Sunday, March 23, 2014

Baptisms Today -- We Are Celebrating!

I was at the church very early this morning.  At 5:30 am, I began filling a 4ft. wide, by 7 ft. long, by 4 and half foot deep tub with water.

You say, “You guys have a hot tub at your church?!?  That is so cool!!!”

No.  Not exactly.  It’s not a hot tub.  It’s a baptismal tank.

Eleven people will step into that tank today and—by participating in the ordinance of baptism—they will proclaim that they are trusting in Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord.

The response of the church will be cheering, tears of joy, wonder, excitement, great happiness, connection with God and gratitude to God.  We recognize their act of obedience as a wonderful spiritual victory.  It is a day of celebration!

You can’t see it, but I just had a moment of dancing and pumping my fist in the air!

Now, time to go check the water level.


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