Category: baptism
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making another splash
A long time ago (well, eight years) I put together a book to help prepare young people for believer’s baptism. It was called ‘Making a Splash’ and was published by the Baptist Union of Great Britain. It was written in collaboration with for youth workers (who wrote some of the sections) and proved to be rather…
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pithy saying
Inspired by one of the testimonies from three amazing ladies who were baptised at our church on Sunday: Don’t leave what God wants you to do on your ‘to do list’… it may end up on your bucket list! Be blessed, be a blessing
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34th anniversary
It was a momentous day. I was not aware of just how momentous it was. Indeed I am still growing in my appreciation of that. 25th May 1980. Torquay. It was a Sunday morning and I was about to get wet. Very wet. I was baptised by immersion as a follower of Jesus on that…
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essentials
So… the Baptist Union of Great Britain has a new logo. That’s bad news for Baptist Churches that have the old one embedded into their architecture! The old logo contained a cross, water and a fish. The new logo is explained in this diagram: (You have to recognise that the fish is swimming downwards). Oh…
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what a weekend
This past weekend has been full of significant events. Very edited highlights follow: On Saturday I attended the reopening of our local Salvation Army premises following a significant refit. It is very impressive and a great improvement on what they had. I particularly liked the prayer that asked that the walls would soon be scuffed…
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amaaaazing!
Sunday morning promises to be amazing. Five people will be witnessing to their faith in Jesus Christ in Believer’s Baptism. I LOVE baptising people: it is one of the privileges and highlights of being a Minister (there are a lot!). It’s not so much the physical act of baptising someone, although the child in me…
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insurance
I had a leaflet arrive along with an order that I received yesterday. It was for ‘Specialist Golf Insurance’. For just £29.99 per year my golf could be insured. I was intrigued by the concept of ‘Specialist Golf Insurance’ so did not bin the leaflet immediately. I wanted to see what would be covered… There…
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and for today’s funny bit
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living up to expectations
Yesterday the Olympic Flame was lit in Athens (although it did blow out during the ceremony 🙂 ). It won’t be long now. The Olympic Torch Relay will soon be starting around Britain, taking 70 days to run its way across the nation, igniting enthusiasm for the Games. It’s coming through Colchester on 6th July…
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Christmas and believer’s baptisms: natural companions?
Today has been full of schools. Our church is playing host to a local school for their Christmas concerts, and today we had the lower school rehearsing all morning. They are a very talented group of children, with staff who are dedicated to helping them achieve their full potential. I know that there will be…
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