A couple of weeks ago, I had an amazing experience. I baptized 15 people over the course of two morning services on the same Sunday. The funny thing was that we had 2 people signed up for baptism ahead of time!
Have you ever tried to schedule people in advance for baptism? First, you have to do it on a weekend they are in town...no easy task! Next, explain what they need to bring and how the process works. Then meet with them to go over the 'sign/symbol/significance' of baptism. Sure enough, something comes up and they can't make it.
We decided to bypass the headache, and just do baptism the way Phillip did with the Ethiopian: a message that teaches the topic, and a 'what prevents me from being baptized?' moment of response. We provided the clothes, towels, water...and WOW!
I was shaking in the baptistry...yes, it was cold water splashing on me, but that's not why. God was in the place, and I had the amazing opportunity to be in the middle of it. So far, one of the all time highlights of ministry that I've experienced!
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