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The pastor addressing all the people: Will you be living witnesses to the gospel, individually and together, wherever you are, and in all that you do?
We will remain faithful members of Christ's holy church and serve as Christ's representatives in the world. Will you nurture one another in living the faith of the church and include Name s in your care? With God's help we will live the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Will you receive and profess the Christian faith as contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments? Here the response may be the following, or the longer interrogative profession of the Apostles' Creed -- United Methodist Hymnal 35 and The Spirit of the Lord is with us.
Even so, come Lord Jesus! Let us pray. Almighty God, the life you birthed in us by baptism into Jesus Christ will never die. Your justice never fails. Your mercy is everlasting. Your healing river flows. Your Spirit blows where you will. We cannot stop you, God!
But sometimes we try. With joy and thanksgiving we welcome you as members of the family of Christ. Those who have been baptized into Christ's holy Church are now welcomed into this congregation of The United Methodist Church. The pastor addresses the congregation: Members of the household of God, I commend these persons to your love and care.
Do all in your power to increase their faith, confirm their hope, and perfect them in love. We give thanks for all that God has already given you and we welcome you in Christian love. As members together with you in the body of Christ and in this congregation of The United Methodist Church, we renew our covenant faithfully to participate in the ministries of the Church by our prayers, our presence, our gifts, our service and our witness, that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ.
The pastor addresses those baptized and their parents and sponsors using an appropriate gesture of blessing:. The God of all grace, who has called us to eternal glory in Christ, establish you and strengthen you by the power of the Holy Spirit, that you may live in grace and peace. One or more laypersons, including children, may join the pastor in acts of welcome and peace.
Baptized children may be welcomed by a kiss of peace or other acts or words immediately following Baptism with Laying on of Hands. The service continues with prayers including thanksgivings and intercessions for those who have participated in these acts. Services of the baptismal covenant most appropriately lead into the celebration of Holy Communion, in which the union of the new members with the body of Christ is most fully expressed.
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Let us join together in professing the Christian faith as contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments. Do you believe in God the Father? I believe in God, the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth. Do you believe in Jesus Christ? I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, [who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, is seated at the right hand of the Father, and will come again to judge the living and the dead. Do you believe in the Holy Spirit? I believe in the Holy Spirit, [the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.
This prayer is led by the pastor and joined by the people. It recalls scriptural images and meanings of Holy Baptism and is comparable to the Great Thanksgiving at Holy Communion. All may stand. Let us pray. The pastor may raise hands in the ancient Christian posture of prayer, and invite the congregation to do likewise. 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. Tell of God's mercy each day. 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. The pastor may place hands in or over the water, stir the water, or lift the water.
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 throughout their lives, that, dying and being raised with Christ, they may share in his final victory. The pitcher and font need not be elaborate, but should be appropriate for the occasion.
A clear glass pitcher, for example, allows the congregation to see the water, which helps draw attention to the occasion. If the children are old enough, one pours the water into the font making sure that the sound is heard. This action is intended to communicate three things. First, by visibly calling attention to the water, it introduces this service as a sacramental service of baptism, helping to establish it as sacred time. Second, the splashing of the water symbolizes the grace of God being celebrated in this sacrament through the giving of His Son, the living water John Third, including children in the service communicates the idea of an inclusive community that is united in its Faith journey.
It also emphasizes the important generational connection between past, present, and future Deut. A christening is a traditional Christian ceremony that incorporates the naming of an infant into the baptismal liturgy. In a christening ceremony, the child is not named until the actual baptism. This tradition is followed in this liturgy. The practice of incorporating the naming of Godparents or sponsors into the baptismal liturgy is an ancient practice in the Church.
Sponsors for adults or Godparents for infants were to be spiritually mature and trustworthy Christians who would serve as spiritual guides and mentors, taking to themselves the responsibility of encouraging and guiding the person baptized into the Christian Faith. For infants, the parents and immediate family are always the primary Godparents, along with the congregation into which the child is baptized.
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