Stories tagged with: baptism sunday

• FIRST-PERSON: What's the Big Deal About Baptism?

  by J.D. Greear, posted Wednesday, March 11, 2020 (3 years ago)

  

  "We make a big deal out of baptism," SBC President J.D. Greear says. He then outlines four truths that shape the way Baptists view baptism. Read More

• BAPTISM SUNDAY: Ministry on the ball field

  by Tess Schoonhoven, posted Wednesday, March 04, 2020 (3 years ago)

  

  Photo courtesy of Blair Graham

  DURHAM, N.C. (BP) -- Blair Graham met Greg and Becca Welch while he was serving as a baseball coach in a community league.

  Greg Welch was a coach of an opposing team, but the two began a friendship as the season progressed.

  Graham is pastor of stewardship and generosity at The Summit Church in Durham, N.C., where Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) President J.D. Greear is pastor. Read More

• Greear urges churches to 'Fill the Tank' on Easter

  by Tess Schoonhoven, posted Thursday, January 16, 2020 (3 years ago)

  

  NASHVILLE (BP) -- J.D. Greear, president of the Southern Baptist Convention, is calling SBC churches to participate in a nationwide focus on baptism this Easter Sunday, April 12.

  After the success of the first "Baptism Sunday" in September 2019, Greear and other SBC leadership hope to continue to focus on growing proclamations of faith through public baptism services. Read More

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

  by David H. McKinley, posted Friday, September 06, 2019 (3 years 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

• BAPTISM SUNDAY: Creating a culture of celebration

  by Noe Garcia, posted Thursday, September 05, 2019 (3 years 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 years 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 years 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 years 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

• 3 Mass. collegians seek to impact peers for Christ

  by Stephen Sargent, posted Thursday, August 29, 2019 (3 years ago)

  

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  BRIDGEWATER, Mass. (BP) -- College sophomore Victoria Williams saw God change her life a year ago just before entering Bridgewater State University, the second-largest state school in Massachusetts.

  Victoria's best friend, Bayleigh Westerlund, had invited her to summer camp. Though Victoria spent countless hours in a Catholic pew growing up, it was first time she ever felt a significant connection with God. Read More

• 586 baptisms one Sunday at McLean Bible Church

  by Diana Chandler, posted Friday, August 23, 2019 (3 years ago)

  

  Photo from Facebook

  VIENNA, Va. (BP) -- Baptisms were conducted throughout the day at all campuses of McLean Bible Church in northeast Virginia, from 8 a.m. to nearly 7 p.m. with an hour or so afternoon pause.

  When the 2019 Easter Sunday baptisms concluded, at least 586 newly converted believers had symbolically died to sin and risen to a new life in Christ. Read More