Baptism Sunday!

We baptized 35 people this Sunday! That's incredible! I've never been to a church that baptized more than 5 or so on any given Sunday. It's so awesome to see the all the work being done come to fruition in seeing baptisms, which are a symbol not only of Christ's work in the person's life, but of God working in a powerful way in the people of North Las Vegas. Many of the people baptized were those who had been baptized as a child, but felt like they wanted to make a public confession of faith of their own choosing. Many of them were children who recently committed their lives to Christ. But I think what was most exciting is that perhaps half of those baptized today were new to GP within the last 3 months or so, and their baptism is evidence of God working powerfully in their lives. At least 6 had not previously planned on being baptized today. This is the reason we expend so much effort on advertising, community outreach, and making our worship gatherings on Sunday as inviting to those who aren't yet saved.