I’m working on a message right now called “3000 Newborns.” It’s based on the last verses of Acts 2 when Peter preached a Christ-centered message and the Holy Spirit brought conviction and 3000 people were baptized that day! What an experience that must have been. If the 12 disciples were the only ones baptizing and they took one minute for each one, it would have taken over 4 hours!
This week we are planning a special baptism service at all of our weekend gatherings. I have a fourfold prayer request for you:
1) Pray that the people who need to be there will be there at one of our four weekend gatherings. Maybe they only attend sporadically; maybe they were one of the more than 500 extra folks we had last weekend beyond our regular attendance; maybe they will be invited by you—your friend, neighbor, relative or work associate?
2) Pray for me and the rest of the worship teams as we seek to create the environment for the Holy Spirit to work. Our good friends Tom Ewing and Jorie Henderson are leading worship at our two campuses and really looking forward to sharing this experience with us.
3) Pray that many will make a decision to be baptized. Right now in Berthoud there are 7 scheduled for Thursday @ 6:45; 5 for Sunday @ 8:15; 2 for Sunday @ 10:00; and 12 in Loveland @ 10:30. 3 others are confirmed in Berthoud but haven’t let us know which service. That’s a total of 29… but it doesn’t not include some who are going to be baptized (I believe) who don’t know it yet! We are going to open the opportunity for anyone to respond on the spot (Acts 2 style) and I’m really praying that many will respond. Wouldn’t it be cool if dozens more say yes to Jesus!?
4) Pray that we will be the same type of welcoming, including, nurturing, supporting, mentoring community that is described in the final verses of Acts 2 so that these new believers will be loved and cared for as they began to grow in their new walk with Christ.
Will you join me in prayer today and throughout this weekend!?
