Baptism

While we await a time to start planting a church our family has been attending a church near our home. I must say that I am really impressed at how well organised they are. Clearly displayed at the front of the church are banners displaying the mission statement and vision statement. Sermons are expositional and designed to evoke a response. Worship is lively and Christ centred. They have three services every Sunday and they fill the 300 - 400 seat auditorium each time. They are also aggressively planting churches in other areas of the city. What was really cool this last Sunday was that there was a baptism. Nine people ranging in ages from teen to their seventies committed their lives to Jesus Christ. There testimonies were sincere and heart felt. When the pastor would ask questions like, "Do you believe that Jesus died for your sins?" or "Do you confess Jesus as Lord?" They would respond with words like, "How could I not?" or "Yes, of course, there is no other Savior." It was quite a moving service and gave me a little hope, during a low time for us, that God is working here. I hope we can be used in the same way.