• In The Hole You Go!

  Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 22, 2024 (message contributor)

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  Scripture:  Acts 16:25-34

  Tags:  Faith, Baptism, Church, Children, Great Commission, Salvation'  (view more)  (view less)

  Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

As a minister, I conduct many baptismal services. My denomination baptizes in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost.

One Sunday, my family and I went to a friend’s home in the country. Our four children went outside to play with the others. After a short while, we heard only silence and wondered what the children were up to. We found them behind a barn quietly playing "church."

Our 4-year-old daughter Susan was conducting the baptismal service. She held a cat over a barrel of water. Trying to be as solemn as her father, she repeated the phrase she had heard many times: "I baptize you in the name of the Father, the Son, and in the hole you go!"

- Chuck Swindoll