Jesus is doing here at Riverbank Church. As I say often, GREATER THINGS ARE COMING!!!

Pastor Chris - Philippians 1:6

 Life Groups:

Here at Riverbank Church, our 2012 Vision can be summed up with the following words: Serving, Discipleship, and Harvest. Jesus says, “Make Disciples” So how do we do that? One way is through Life Groups.

We have three types: Financial, where we will go through the series “I Was Broke Now I’m Not”; Starting Point, for those who are new believers; And our message based Life Group, where groups discuss the message from our Sunday morning experience.

THIS IS THE LAST WEEK OF SIGN UPS! So get plugged into a Life Group!

SIGN UP HERE TODAY!

 NEW SERIES: Hot Topics

We will take 4 weeks to take a look at what the Bible has to say about Marriage and Relationships (2/5), Politics (2/12), God's Will (2/19) and Heaven and Hell (2/26). So make sure you invite your friends, family, co-workers and neighbors to find out what the Bible has to say about these pressing topics!

Brattleboro UPDATE:

As you all know we are launching our first location in Vermont on Easter Sunday (4/8/12). We are so thrilled how Jesus is already showing us favor in this very unchurched community. We are in the process of securing our meeting place and will begin purchasing all of the equipment necessary to launch to the community in just 2 short months!

Our Launch Team has been meeting every week and even has walked the various neighborhoods praying for the families. How exciting to be a part of a church that seeks to reach Vermont and New Hampshire with the life changing message of Jesus!

PRAY: Please take the time as a church community and pray for our launch in Brattleboro. We believe that Jesus is going to do GREAT things in this area - and YOU are a part of this!

SPECIAL OFFERING: 100% of our Special Offering will go to our Brattleboro location launch on Easter 2012. As of 2/2/12 we have raised 37% of our $50,000 goal. Please pray about your participation as the resources will go toward the following:

*Staffing
*Riverbank Kids
*Local Outreach
*Sound System
*Facility Costs
*Video System

Life Groups:

Here at Riverbank Church, our 2012 Vision can be summed up with the following words: Serving, Discipleship, and Harvest. Jesus says, “Make Disciples” So how do we do that? One way is through Life Groups.

We have three types: Financial, where we will go through the series “I Was Broke Now I’m Not”; Starting Point, for those who are new believers; And our message based Life Group, where groups discuss the message from our Sunday morning experience.

So get plugged into a Life Group!

SIGN UP HERE TODAY!

 The End Series Continues:

Beyond the Valley: Special Offering:

100% of our Special Offering will go to our Brattleboro location launch on Easter 2012. As of 1/27/12 we have raised 35% of our $50,000 goal. Please pray about your participation as the resources will go toward the following:

*Staffing
*Riverbank Kids
*Local Outreach
*Sound System
*Facility Costs
*Video System

Please pray about your participation in this HUGE opportunity to be missionaries to the least churched community in New England.

Here at Riverbank Church, our 2012 Vision can be summed up in: Serving, Discipleship, and Harvest. Jesus says, “Make Disciples of all nations.” So how do we do that? One way is through Life Groups.

We have three types: Financial, where we will go through the series “I Was Broke Now I’m Not”; Starting Point, for those who are new believers, or for those who want to know what The Bible is all about; And our message based Life Group, where groups discuss the message from our Sunday morning experience. So get plugged into a Life Group.

Sign ups begin this Sunday, January 22 and the groups begin on February 12th.

Check out the video below for more information.

Beyond the Valley: Special Offering:

100% of our special Christmas Offering will go to our Brattleboro location launch on Easter 2012. As of 1/12/12 we have raised 27% of our $50,000 goal. Please pray about your participation as the resources will go toward the following:

*Staffing
*Riverbank Kids
*Local Outreach
*Sound System
*Facility Costs
*Video System

Please pray about your participation in this HUGE opportunity to be missionaries to the least churched community in New England.

*Watch the "Beyond the Valley: Special Offering" video HERE

Wars, rumors or wars, earthquakes, Middle Eastern conflict, economics downturns. We could go on and on. That fact of the matter is these are crazy times! We will take 4 Sundays to discuss what the Bible has to say about the coming end times, entitled "The End".