Baptism Checklist & Script Form (Page 2 of 2) in pdf

Baptism Checklist & Script Form Page 2

1. From this day forward,

is Committed to Christ. In fact

you can think of today similar to a wedding ceremony, this is the public ceremony

where

commits the rest of their life to following Jesus –

through thick and thin, for richer and poorer – for life.

2. The second thing is that baptism signifies is that you enter a Covenant

relationship with Christ’s Church. Part of staying committed to Christ is seeing

yourself as a part of the Body of Christ. That means you sell out to make a local

church better because you’re a part of it. It also gives the church the right to

speak into your life.

3. So there is Commitment, Covenant and today is also a Commissioning.

Every follower is called to make the world a better place as Jesus’ salt and light

on this earth. Today

is being commissioned to use

their strengths, weakness, time, money and talents for the Kingdom of God.

is here before you today as one who is testifying

to a changed life in Christ.

[Explain how the process will work. Typically you ask the following questions,

immerse them under water, hug them, prayer for them and then open up the floor

for others to pray. Before hand, ask someone to close in prayer. Tell them to let

others pray first and then after a few moments of silence they close]

is there anything you’d like to share before.

have you accepted Jesus as your savior and

come to believe that he died for your sins?

And is it your desire today to make that belief public by being baptized?

Then it is a honor and a privilege to baptize you in the name of the Father, the

Son and the Holy Spirit.

[Dunk ‘em]

Close in Prayer: Thank God for _____________’s faith and this step of

obedience in their walk with Him. Ask God to continue to guide and direct this

person as they seek to follow Him. Ask God to use their life as a witness to

friends and family members and co-workers and neighbors of his power to

change our lives and that others will be drawn to Christ by the difference they

see in ___________’s life.

*Please Note: This Baptism Service is a suggested format and need not be used

verbatim. Remember the point of the baptism is for the individual to publically

identify himself or herself as a follower of Jesus Christ. We encourage you to be

as creative as you’d like to be to make this service personal and meaningful.

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