Monday November 24 th 2008 Sunnie Slennder Babtism

Hank the kids and I went to church yesterday.  The worship and service was very good I always feel like I have learned something new from Pastor Greg, his heart is so honest with the Lord.  I believe that pastor Greg has been a pastor for a very long time this man has not lost his passion for God or for trying to when people to Christ.  

After church we went to go see Mark.  Mark was sleeping so we did not get to visit him.   Love you Mark I will see you today and I will bring you a scuba mask so you can enjoy going under the water in you swimming therapy.

Last night we went back to church for a very special reason.  We went back to see Our neice Sunnie Slender get baptized.  I always love seeing anyone get baptized because it brings me back to when I was a young girl, and when I got baptized.  I was 12 years old my Mom would have been 34 years old.  Her and I got baptized together in Gallop New Mexico.  I will never forget being baptized.  It is very hard to explain the feeling that you have when you go down in the water, and when you come up.  This overwhelming feeling came over me I felt almost like I was floating when I walk out of the tank that I was baptized in.  I was reborn my sin were wash away!  I was a new child in Christ Jesus!  Lord you have shown us the importance of doing this thought John the Baptize.  John was preparing the way for Christ and for the Holy Spirit.

 I know if I was to accept you in my life today and  were to die sometime after words without being baptized I would still go to be with you in heaven.  But as believers why miss out on something so great?   Why not be obedient?   Why not do what Christ himself done even though he was without sin he done this act to show us what to do.   Jesus himself  showed us the importance of doing this by having John baptized him.

I have written this for my nice Sunnie yesterday before she was baptized I read it for her before she was baptized.

 

 And the word of God says, the penalty for sin is death.   Romans6:23  For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

 

You Sunnie know that you need Jesus to take away your sin.  That is why you are here today this is why you have chosen to be baptized.  You know that you have to die to yourself so that you can truly live.

 

Romans 10:8-10 But what does it say?  "The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart," that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming:  9 That if you confess with your mouth,"Jesus is Lord, " and believe in your heart that God raised him from, the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.

 

 You Sunnie have chosen this day to be baptized, and I am so very happy  that you have chosen to do this.   

 

  I know you know what this means.  I know that this has been on your heart for a couple of years now, and I am glad that I am here to witness you giving your life over to Christ, our Lord and savior.  I pray Sunnie that you will not forget what you have done today.  That you will know always who you have chosen to serve.  That you will never forget the love of Jesus Christ and the price he paid for our sins on Calvary.  I am thankful that you know the meaning of what you are doing and you know the significance of baptism.  I pray that you will always remember that you have died to yourself and you have been reborn in the Lord.  That you can live a life filled with the holy Spirit for Jesus now lives in you.   Jesus  is now in your life.  I pray that you will live a life that will be pleasing to God.  I pray that you will always know how much God loves you.  I pray the blessing of our Lord and Savior will be with you all the days of your life.  I am so very happy to be here today to see what you have chosen to do.  I was your aunt now I am your sister in Christ.  We will always have a special bond because we will always be sisters. We will always be sister in Christ our Lord.  I love you my girl.  I am very happy for you today!