Friday, July 06, 2007
Baptism of Fábio and Roberta
Questions for Confessional answers: Fábio before.
Roberta after: a moment before praying for her, still in the pool.
The two are received into membership at the Lord's Table: Elisa prays for Roberta before André prays for Fábio.
Last Sunday was a wonderful day. The baptisms were held at a neighbouring Baptist church in the afternoon, and all went well. Alex even managed to get the water comfortably tepid - all three of those who were to get wet were a bit concerned on this point. The sermon was from Acts 17 - the four great moments in history: Creation, Judgement, Cross/Resurrection and Now. Baptism is a gift from God to make a particular "Now" very memorable as the moment of application of a seal of his gospel to us. We said the Nicene Creed together, prayed, and baptised the two young people.
The evening (5 o'clock) meeting went even better. A good number, an exposition of 1 Cor11, and the Lord's Supper. Plus the two new members. Thank you for praying!
Photos thanks to Alex.
Questions for Confessional answers: Fábio before.
Roberta after: a moment before praying for her, still in the pool.
The two are received into membership at the Lord's Table: Elisa prays for Roberta before André prays for Fábio.
Last Sunday was a wonderful day. The baptisms were held at a neighbouring Baptist church in the afternoon, and all went well. Alex even managed to get the water comfortably tepid - all three of those who were to get wet were a bit concerned on this point. The sermon was from Acts 17 - the four great moments in history: Creation, Judgement, Cross/Resurrection and Now. Baptism is a gift from God to make a particular "Now" very memorable as the moment of application of a seal of his gospel to us. We said the Nicene Creed together, prayed, and baptised the two young people.
The evening (5 o'clock) meeting went even better. A good number, an exposition of 1 Cor11, and the Lord's Supper. Plus the two new members. Thank you for praying!
Photos thanks to Alex.
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