Stories tagged with: baptism

• Man baptized at church he vandalized 6 months earlier

  by Tobin Perry, posted Wednesday, October 09, 2019 (2 months ago)

  

  Photo courtesy of Central Baptist Church

  CONWAY, Ark. (BP) -- Feb. 28, 2019 was one of the worst days of 23-year-old Brenton Winn's life. But it paved the way for one of the best.

  Angry at God after he relapsed from an addiction to methamphetamines despite spending time at a faith-based recovery program, Winn knew nothing about Central Baptist Church of Conway, Ark., when he broke in that February evening. High on drugs, Winn went on a rampage and destroyed $100,000 of church property, including laptops, cameras, and other electronics. He remembers little of that night, except that he felt desperate. Read More

• Church's call for baptism: 'Blew our socks off'

  by Mark Maynard/ Kentucky Today , posted Wednesday, September 18, 2019 (2 months ago)

  

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  OWENSBORO, Ky. (BP) -- Pleasant Valley Community Church pastor Jamus Edwards made it simple for his congregation Sunday (Sept. 15).

  After preaching, he walked down in front of a baptistery trough and asked a question.

  "Here's the water," the Owensboro, Ky., pastor said. "What would prevent you from being baptized right now?" Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: My first baptismal service

  by Paul Kim , posted Tuesday, September 10, 2019 (3 months ago)

  "It was an unforgettable moment," Paul Kim recounts of his first time to wade into the baptistery as a young pastor. "Three college students I had ministered to in Los Angeles wanted me to baptize them at the inaugural worship service." Read More

• Baptism Sunday sees 'tremendous momentum'

  by Diana Chandler, posted Monday, September 09, 2019 (3 months ago)

  

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  HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (BP) -- Kris and Jill Hopkins so appreciated the gospel call at Christ Community Church in Huntersville, N.C., Sunday (Sept. 8), they hugged pastor Ronnie Parrott and cried after their baptisms moments later.

  "They were in tears and grateful that we cared enough about them to give them that opportunity to know Christ, to know the true Gospel and then to identify with Him through baptism," Parrott told Baptist Press Monday. Read More

• BAPTISM SUNDAY: 'Joyful celebration in the life of the church'

  by David H. McKinley, posted Friday, September 06, 2019 (3 months ago)

  

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  AUGUSTA, Ga. (BP) -- The first time I had the privilege of baptizing someone, I was a young seminary grad serving on a church staff in Florida. Dave stood 6' 4" tall and weighed considerably more than my 5' 11" 160-pound frame. All I could think was this: "Lord, please don't let me drop him, and Lord, don't let me leave him under!"

  To my unforgettable joy, Dave went under, came up, stood and raised his hands as we celebrated God's work of grace in his life. Dave gave witness to the Gospel message of salvation in Jesus Christ just as his wife had done several months earlier. What a moment! Read More

• When God pushed on Kaylen's heart, the time was right

  by Art Toalston, posted Friday, September 06, 2019 (3 months ago)

  

  Photo by Art Toalston

  MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (BP) -- Kaylen Baker felt something unusual early this summer.

  "I felt like something was pushing on my heart in bed."

  She knew nothing was wrong physically but that God was beckoning. Read More

• BAPTISM SUNDAY: Creating a culture of celebration

  by Noe Garcia, posted Thursday, September 05, 2019 (3 months ago)

  At North Phoenix Baptist Church, Noe Garcia recounts their aim to create a culture where "it is a good thing to make a decision for Christ" and "walk through the waters of baptism." Read More

• BAPTISM SUNDAY: Pastors, teachers & baptism

  by Vickie Munton, posted Tuesday, September 03, 2019 (3 months ago)

  When the Holy Spirit quickens a believer's heart to be baptized, Vickie Munton notes that a faithful pastor or teacher often is the one who adds a voice of encouragement to obey. Read More

• Manhattan's Journey Church baptizes 51 at the beach

  by Tobin Perry, posted Friday, August 30, 2019 (3 months ago)

  

  Photo by Terry Robertson

  NEW YORK CITY (BP) -- People crowded onto Jacob Riis Park and Beach in Queens on a hot July afternoon witnessed a rare event for a New York City beach -- 51 people showing a public witness for Christ through baptism.

  As exciting as that Saturday beach baptism was for The Journey Church, one of the city's largest Southern Baptist churches, it wasn't necessarily out of the ordinary. Read More

• BAPTISM SUNDAY: Repent, believe & be baptized

  by Willy Rice, posted Friday, August 30, 2019 (3 months ago)

  

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  CLEARWATER, Fla. (BP) -- Acts 2 says that Peter not only proclaimed the Gospel, he concluded with a clear call to repentance, faith and baptism.

  "Do it now," Peter seemed to say. He "strongly urged" (CSB) them to be saved, and those who accepted the message were baptized that day. Read More