Today is one of our favorite days — baptism day — as we celebrate new life in Christ! So, after the meeting of the church, we all take the beautiful Sunday walk down to the river.

Baptism is a public testimony before the body of Christ assembled, and today more than 200 of us gather as witnesses.

Praise to the Lord, the King of Creation!

“Then Peter said unto them, repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.” Acts 2:38

“For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.” Galatians 3:26, 27

“Once I was blind, but now I see.”

“And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.” Acts 22:16

“Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the LORD our God shall call. And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation. Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.” Acts 2:37-41

“In the name of the Father, and the Son and the Holy Spirit.”

Risen to new life in Christ.

“Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.” Romans 6:4

Thanks be to God, the Giver of life.

“Amazing grace, how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me...”

“Twas grace that taught my heart to fear...”

”...and grace will lead me home.”

May the Lord bless and protect this new man in Christ, this day and always.