Sharing Your Baptism Testimony

Welcome to the family of God! We are overjoyed that you have committed your life to Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior! The Bible teaches us that the first step after repenting of our sins and placing our faith and trust in Jesus is to declare it to the local church and the whole world through baptism (Acts 8:12, 35-38, 16:31-34). Baptism is the first step of obedience for all new believers (Acts 2:38-42)!

At Dauphin Island Baptist, we want to share your story with the church of how Jesus saved you. Whenever someone is baptized, we will read aloud the testimony of the person being baptized.

A Framework for Your Testimony

 1. Share what your life was like before you became a Christian.

• What were you searching for? Was your life empty, and you were in pursuit of fleeting pleasures? Were you a church kid who was never outwardly rebellious, but instead inwardly sinful? Use this time to explain biblical sinfulness.
• Be careful not to glorify your sinful lifestyle before you were saved. Instead, use it as a launchpad to display the power of Christ in salvation or to plead with your hearers to turn from sin to Christ.
• This section might be around 75 words.

2. Share how Jesus saved you.

• What happened in your life when the Lord began to work in your heart? What realizations did you come to about God’s holiness, your sin, Jesus Christ, and your need to respond?
• Remember to include that you have repented of your sins and put your faith and trust in Jesus Christ alone for salvation.
• This section might be around 100 words.

3. Share what your Christian life is like now that Jesus has saved you.

• How do you see God working in and through you for his glory now? How are you striving in your daily life to follow Jesus’ commands and teachings? What is different about you now that you’ve been saved? How has Jesus shown his faithfulness, grace, love, and kindness to you? What is the Holy Spirit teaching you through the Bible?
• This section might be around 50-75 words.