baptism in the first degree...

or maybe I just got my first degree in baptism? Who knows. But, I do know this has been an awesome day! It's late, so I'm going to keep this short and let the pictures tell most of the story. Today was the first baptism service of my pastoral career...I'm not sure I've ever been so humbled and excited at the same time (outside of our wedding). To be a part of such a sacred movement of the Lord where all three Holy Persons of the Trinity are present and active is simply overwhelming. The church body blew me away as well, coming around this young man to celebrate the work of God in his life. Praise God for a love that is always, ALWAYS, greater than sin! The old is gone and the new has come! Take a look....

Set Apart '07

I just recently had the opportunity to be a part of the prayer room team at the International Wesleyan Youth Convention - Set Apart '07. Along with Jeremy & Andrea Summers and Josh Keesling, I traveled to Orlando to setup and staff the prayer room. You can watch the videos below and see just what was happening. The first is a walk through of the room that might give you ideas if you are planning a prayer room, and the second is the video that was actually playing in the prayer room. Feel free to use one or both. We saw the Holy Spirit moving in some amazing ways that we did not even anticipate. Praise be to God! Thanks to Jeremy for inviting me to be a part of this!