So we meet at my house and drive over, although it would have been much easier to sleep in on this rainy Sunday.
First time guests at Freedom Church are "VIP" so we got a close parking spot, were escorted inside, and then filled out an info card and they gave us a little bag with a cup and some info about the church.
One thing we thought was funny as we approached the sanctuary we noticed a table with ear plugs, so we knew this was going to be a
We were told that there had been like 160 new salvations within the last short time and so this weekend was actually starting a new series on baptism and they were having a HUGE baptism event after the service.
Pastor JR Lee preached a great sermon on the importance of baptism after salvation and it was just one of those moments where God was speaking directly to my heart. I had been sprinkled as a baby, but I have been feeling for a while that I needed to really be baptised since it was my decision to follow Christ it also needed to be my decision to be baptised. Seth had also been baptised previously but he said he was really young and he felt like he needed to do this today,
Anything I could have thought of for reasons to not take that step today, Pastor JR assured me that everything was taken care of. He said they had a change of clothes for everyone, they had hair dryers and make up, they even had feminine products.... He had been praying for me and for God to take away any hesitation for the last several weeks and he didn't even know me. It was just a really awesome experience where God said you are somewhere new, a little out of your comfort zone, and I am totally going to sideswipe you right now but you just need to obey m. And I'm so glad I did!
So needless to say I was pleasantly surprised with our first visit and Seth and I definitely intend on going back next week!
