"And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age." (Mt. 28:18-20)
The first major act of obedience for a disciple of Jesus is their baptism. Jesus modeled baptism for us (Mt. 3:13-17) and He teaches us to baptize each other as we begin our journey of obedience and joy in following Jesus (see Mt. 28:18-20 above).
At The Austin Stone we love baptism because it marks a transformed live - and we love transformation!
Every semester we have a baptism service. If you are interested in being baptized, SIGN UP HERE. The baptism service is at our November First Tuesday Prayer service. Sign ups are open until Oct. 24th, and the mandatory baptism class is Oct. 25th at 11:15AM at Austin High School.
To encourage you, check out the video of a recent baptism at Town Lake.
UT Students-
Are you willing to work hard, play hard, and sweat a lot?
Are you willing to join college men from all over the world to celebrate one common passion?
Will you dare to give 14 hours of your time this semester to cross cultures at Whitaker Field?
The UT ESL soccer team needs a few good UT men!**
Ifinterested in being a part of the UT ESL soccer team (either as anassistant to the coaches, player, or a referee) the following are required:
- a love for people from all over the world
- knowledge of and experience in soccer
- incredible patience and flexibility
- a valid and current UT ID card
- availability on Fridays from 6-8PM
- a commitment for the Fall 2009 semester (October 2nd - November 20th)
- a meeting with the UT ESL representatives (Travis & Hilary) prior to October 2nd.
If this piques your interest, please contact Hilary Sheppard (UT ESL instructor) at hpepper@austin.utexas.edu or Travis Sheppard (coach) at sheppard.travis@gmail.com.Please contact one of them as soon as possible with your level of interest (assistant, player, referee), as there is a limited number ofUT students we can add to our current team.
**Note: The UT ESL soccer team is also open to women, though in thepast couple of years, there have been no female ESL students join theteam. Also, despite the policy that non-UT students are not permitted to play on Whitaker Fields, anyone is welcome to cheer on the team!
In the past year The Austin Stone has had the opportunity tosend 16 people on three trips to Haiti. In each of these trips they have spent time at REAL HOPE FOR HAITI in thetown of Cazale. RHFH is run by Zach andhis two daughters Licia, Lori and their husbands. RHFH does amazing work in their village. They have a clinic and a rescue center that runs 24/7 in caring for children that are literally knocking on death's door. They have each laid down their lives to do the work of the Lord in Haiti.
We are honored to have Zach here in Austin next week. He is in the states right now preparing theirsemi-trailer to be shipped and is making a trip to Texas. We want you to come and hear his story, hear the need and see how you can help. You will [KEEP READING]
