(CC) The Order of Holy Baptism [Orden del Santo Bautismo]
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HOLY BAPTISM TEXT TAKEN FROM
CHRISTIAN WORSHIP, WELS, 1993
M: THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS
CHRIST AND THE LOVE OF GOD
AND THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE
HOLY SPIRIT
BE WITH YOU.
C: AND ALSO WITH YOU.
[CONFESSION OF SINS]
M: OUR SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST
COMMANDED BAPTISM WHEN HE
SAID: "GO AND MAKE DISCIPLES
OF ALL NATIONS,
BAPTIZING THEM IN
THE NAME OF THE FATHER
AND OF THE SON AND OF
THE HOLY SPIRIT."
ALL OF US ARE BORN INTO THIS
WORLD WITH
A DEEP NEED FOR BAPTISM.
FROM OUR PARENTS
WE INHERIT A SINFUL NATURE;
WE ARE WITHOUT TRUE FEAR
OF GOD
AND TRUE FAITH IN GOD AND
ARE CONDEMNED
TO ETERNAL DEATH.
BUT JESUS TOOK AWAY
OUR SIN BY GIVING HIS LIFE
ON THE CROSS.
AT OUR BAPTISM HE CLOTHES US
WITH THE ROBE OF
HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS AND GIVES
US A NEW LIFE.
OUR SINFUL NATURE NEED NOT
CONTROL US ANY LONGER.
WE RECALL WHAT BAPTISM MEANS
FOR OUR DAILY LIVES
AS WE SPEAK THESE WORDS:
C: BAPTISM MEANS THAT THE
SINFUL NATURE
IN US SHOULD BE DROWNED
BY DAILY SORROW
AND REPENTANCE,
AND THAT
ALL ITS EVIL DEEDS
AND DESIRES
BE PUT TO DEATH.
IT ALSO MEANS
THAT A NEW PERSON SHOULD
DAILY ARISE
TO LIVE BEFORE GOD IN
RIGHTEOUSNESS AND
PURITY FOREVER.
M: AS BAPTIZED CHILDREN OF
GOD
WE CONFESS OUR SINS:
C: HOLY AND MERCIFUL FATHER,
I CONFESS THAT I AM BY NATURE
SINFUL,
AND THAT I HAVE DISOBEYED YOU
IN MY THOUGHTS,
WORDS, AND ACTIONS.
I HAVE DONE WHAT IS EVIL
AND FAILED
TO DO WHAT IS GOOD.
FOR THIS I DESERVE
YOUR PUNISHMENT BOTH NOW
AND IN ETERNITY.
BUT I AM TRULY SORRY FOR MY
SINS,
AND TRUSTING IN MY SAVIOR,
JESUS CHRIST, I PRAY:
LORD, HAVE MERCY ON ME,
A SINNER.
M: GOD, OUR HEAVENLY FATHER,
HAS BEEN MERCIFUL TO US AND
HAS GIVEN
HIS ONLY SON TO BE THE
ATONING SACRIFICE
FOR OUR SINS. THEREFORE,
AS A CALLED SERVANT
OF CHRIST AND BY HIS
AUTHORITY,
I FORGIVE YOU ALL YOUR SINS
IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER AND
OF THE SON [SIGNS THE CROSS]
AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
C: AMEN.
[SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM]
I'D LIKE THE FAMILY YOU MAY
NOW BRING THE CHILDREN UP FOR
FOR THE BAPTISM.
[PASTOR STEVE REMOVES COVER
OF THE BAPTISMAL FONT]
PLEASE STAND OVER HERE.
[THE CHILDREN BEGIN
COMING FORWARD
TO THE ALTAR.]
PLEASE STAND OVER HERE.
PLEASE STAND OVER HERE.
COME OVER PLEASE.
THANK YOU.
YOU CAN STAND RIGHT THERE.
YOU CAN BE FIRST.
M: IN OBEDIENCE TO THE COMMAND
OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
AND TRUSTING IN HIS PROMISE,
YOU HAVE BROUGHT
THESE THREE CHILDREN TO BE
BAPTIZED. JESUS TOLD US:
"LET THE LITTLE CHILDREN COME
TO ME AND DO NOT HINDER THEM
FOR THE KINGDOM OF GOD
BELONGS TO SUCH AS THESE."
