In today’s service, Perry talked about baptism. We had hundreds of folks commit to being baptized on October 4 at events we will hold simultaneously in Greenville and Anderson. Here are some lines from Perry’s message that grabbed my attention:

  • “I was poor. I had to go to Kentucky Fried Chicken and lick other people’s fingers.”
  • “A disciple isn’t someone who knows a lot of information. It’s someone who says, ‘Jesus, I will follow you.’”
  • “Would it be the Spirit of God or Satan that wants to keep the Church small?”
  • How do we baptize? “We baptize by immersion.”
  • Why do we baptize? “It’s about God gaining glory.”
  • When do we baptize? “Salvation then baptism.”
  • “Jesus walked about 60 miles to get baptized.”
  • “Preacher Jim was a big man - big enough to go bear hunting with a switch.”
  • About his daughter, “I can’t pick her team. She has to pick her own team.”
  • “I would have punted the goose and laughed the whole time.” (Funny story. You’ll have to watch the video.)
  • “Quit running from things you don’t need to run from.”

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