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03-03-2014, 09:58 AM
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65+ People Baptized in Jesus Name this weekend
Our church had it's quarterly "Praise & Worship Night" this past Friday. Our pastor also quarterly teaches a full lesson on baptism and these coincide with our Praise & Worship weekends.
We then incorporate a time for baptisms into the Praise & Worship night followed up by bapitsms at all three services after the baptism lesson the following Sunday.
This past Friday night 35+ folks were baptized in Jesus Name and then we baptized 30+ more between the three Sunday services for a weekend total of more than 65 people baptized.
This puts us at baptizing around 500 people in Jesus name during the 5 year history of our church. The pastor mentioned Sunday morning that we don't put a lot of importance on numbers at our church but baptisms are one number that we do because of what it represents - folks identifying themselves with Christ and symbolically burying their old man.
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"I think some people love spiritual bondage just the way some people love physical bondage. It makes them feel secure. In the end though it is not healthy for the one who is lost over it or the one who is lives under the oppression even if by their own choice"
Titus2woman on AFF
"We did not wear uniforms. The lady workers dressed in the current fashions of the day, ...silks...satins...jewels or whatever they happened to possess. They were very smartly turned out, so that they made an impressive appearance on the streets where a large part of our work was conducted in the early years.
"It was not until long after, when former Holiness preachers had become part of us, that strict plainness of dress began to be taught.
"Although Entire Sanctification was preached at the beginning of the Movement, it was from a Wesleyan viewpoint, and had in it very little of the later Holiness Movement characteristics. Nothing was ever said about apparel, for everyone was so taken up with the Lord that mode of dress seemingly never occurred to any of us."
Quote from Ethel Goss (widow of 1st UPC Gen Supt. Howard Goss) book "The Winds of God"
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03-03-2014, 11:50 AM
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Re: 65+ People Baptized in Jesus Name this weekend
Great, hope your church grows even more.
you are doing God's work, and we rejoice that you are getting results.
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03-03-2014, 12:11 PM
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Re: 65+ People Baptized in Jesus Name this weekend
that's awesome CC1. BTW, I like your pic. I read that book less than a year ago. Good stuff, but I laughed at how much the author used the exclamation point.
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03-03-2014, 01:18 PM
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of 10!! :)
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Re: 65+ People Baptized in Jesus Name this weekend
Praise the Lord!
Always so wonderful to
see people baptized in that
wonderful name of JESUS!!
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03-03-2014, 06:41 PM
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Re: 65+ People Baptized in Jesus Name this weekend
Awesome, got a church website.
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Today pull up the little weeds,
The sinful thoughts subdue,
Or they will take the reins themselves
And someday master you. --Anon.
The most deadly sins do not leap upon us, they creep up on us.
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03-03-2014, 07:03 PM
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Re: 65+ People Baptized in Jesus Name this weekend
That's great CC1. I like your pic. I have that book ordered it should arrive any day.
The author better not use the exclamation point excessively. RHRHRHR!!! 
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03-03-2014, 07:10 PM
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Re: 65+ People Baptized in Jesus Name this weekend
Great praise report! Must have been a very busy and exciting weekend!
Just wondering though...  .... what if Jesus comes in between the quarters of the year when you baptize, and someone who wanted baptized, wasn't able to get baptized?
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03-03-2014, 07:27 PM
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Re: 65+ People Baptized in Jesus Name this weekend
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Originally Posted by KeptByTheWord
Great praise report! Must have been a very busy and exciting weekend!
Just wondering though... .... what if Jesus comes in between the quarters of the year when you baptize, and someone who wanted baptized, wasn't able to get baptized? |
Seeing that baptism is only "folks identifying themselves with Christ and symbolically burying their old man" rather than "for the remission of sins" it wouldn't matter anyway. Typical of many churches with Apostolic roots that have adopted a Baptist theology with a slight OP twist.
Just finished listening to Bro. Stanley Chamber's message from 1968 UPCI General Conference. Looks like history has caught up with the greater Apostolic movement.
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03-03-2014, 08:11 PM
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Re: 65+ People Baptized in Jesus Name this weekend
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Originally Posted by kclee4jc
Seeing that baptism is only "folks identifying themselves with Christ and symbolically burying their old man" rather than "for the remission of sins" it wouldn't matter anyway. Typical of many churches with Apostolic roots that have adopted a Baptist theology with a slight OP twist.
Just finished listening to Bro. Stanley Chamber's message from 1968 UPCI General Conference. Looks like history has caught up with the greater Apostolic movement.
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Kleenex,
So are you saying that in your mind the baptism of these people is invalid if they don't believe that going down in the water actually regenerates them?
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"I think some people love spiritual bondage just the way some people love physical bondage. It makes them feel secure. In the end though it is not healthy for the one who is lost over it or the one who is lives under the oppression even if by their own choice"
Titus2woman on AFF
"We did not wear uniforms. The lady workers dressed in the current fashions of the day, ...silks...satins...jewels or whatever they happened to possess. They were very smartly turned out, so that they made an impressive appearance on the streets where a large part of our work was conducted in the early years.
"It was not until long after, when former Holiness preachers had become part of us, that strict plainness of dress began to be taught.
"Although Entire Sanctification was preached at the beginning of the Movement, it was from a Wesleyan viewpoint, and had in it very little of the later Holiness Movement characteristics. Nothing was ever said about apparel, for everyone was so taken up with the Lord that mode of dress seemingly never occurred to any of us."
Quote from Ethel Goss (widow of 1st UPC Gen Supt. Howard Goss) book "The Winds of God"
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03-03-2014, 08:13 PM
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Re: 65+ People Baptized in Jesus Name this weekend
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Originally Posted by Disciple4life
That's great CC1. I like your pic. I have that book ordered it should arrive any day.
The author better not use the exclamation point excessively. RHRHRHR!!! |
I have not read the book in many years so didn't remember an excessive use of exclamation points someone on here pointed out. I will have to dig it up and check that out!
Although written a few decades ago now the book is still relevent.
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"I think some people love spiritual bondage just the way some people love physical bondage. It makes them feel secure. In the end though it is not healthy for the one who is lost over it or the one who is lives under the oppression even if by their own choice"
Titus2woman on AFF
"We did not wear uniforms. The lady workers dressed in the current fashions of the day, ...silks...satins...jewels or whatever they happened to possess. They were very smartly turned out, so that they made an impressive appearance on the streets where a large part of our work was conducted in the early years.
"It was not until long after, when former Holiness preachers had become part of us, that strict plainness of dress began to be taught.
"Although Entire Sanctification was preached at the beginning of the Movement, it was from a Wesleyan viewpoint, and had in it very little of the later Holiness Movement characteristics. Nothing was ever said about apparel, for everyone was so taken up with the Lord that mode of dress seemingly never occurred to any of us."
Quote from Ethel Goss (widow of 1st UPC Gen Supt. Howard Goss) book "The Winds of God"
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