Today I preached on baptism. You can listen online, it’s under What Should I Do With My Life Part 4.

I had no idea what the response would be.

For one thing, baptism is an emotionally charged issue. There are all sorts of opinions about it. A lot of our opinions are all about tradition and have very little to do with Scripture.

Even more than that I was afraid that people would get mad, I was afraid that no one would care. I was kind of worried that people would yawn through the message: What does this have to do with me?

Wrong. People were fascinated with this topic. Dozens of them signed up to be baptized on December 3.

Lesson learned?

People want to hear the truth of the Bible when it’s presented simply, creatively, and passionately.

Preachers, preach the truth. Preach it loud and proud. And watch God work.