Kicking off our new series based on the baptisms in the book of Acts, Pastor James Wilkes of Elon First Baptist Church “dives” into the story of Paul’s conversion and baptism in Acts 9, 13, and 22.

Jesus’ final words to his disciples were to baptize, and he empowers his followers to immerse the world in his Spirit. But we can only do this by first being immersed in the love of God ourselves.

In this week’s scripture, we watch Jesus heal ten lepers. All but one, a Samaritan, go on about their lives after being healed. The Samaritan returns out of gratitude to Jesus and receives an even deeper healing.