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    Why Do We Dedicate

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    A baby dedication service has three main purposes: 1) To receive God's gift of children with joy and responsibility for raising them to know and follow Jesus. 2) To model Jesus' love for children by blessing them and asking God to bless the children. 3) To initially obey God's command to raise children in the training and instruction of the Lord with the help of the church community committing to support the family.

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    Why Do We Dedicate

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    A baby dedication service has three main purposes: 1) To receive God's gift of children with joy and responsibility for raising them to know and follow Jesus. 2) To model Jesus' love for children by blessing them and asking God to bless the children. 3) To initially obey God's command to raise children in the training and instruction of the Lord with the help of the church community committing to support the family.

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    A baby dedication service has three main purposes: 1) To receive God's gift of children with joy and responsibility for raising them to know and follow Jesus. 2) To model Jesus' love for children by blessing them and asking God to bless the children. 3) To initially obey God's command to raise children in the training and instruction of the Lord with the help of the church community committing to support the family.

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    So why do it? What is a child dedication service really about?

    1) A baby dedication is ultimately about receiving God’s precious gifts of


    children with a sense of joy and responsibility. NIV Psalm 127:3 says Children
    are a heritage from the LORD, offspring a reward from him. Today we receive
    these children as parents and God’s people with joy and with a sobered sense of our
    responsibility to raise these kids to know and follow Jesus.

    2) A baby dedication service is also about modeling Jesus’ love for little ones.
    NIV Mark 10:13 People were bringing little children to Jesus for him to place his
    hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them. 14 When Jesus saw this, he was
    indignant. He said to them, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder
    them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 15 Truly I tell you, anyone
    who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it." 16
    And he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on them and blessed them.
    Today we will lay hands on these kids and ask Jesus to bless them because we
    believe that the LORD delights to give the Kingdom of God to children.

    3) A baby dedication is also an initial step in obeying God’s commands to raise


    children to know and follow Him. NIV Ephesians 6:4 says Fathers, do not
    exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of
    the Lord. This is a high calling for both mom and dad. So too Deuteronomy NIV
    Deuteronomy 6:4-8 reads Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one.
    5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with
    all your strength. 6 These commandments that I give you today are to be on your
    hearts. 7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home
    and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 8
    Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.
    It should be noted that this command is not just for parents. This was a command
    given to the entire people of Israel, God’s family. Thus, today, I’m going to ask not
    only the parents to dedicate their children to the LORD and commit to raise them to
    know Christ and follow Him. I’m also going to ask you, God’s family, His church,
    to commit to be a part of these children’s lives. We are all to bless them. We are all
    to receive them. We are all to use our spiritual gifts and labors of love to see that
    these children grow to know, love, and follow Jesus. No parent can do this job
    alone; that’s why the church is so necessary.

    These parents today, (PARENTS’ NAMES), recognize the sacredness of their


    responsibility and now bring back to the Lord the treasure which He has entrusted
    to them. In so doing, they publicly acknowledge their responsibility for the nurture
    and training of this child in the ways of righteousness and godliness. Congregation
    (Ask to Stand): Do you promise to stand with this family and see to it that (Parents’
    Names) have the support of the larger Body of Christ in prayer, training, and
    encouragement as (Child’s Name) matures?
    (If so, answer “we do.”) (Be seated.) Parents:
     (Parent’s Names), do you as parents of (Child’s Name) recognize him/her as a gift
    of God entrusted to you by God?
     Do you give him/her to the Lord for whatever purpose God may have for his/her
    life?
     Will you seek by your example, prayers, love, discipline, and instruction in God’s
    Word to rear him/her so that early in his/her life s/he might come to know Christ as
    his/her Savior and grow to be a useful servant in her generation?

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