Monday, April 5, 2010

Baptism: Welcome to Our Newest Member!

We baptized a lovely candidate last Sabbath and now welcome her to our membership. She is now a full-fledged member of South Brooklyn, enjoying all of the privileges of membership.

Being a young woman, we take extra concern for her well-being. It's obvious that there are evil forces throughout that would love to quench her young fire. We, on the other hand, will do our best to protect the tender soul placed into our care.

By God's grace, she will grow into a mighty woman of God, bringing many more individuals to a face-to-face decision with Jesus, just as she did. Please take a moment to watch the video of her baptism. Join us in celebrating with her.

God bless you, as you bless others.
Elder Scott Hampton

Baby Dedications at South Brooklyn

We take our responsibilities seriously at South Brooklyn. Very seriously. We don't want there to be an opportunity where we did not get our work done successfully.

One of our most important works is to dedicate children back to God, much the way Hannah did Samuel, or Elizabeth did for John (the Baptist). While we are responsible for the dedication and the charge to the parents to do right, the ultimate training comes from the parents, themselves. We do offer extended support and resources to the parents, so they are not left totally alone.

We recently had our first baby dedication for the year and look forward to following up with the families in the near future. Please join us in congratulating them and offering the Christ-like support that they will need in order to train their children in righteousness. Children don't come with instruction manuals, but the Bible does provide a roadmap for life.

Photos from the dedication are provided below and can be seen on our Flickr page.

Baby Dedication, 1st Quarter
Baby Dedication, 1st Quarter
Baby Dedication, 1st Quarter
Baby Dedication, 1st Quarter
Baby Dedication, 1st Quarter
Baby Dedication, 1st Quarter
Baby Dedication, 1st Quarter
God bless you, as you bless others.
Elder Scott Hampton