Rebirth and Tailgating Crosspoint Style

My baby girl got baptized today!!  About three weeks ago she asked me about baptism, what it means, why it’s done, etc.  I explained to her that is an outward symbol of an inner change and that once a person accepts Christ as their personal Savior, they are then a Christian and can be baptized.  She wanted to ask Jesus into her heart immediately!  We have discussed it several times before, and she has always said, “Well, I think when I’m sixteen, I’ll be ready.”  For some reason, she thought sixteen was the magic age.  I’m not sure what changed, but I’m so glad it did!  Watching her get baptized today, ranks in the top five most emotional moments of my life.  I had a VERY hard time keeping my composure.  It’s such a wonderful feeling to know that my earthly child will be with me forever in Heaven.

Crosspoint’s annual baptism service was called Tailgate this year.  It was one huge tailgate party of about 600 people, 60 of which were baptized.  Tailgate was an amazing experience made possible by an amazing God who loves every one of us enough to die for us.  Just soak that up for a moment.  Today was the first time that I ever witnessed a baptism and really took time to think about the symbolism, resurrection from death in Jesus Christ.  Salvation is the most precious gift, freely given to those who simply believe that Jesus Christs died and rose to save us from sin forever.  Wow!

By the way, I LOVED reading everyone’s Facebook posts about the baptism service today, and was entertained by all the creative spellings of the words “baptism” and “baptized”.  Just thought that was funny!  Here’s a photo of sweet Livvie being baptized:

Livvie getting baptized