Posted on 09/15/2020 1:10:21 PM PDT by EBH
A California church is making headlines after nearly 1,000 people showed up to be baptized on Saturday at Corona Del Mar State Beach in Newport Beach, California.
Gina Gleason, church director at Calvary Chapel Church in Chino Hills, told CBN News that the event, which was a record showing of baptisms for the church, was absolutely "remarkable."
"California may be experiencing a spiritual revival," Gleason said. "It's remarkable and a significant number."
Normally, the church — which is led by Pastor Jack Hibbs — sees 300 people show up for baptisms, but Saturday was unique in that nearly 1,000 people sought to express their public profession of faith, CBN noted.
Images and video from the baptisms are absolutely incredible, with Calvary Chapel in Chino Hills taking to social media afterward to ask for people's stories
"I was baptized together with my wife, and the heartfelt blessing that Pastor Jack gave us is one that I will carry with my throughout my life," one man wrote on Instagram. "Such a wonderful day. Praise our Lord and Savior Jesus."
when you STAND UP for God instead of caving to the left, people notice and are drawn to you.
Does it matter if you’re baptized in salt or fresh water?
Wow! God bless them!
That’s the truth! The only churches - or, in the case of the Catholic Church, parishes - that are going to make it through this are the ones that stood up for the Faith and refused to put the government above the Lord and above His faithful people.
Sadly, a lot of churches just abandoned their members and obviously didn’t consider their faith very important. I guess if it’s any consolation, they’ll go out of business and the ones like this chapel will be ten times as big!
It probably doesn't matter. Acts 8:36-38 describes how Phillip the Apostle baptized an Ethiopian eunuch on the road to Gaza. When they found water, probably at Ein El-Hanniyeh, a natural spring still used today for baptisms, Phillip told the eunuch that all he needed to do to be baptized was to affirm that he believed with all his heart that Jesus Christ was the son of God. So what was important was not the water but what was in the man's heart.
Guess those waves are an automatic baptizing machine.
Does it matter if you’re baptized in salt or fresh water?
I can't imagine that it would make any difference. When Christ walked the earth many seaside communities would likely have rationed the fresh water for drinking and other purposes and used salt water for baptisms.
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She has the voice of an angel and is a favorite of mine. Thanks for posting!
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The ocean doesn't warm up until one goes as far south as Mazatlán.
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