IT IS IN BAPTISM THAT GOD
GRANTS THE NEW LIFE OF
FORGIVENESS, JOY, AND PEACE
TO LITTLE CHILDREN.
BY THE POWER OF GOD'S WORD,
THIS GRACIOUS WATER OF LIFE
WASHES AWAY YOUR SIN,
DELIVERS FROM DEATH AND THE
DEVIL,
AND GIVES ETERNAL SALVATION
TO ALL WHO BELIEVE.
M: JOE, RECEIVE THE SIGN OF
THE CROSS
ON YOUR HEAD AND ON YOUR
HEART
TO MARK YOU AS A REDEEMED
CHILD OF GOD.
PLEASE BEND YOUR HEAD A
LITTLE OVER. OKAY.
JOE DRAVEN LUNA,
I BAPTIZE YOU IN THE NAME OF
THE FATHER
AND OF THE SON
AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
YOU CAN HOLD ONTO THAT
IF YOU WOULD.
OKAY?
ALRIGHT AMANDA ...
[INAUDIBLE]
AMANDA NICOLE LUNA,
I BAPTIZE YOU IN THE NAME OF
THE FATHER
AND OF THE SON
AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
THERE YOU GO.
JOSH,
WOULD YOU COME UP HERE?
OKAY, I CAN COME OVER THERE.
JOSHUA MATTHEW LUNA,
I BAPTIZE YOU
IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER,
AND OF THE SON,
AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
[INAUDIBLE]
[INAUDIBLE]
LET'S PRAY: THE ALMIGHTY
GOD --- FATHER, SON, AND
HOLY SPIRIT --- HAS FORGIVEN
ALL YOUR SINS.
BY YOUR BAPTISM, YOU ARE BORN
AGAIN AND MADE A DEAR CHILD
OF
YOUR FATHER IN HEAVEN.
MAY GOD STRENGTHEN YOU TO
LIVE IN YOUR BAPTISMAL GRACE
ALL THE DAYS OF YOUR LIFE.
PEACE BE WITH YOU.
I'D LIKE THE CONGREGATION
TO PLEASE STAND.
TO PLEASE STAND.
M: BROTHERS AND SISTERS
IN CHRIST:
OUR LORD COMMANDS THAT WE
TEACH HIS PRECIOUS TRUTHS
TO ALL WHO ARE BAPTIZED.
CHRISTIAN LOVE THEREFORE
URGES ALL OF US, ESPECIALLY
PARENTS
TO ASSIST IN WHATEVER MANNER
POSSIBLE SO THAT
AMANDA, JOE AND JOSH MAY
REMAIN CHILDREN OF GOD
UNTIL DEATH.
IF YOU ARE WILLING
TO CARRY OUT THIS
RESPONSIBILITY,
THEN ANSWER: YES,
AS GOD GIVES ME STRENGTH.
C: YES, AS GOD GIVES ME
STRENGTH.
M: LET US PRAY:
MERCIFUL FATHER
IN HEAVEN, WE THANK YOU FOR
THE BLESSING OF BAPTISM BY
WHICH YOU OFFER AND GRANT THE
FORGIVENESS OF SINS, LIFE,
AND SALVATION. HELP US TO
REGARD OUR BAPTISM AS
THE ROBE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS WE
ARE TO WEAR
ALL THE DAYS OF OUR LIFE.
LOOK WITH SPECIAL FAVOR ON
AMANDA, JOSH AND JOE AND
GRANT THEM A RICH MEASURE
OF YOUR SPIRIT THAT THEY MAY
GROW IN FAITH AND
GODLY LIVING. MAKE US
WILLING TO CARRY OUT OUR
RESPONSIBILITY TO THOSE WHO
HAVE BEEN BAPTIZED,
SO THAT ALL OF US MAY
FINALLY COME TO THE BLESSED
JOYS OF HEAVEN, THROUGH
JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD.
C: AMEN.
PLEASE GO IN PEACE AND
RETURN TO YOUR SEATS.