A New Baptism (May 04, 2009)
We are thankful for the way the Lord blessed our services yesterday. A good number of visitors were in attendance. Some were from the city locally, some were from states as far away as Illinois, and some were from countries as far away as South Korea. We had a wonderful time around the Word of God, and some solid decisions were made at the altar.
Jonathan Medley, who was led to the Lord by a missionary to the Jews, has been growing in his faith. Though he has been bombarded by Mormon influences, he has remained strong in his commitment to the Jesus of the Bible as his Messiah. It was my privilege to plunge Jonathan beneath baptismal waters yesterday and welcome him as the newest member of Grace Baptist Church. Amen!
The Lord is opening doors for expansion in our military ministry. The Ingrams gained a new supporting church this week, and much discussion is in the works for a new Fort Benning Bible study on Saturday nights. This past week we ministered again to 141 soldiers with 13 of them standing to receive Christ as personal Savior. Praise the Lord! I will be speaking at a special military prayer breakfast this month. Pray that God will use me to be a blessing.
One of our bus kids, who was baptized several weeks ago, brought her mother to witness the event. When we followed up in the home to thank the mother for visiting, we were able to lead the father to Christ. Amen! Pray that we will be able to disciple Anthony Douglas.
On the school front, our annual sports banquet was conducted on Friday evening with our athletic director Joey Harmon moderating the festivities. Numerous students were presented with MVP awards and Christian character awards. Deborah Jordan and Josh Farmer were presented with the annual Crusader Cup for the best overall female and male Crusader.
Our school year is winding down to an end. K-5 Graduation is this Friday night. The following night will be our annual commencement exercises with Dr. Joel Mullenix serving as graduation speaker.
Don't forget that this upcoming Sunday is Mother's Day. Our Sunday School campaign, which concentrates on a different division of our Sunday School each week, will this week feature the adult department. We certainly are thankful for our adult coordinator, Earl Sears, and for each of our ten adult Sunday School teachers. In addition to featuring the adult department, we will be giving gifts to all mothers in attendance. Don't miss it.
Thank you for your continued interest in Grace Baptist Church. Your support means much to us.
Under the Grip of Grace,
Jeff Amsbaugh