It was April of last year. We (Samuel, Tina and I) had gone to Marietta for no particular reason, but wound up shopping. Tina was in one store and Samuel and I decided to walk across the parking lot to the Guitar Center.
A car zipped by us pretty quickly. I said, "Wow, you better stay close; your mom will shoot me if you get squished!" He chuckled. I told him I thought that would just be a mess as we'd probably both wind up dead and asked him what he thought.
His comment was sobering; he said, "You would go to heaven, but I wouldn't."
"Why not?" I asked.
"Because I'm not saved," he replied.
"We need to talk," I said.
We talked and walked to the store. He understood, but I wanted to make sure he really understood. That week the topic came up a couple of times, and we were clear that it had to be his decision alone. Then, here at home Sunday evening (April 9, 2006), after church, he asked Jesus into his heart. He knew he was saved!
Today he was Baptized. He was excited, but you can also tell from the video that he was a bit nervous. This was at the First Baptist Church of Chatsworth; the pastor is Bobby McGraw.
So, without boring you any more, here's the video.
Thanks for letting me share.
-=Jim
2 comments:
:-) Thanks for sharing.
Loved the background and the video. Sounds like you're doing a great job as a Dad! John VA
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