What Is Your Baptism Story?

[Blubayou]

Originally Posted by CC1

I don't know about you guys but I am really enjoying reading these stories of folks baptisms.

Don't be afraid to elaborate and tell it as a story. It is always fascinating to know what brought folks to the waters of baptism and of course to a decision to live for Christ and receiving the baptism of the Holy Spirit.

Sam, if I run across that pic I will post it but I don't have a clue where it is. Just picture a skinny little kid right after he was dunked with his hands held up high worshipping God. LOL!!! I remember what the picture looks like in my mind.

It is kind of strange but I don't remember first hand my baptism at age 8 but I clearly remember the time in the altar a few months later when I received the baptism of the Holy Spirit at age 9.

I remember attending Pentecostal services and knowing that God was dealing with me. At the altar call- I would bow my head and "talk to my shoes"! The conversations with my shoes were about the commitment I knew it would take to walk in this way.
I was living in another town going to college. It was May and during final exams and God was really dealing with me. I had a car that week, because I would be moving home for the summer after finals. Well- conviction really got a hold of me and I thought this is Wednesday night I really need to go to church. I got in the car and drove around for about 2 hours trying to find the church in this little town. I knew about where it was. When I finally found it, it was dark and locked up.. It was not that late - so I could not figure out why no one was there. When I got back to my dorm- I discovered it was not Wednesday night- at all but Tuesday night. That Friday night I went to the altar for the first time and was baptised.