# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1983_S354
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

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PROPOSED AGENDA

» Receive this white garment to show that Christ has taken away and borne
your sin and put upon you his perfect righteousness. So shali you in faith ever
stand before him.

16. 4 baptismal candle may be lighted trom the paschai or altar candle. In ening
the candle. the minister sa\s.

? Receive this burning light. Live always by the light of Christ. and be ever
watchful for his coming that you may meet him with joy and enter with him to
the marriage feast of the Lamb in his kingdom, which shall have no end.

17. The haptismail group gathers before the altar
P Let us pray.

Almighty and merciful God and Father. we thank and praise you that you
graciousty preserve and enlarge your family and have granted __----_ the new
birth in Holy Baptism and made — a member of your Son, our Lord Jesus
Christ, and an heir of your heavenly kingdom. We humbls implore you that, as

has now become your child. you would keep ———=-__ in ~~
baptismal grace that according to all your good pleasure __- -. _ may faithfulls
grow to lead a godly life to the praise and honor of your holy name and finally with
all your saints obtain tbe promised inberitance in heaven; through Jesus Christ, our
Lord.

@ Amen
1s. When infants and young children are baptized. this prayer may also be said.

id Lord and giver of life, look with kindness upon the father(s) and mothers) of

set and upon all our parents. Let them ever rejoice in the gift you
have given them. Enable them to be teachers and examples of righteousness for
their children. Strengthen them in their own Baptism so that they may share
eternally with their children the salvation you have given them: through Jesus
Christ, our Lord.

@ Amen

19. The bapnsmal group may turn toward the congregation: a representan e uf
the congregation mas sui

Through Baptism God has added to his own people to declare the
wonderful deeds cf our Savior, who has called us out ot darkness into his
marvelous light.

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HOLY BAPTISM
SHORT FORM

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1. The candidates, and sponsors tand family /families, eather at the font. The
PUNISTer sais

P Inthe name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit.

@ Amen

2. The minister addresses the baptismal group and the congregation:

? Dearly beloved, we learn from the Word of God that from the fall of Adam we
all are conceived and bom sinful. are under the wrath of God. and thus are in need
of forgiveness. We would be lost forever unless delivered from sin, death, and
everlasting condemnation. But the Father of all mercy and grace has sent his Son
Jesus Christ, who atoned for the sin of the whole world, that whoever believes in him
shall not perish but have eternal tife.

To this end our Lord commanded Baptism. saying: ~All authority in heaven and on
earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit and
teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I will be with
you always, to the vers end of the age.” He says furthermore: "| tell you the truth,
unles a man is born of water and tbe Spirit. he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit.” The holy apostles of
the Lord have written: “The promise is for you and your children.” and: “Baptism
now saves you.

@ We welcome sou into the Lord’s family. We receive you as fal tellow
members) of the body of Christ. (ai child(ren) of the same heavenly Father, to
work with us in his kingdom.

Pp And you,___*="*"_, the Lord bless you in all! your ways from this time
forth and even forevermore.

@ Amen

2. All return to their places. The service continues with the Introit, Psalm, or
Entrance Hymn

3. The minister turns to the candidates; to be bapuzed.

P Receive the sign of the holy cross both upon your forehead and upon your heart
++ to mark you as one redeemed by Christ the crucified.

4. For the hapism of intanty and voung children the minster addresses the
parents and yponsars

P After this child has been baptized, it is your duty and privilege as parents and
sponsors to remember in your prayers, put __-~___ in mind of

Baptism. give your counsel and aid that be brought up in the
true knowledge and worship of God and be taught the Ten Commandments, the
Creed, and the Lord's Prayer. and that,as__- -__ grows in years, you place in

hands the Holy Scriptures, bring to the services of God's
house, and provide for further instruction in the Christian faith, that
———_—- come to the Sacrament of Christ's Body and Blood and thus, abiding
in___--__ baptismal grace and in communion with the Church, _--~___ may
grow up to lead a godly life to the praise and honor of Jesus Christ.

Do you promise to fulfill these obtigations?
2 Yes

P God enable you both to will and to do this faithful and loving work and with
his grace fulfill what we are unable to do.

S. The minister addresses the congregation.

» Inorder to implore the biessing of our Lord Jesus Christ upon the gathering of
this (these) person(s) into the family of our Father. let us rise and pray the prayer he
gave us.

Stand

4. The minister lays his hand upon the head of the candidates). The coneregation
‘01s in praying

@ Our Father who artin heasen. OR @ Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be thy name. hallowed be sour name.
ths kingdom come. sour kingdom come.
thy will be done your will be done
on carth as itis in heaven on earth as it 1s in heaven
Give us this day our daily bread: Give us todas our daily bread