I couldn't be more excited right now! On Sunday, November 13th, we had our very first baptism service at Access Church! Why am I excited?
1. Because baptism is a picture of life change! There's nothing special about the water in the tank. Baptism is significant for a couple reasons. First of all, we are telling the world that Jesus has changed us from the inside out by going public. Secondly, we are identifying with Jesus' death, burial and resurrection as we plunge into the water, only to rise back up! When you see a believer burst out of the baptism waters, it's a beautiful picture of Jesus defeating sin and death as He walked away from an empty tomb!
2. Because the people who attended were encouraged! There were 75 people at the baptism service from all different walks of life. It was a conglomeration of people from different backgrounds to celebrate what God has done in the life of a few. This event was our best-attended ever, but more than that, it was definitely my favorite moment in the life of our church so far! So many of the people who were there told us how it impacted them personally. That was really cool!
3. Because this is just the beginning! We were able to see two guys baptized that day and we are praying that God allows us to see many more people go public with their faith by being baptized. Baptism is a picture of what God can do in the life of anyone! It doesn't matter who we are or how big our issues are; God and only God can make us whole again! That night, I spoke for a few minutes about hope. I'm praying that people all over our city would find their hope in Jesus!
Here are a few of my favorite pictures from the Baptism Service. Thanks so much to Beth Simmons of Light + Clay for taking these!
The best is yet to come!