Gettin Baptised tomorrow!!!!!!

[IreneMcg]

:prayer Praise the Lord, baptism is a wonderful experience.

[Paul]

Praise God, aaaaaaaaand don't forget to hold your breah I have been to the creek bank many times,,,,,,it is great,,,,,,,God Bless you!

[WayneB]

All Praise and Glory to God. Bless you Beth! Love ya' sister, Wayne

[Can Do (Phil 4:13)]

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Beth, you rock!!

Congrats

Love

Faith :il:

[BoldlyProclaimingChrist]

Hippo,

That is wonderful!!!! You are doing the right thing since you didn't know what it meant the first time.

I got baptized last July with my church at a state park which was very nice. We had services sitting on the shore, we sang praise songs and had a picnic afterwards.

What kept going through my mind was that I'm boldly proclaiming my love and obedience for Christ (hence my name) in front of everyone and He will in turn proclaim me as His servant before the Father.

Let us know how it went ok?

:hug:

[hippo's hope is HIM]

God rocks!!!!!!

It was so amazing and fun.

sorry this is kinda long, but I just gave you the outer details, much went on in my heart, and in my mind

I got to my pastor's house late

I hugged everyone, and then we ate some good food :oww:

I was outside with my friends Amanda and Erin. Brittany soon came out. We were eatin. And talking. And then Gus (The pastor) comes out with this hilarious grin on his face. And he tells us we are going under in five mins. To hurry up and finish.

So we eat, and then I remember. Donna wanted a pic of me going under.......so I gave my camera to Mrs.Brenda. She was supposed to take a pic when I went under, and when I came up.........BUT..... (i'll get to that later)

So It was Brittany, then Amanda, then Brittley, and then it was me and then Jimmy.

I hold my nose, and he asks (didn't you wanna be held under a bit longer?) I said yeah. But I had warned him.......I FLOAT!!!!!! So he dunked me under, and I floated back up, and I came up laughing so hard, cause I knew I was floating!!!!! I was a bit embarrased, but I didn't care!!!! Then Mrs.Brenda's eyes open, and she says, Brother Gus, do it again! I forgot to take her pic!!!!! SO he dunked me again!!!!!!

It was totally awesome. We all got dunked in our clothes (dark clothes at that as to not make our brothers stumble :x: ) So we were playing in the pool, and I loked up, and in the clouds was a shape of a dove. It was so cool. Because I had had a second thought about it.....ya know going under for a 2nd time. But that reassured me.

We swam and swam. Then my twin sis Kim, gave us each a shell to remember our baptism, she is very cool like that.

On the way home, we got a flat tire! So we got halfway down the street, and we hear fad dap fad dap fad dap!!! So we stop, and then Gus calls and he says, you have a flat. And we were all no kidding!!!! :D So he ended up taking us all home. We saw a rainbow as we left. It was very powerful. I always ask God to show Himslef, and many times I see His beauty in nature, so it was a reaffirmation tat He is here, that He is walking beside me, and that He loves me. I am just so in awe of God. He is so awesome, and just more than I can even fathom.

I also joined the church! I did that today. It was a big step, cause I was totally unsure about it, but then God just gave me peace.....He is too good to me!

Thank you for sharing your story BPC. I would like to hear what ever one else experienced too!

And thank you all for your encouragement, as well as your prayers. You all are so wonderful!!!!!!

:hug:

Beth

[Paul]

God Bless you sis,,,,it does my heart so good to read of your joy. Older Christians need to remember and see things thru new eyes. God is Awesome,,,,,,everyday! Again I say, God Bless you in your walk as your journey toward the Kingdom, may everyday have its sunshine and rainbows and your joy in the Lord sustain you always, God Bless sis!

[WayneB]

We sure do Pastor Paul...New Eyes so we can be reminded of our FIRST LOVE!

Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

Thanks Beth for sharing. This is what I have been telling you...you have a beautiful spirit sister.

Bless you saints,

Wayne

[shazza]

Onya Beth :il:

Thanks for sharing your awesome experience! Our God truly is amazing!

Thanks heaps dear Beth for sharing with you on the weekend, I had a real blast chatting with you.

You rock sis!!!!!

Luv ya heaps.

Shazza :hug:

P.S. I'm getting my feet wet

[Guest charlie]

However, when I was the first time, I didn't understand it, and wasn't actaully saved. I thought a whole bunch of stuff lol, but none was true.

I take that as meaning you were baptized sometime in the past, is that so?

I was raised in the CoC, and accountability only, dunking only, and thought that was the only way.....until almost a year ago. I stumbled upon the history of baptism and started thoroughly researching it. My mind has been changed on the subject.

You do whatever you "feel" is right, but the Orthodox Catholics, the oldest congregation around, baptizes babies, by dunking, BUT they believe in one baptism only to include sprinkling..... (read Ephesians) it's a spiritual thing. I think they are right on this. jmo

Edited May 10, 2004 by charlie