FOR
INFANTS, CHILDREN, & OTHERS UNABLE TO ANSWER FOR THEMSELVES
Pastor:
Brothers and sisters in Christ: Through the Sacrament of Baptism We are
initiated into Christ’s holy church. We are incorporated into God’s mighty
acts of salvation and given new birth through water and the Spirit. All this is
God’s gift, offered to us without price.
The
pastor addresses the parents or sponsors
Pastor:
On behalf of the whole church, I ask you: Do you renounce the spiritual forces
of wickedness, Reject the evil powers of this world, and repent of your sin?
ALL:
I do.
Pastor
Do you accept the freedom and power God gives you to resist evil, injustice, and
oppression in whatever forms they present themselves?
ALL:
I do.
Pastor:
Do you confess Jesus Christ as your Savior, put your whole trust in his grace,
and promise to serve him as your Lord, in union with the church which Christ has
opened to people of all ages, nations, and races?
ALL:
I do.
Pastor:
Will you nurture name in Christ’s holy church, that by your teaching
and example he/she/they may be guided to accept God’s grace for himself/herself/themselves,
to profess his/her/their faith openly, and to lead a Christian life?
ALL:
I will.
The
pastor addresses the congregation
Pastor:
Do you as Christ’s body, the church, reaffirm both your rejection of sin and
your commitment to Christ?
ALL:
We do.
Pastor:
Will you nurture one another in the Christian faith and life and include name
now before you in your care?
ALL:
With God’s help, we will so order our lives after the example of Christ,
that name, surrounded by steadfast love, may be established in the faith,
and confirmed and strenghtened in the way that leads to life eternal.
The
pastor addresses God
Pastor:
Let us pray: Eternal Father: When nothing existed but chaos, you swept across
the dark waters and brought forth light. In the days of Noah you saved those on
the ark through water. After the flood you set in the clouds a rainbow. When you
saw your people as slaves in Egypt, you led them to freedom through the sea.
Their children you brought through the Jordan to the land which you promised.
In the fullness of time you sent Jesus, nurtured in
the water of a womb. He was baptized by John and anointed by your spirit. He
called his disciples to share in the baptism of his death and resurrection and
to make disciples of all nations.
Pour out your Holy Spirit, to bless this gift of
water and those who receive it, to wash away their sin and clothe them in
righteousness and throughout their lives, that, dying and being raised with
Christ, they may share in his final victory.
All praise to you, Eternal Father, through your Son
Jesus Christ, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns forever.
ALL:
Amen.
The
pastor addresses the parents or sponsors
Pastor:
What name will be given this child? (Parents answer with child’s
name)
Name, I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of
the Holy
Spirit.
ALL:
Amen.
Pastor:
Name, the Holy Spirit work within you, that being born through water and
the Spirit, you may be a faithful disciple of Jesus Christ.
ALL:
Amen.
The
pastor addresses the congregation
Pastor:
It is now our joy to welcome our new sister(s) (and) brother(s) in
Christ.
The
congregation greets their new family member by applause
A
baptismal candle made from the wax of candles which have previously burned on
the Sugar Creek altar is then presented to the parents or sponsors of the newly
baptized child with these words: “Let
your light so shine that others, seeing your good works, may glorify your Father
in heaven.” This candle may be lit each year in the child's home on the
anniversary of their baptism as a reminder of God's love for them and their
place within the Sugar Creek congregation. A certificate of baptism is also
presented to the parents or sponsors of the newly baptized child on behalf of
the Sugar Creek congregation.
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