This is Taylor. (This is actually an “after baptism” photo. I didn’t have a good “before” that had a good view of her face.) Her parents are Jimmy and Karen. On Tuesday, May 8, Taylor invited Jesus Christ into her life as her Savior and Lord. She made this commitment alone … in her bed. She told her mother about it a couple of days later on their way to school. Her mom asked her a couple of probing questions as they were driving, just to make sure that Taylor understood what she was talking about. And Taylor gave good answers to her mom’s questions. Karen became convinced that she had made a very real commitment to Jesus.
As they pulled into the parking lot of the school, Karen asked Taylor one more question. She wanted to know why she decided to commit her life to Christ. Taylor explained that she had been reading her Bible that night, and she just knew that God wanted to save her.
Incredible answer!
As Taylor entered her school, she told every person that she encountered that she had been saved … and she continued to do so for days. She tracked me down on the following Sunday just to tell me. It was so wonderful to see her excitement, and her desire to tell everyone about Jesus. And she was so very eager to be baptized. I wish the adults in our churches could “catch” a good dose of what Taylor “caught!” Amen?
What an incredible, simple testimony of a little girl, raised in a Christian home, and brought up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
July 9, 2007 at 8:00 am
Yesterday at Woodland Creek we baptized two adult women, Cindy and Sara, and a 14-year old boy, “T”. We baptized them outside in our horse trough baptistry and had a picnic to celebrate. It was a blessed day and their testimonies were beautiful. Nothing gets me fired up for the kingdom like a baptism.
Thanks for the great pictures!
July 9, 2007 at 11:36 am
It was a pleasure. This is the last of our seven “stories” from last Sunday’s baptism.
There haven’t been a lot of comments, but from my traffic I can tell that there have been a lot of readers.
And Roger … thanks for not leaving me “hanging” in the comment-free zone on Taylor’s post.
July 9, 2007 at 1:41 pm
Thank you for your edifying series on personal stories about baptism. Praise God my heart is not so cold as to not be excited about real people identifying with Christ and his salvation!
July 9, 2007 at 1:58 pm
Mike,
I am pleased that these real stories about real people have been a blessing to you.
I pray that all of God’s people will have hearts renewed with a passion for reaching and baptizing the lost!
BTW … have you visited “Along the Shore” before? How did you find your way here?
Geoff
July 9, 2007 at 5:48 pm
Geoff: I have so enjoyed reading these stories, not only is a testimony to what your church is doing(and it looks like the lake baptisms are just as legitimate as the baptistry baptisms), but it was like being there even though I wasn’t physically there. Thanks.
July 9, 2007 at 6:38 pm
You are most welcome.
Blessings,
Geoff
July 10, 2007 at 11:50 am
Geoff,
Visit often, comment once…;)
Mike
July 10, 2007 at 1:35 pm
Geoff,
Great stories! I grew up outside of Paducah, and spent alot of time at LBL. I probably have a relative or two in your congregation — my dad is part of the Bridges family from Cadiz.
Keep on keepin’ on, and catch a few crappie for me this summer. I transplanted to South Carolina 10 years ago, and miss those days at the lakes!
Darryl Bridges
July 10, 2007 at 3:58 pm
Darryl,
Many thanks … and welcome to my blog. I know a few Bridges in Christian County / Hoptown, but none in Trigg County.
Too bad you had to leave paradise and move to SC … so much sand and heat.
I’m not going after crappie again until fall. It’s bass and night fishing time right now!
Please drop in and comment often.
Geoff