Next steps

Does God really care?

God made a perfect world, but it doesn’t work the way it was meant to. Why? Because from the very first people until now, we’ve all chosen our own way instead of God’s way. The Bible calls that “sin.” God gave us freedom to choose because He wants a real, meaningful relationship with us—but every choice to turn from Him separates us from His presence.
God won’t force Himself on us, and He can’t live with our sin. Once we turned away, we couldn’t fix it on our own. But God loves us too much to leave us there.
So He sent Jesus—His Son—to live perfectly, die on the cross, and rise again. Jesus paid the price for our sin, making it possible for us to be close to God. We don’t earn it—His gift is free. All we have to do is accept it. When we do, we’re restored to God, given eternal hope, and empowered to live life the way He designed.

COME TO JESUS

Are you ready to know God personally?

If so, then pray something like this:
"God, I confess that I have lived life my own way, contrary to your ways. I believe that your Son, Jesus, lived a perfect life, died for my sins, that you raised Him and He is alive today. I accept your gift of salvation through my faith in Jesus. I give up control of my life to you. I want Jesus to be my Savior and the Lord of my life. Amen.``
I Accepted Jesus!

BE BAPTIZED

After accepting Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior,
the next step is going public with your faith through believer's baptism. Baptism is an outward expression of an inward decision.
Be Baptized

the DOGWOOD JOURNEY

DOGWOOD JOURNEY  is a series of classes uniquely designed to help you take your next steps with God.  In these classes, you will discover what it means to BELONG to a church family, GROW in your discipleship through God's word, shape your unique gifts to SERVE, and get equipped to SHARE your personal Jesus story.

BELONG

We don't want you to simply "go" to church; we want you to BELONG to one! So, join us for our Belong class to discover what church membership in the Dogwood Family is all about and how you can belong to a growing body of Christ followers.
Sign up for belong

GROW

Our GROW class is designed for people wanting to know more about God's word  and will teach you how to grow as a believer, and how to pray and live in a way that is pleasing to Him.
Sign up for Grow

SERVE

The SERVE class is one of the foundational classes in the Dogwood Journey.  In this  class, we will focus on what the Bible says about ministry.  We will examine the Five Personal Traits that continue to shape the “real” you and  how God uses the specific traits you possess for serving the way God has designed you.
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SHARE 

The Share class is the last class in the Dogwood Journey.  In this class, you will learn how to practically shape and share  your Jesus story with others.
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