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Adult Baptism Gifts – Personal Gifts with meaning
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Not all church denominations believe in the baptism of new born babies.
These church denominations tend to ‘dedicate’ a newborn baby to the care of the Lord Jesus Christ.
As time goes one and the baby grows into an adult, their ‘walk with
God’ and acceptance of Christ Jesus as their saviour would ultimately compel them to be baptized.
This will constitute a full body submerging and symbolizes the Hope
of new life through identifying with Christ in His death as well as resurrection.
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Contrary therefore to the Catholic faith, these occasions are
less ceremonial (and wouldn't require as much thought as buying a baby
baptism gift for a girl), but still nevertheless represents a very serious
commitment made by individual.
Even though adult baptism gifts are therefore less common,
there are some great gift ideas that will have a lot of meaning. As the decision to be baptised represents
a milestone in the spiritual journey, the gift should no doubt reflect this. Adult baptism gifts such as
jewellery are not completely unheard of, but presents such as daily devotional and other books seem to be
more commonplace with these events.
Best to therefore look at some great books that the marketplace
offers that will further spiritual growth and constitute a great adult baptism gift:
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A Purpose driven Life by Rick Warren
This book sold millions of copies worldwide and
still seems to compel and challenge Christians from all walks of life.
It’s based on the truthful idea that there are
no accidents and God planned and created us all for a reason.
This divine purpose is explored in radical new
ways, and Past Warren manages to engage and challenge the reader throughout the book. Thought-provoking
and life changing.
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The Shack by William P. Young
This is a book that has challenged many individuals
to move closer to God.
The questions is raised (and in many ways answered),
‘Where is God in the midst of tragedy?’.
Misconceptions of God are explored and the reader
is taken on a course that will alter the ‘image’ he has of God.
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The God Chasers by Tommy Tenney
Described by many as, ‘the blueprint to seek God’s
presence’, this book shatters old mindsets and sets the reader on a spiritual journey that will
provide the roadmap to experience God’s manifest presence in their lives.
Tommy Tenney both challenges and inspires the
readers all at once, whilst easily revealing truths from the Word of God.
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of The
Bible by James Strong
It’s been said that, ‘any serious student of the
Word, can’t go without this.’
A Bible concordance is simply a dictionary of
sort that explains more in depth the meaning of certain words and scriptures in the Bible.
It provides both perspective and insight for the
reader as they study the word of God. James Strong’s concordance is highly regarded my many scholars
as one of the best Bible Concordances.
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These are 4 of just many books that will be a great gift at
an adult baptism. The common denominator is that these gifts aim to help the individual to grow further
spiritually as their baptism represents a big milestone, but not final destination, in their walk with God.
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