Baptismal Service

I wanted to post this earlier this week, but do to some difficulty with the networking aspect of the computer that I use for pictures, it has been delayed until today.

Praise the Lord for the Great Baptismal Service.

This past Sunday was a special day here at Fellowship Baptist Church in Salisbury, Maryland. In addition to our regular Sunday Morning Worship Service this past Sunday(in which we are still looking at the life of Elijah), we had a Fellowship Lunch and a Baptismal service down at the Insley's house down at the Nanticoke River.

These are the first Baptisms that we have had since I began as Pastor of Fellowship Baptist CHurch and other than Michelle K. (a teen - now married with children - who I had the privilege of baptizing when I was a Youth Pastor at Heritage Baptist Church in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey), these are the first baptism that I have ever had the privilege of performing.

The time of fellowship was great before the Baptismal service and the Baptisms went well. It was neat for me to help these three individuals take this step of obedience to the Lord.

A special treat for me was the privilege of baptizing my own son, Josiah. As a father, it is a blessing to me to see the growth in his life. I also had the privilege of baptizing Victoria, who came to know Christ on our last Sunday in the old building, and Dave, who has been saved for a number of years, but had never before been baptized.

Having the baptisms at the river was a really nice touch. Since we do not have a baptismal at the church building (yet), the location on the Nanticoke River seemed like an ideal spot. The Lord gave us good weather for the baptisms and the water was not too cold.

Below are some pictures of the baptisms that my wife took.

In Christ,

Pastor Frank Sansone










(Cross-posted on A Thinking Man's Thoughts)