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May 12, 2024 · • To raise their child actively participating in church. In a nutshell, through the dedication ceremony, parents are declaring that they will do their best to raise their child to love and follow Jesus and cultivating and environment for their child to put their belief in Christ when they are older.
May 9, 2024 · Dedicating your child to be raised in the way of the Lord is a lifelong commitment that will have its ups and downs. That means you still need guidelines. Let's examine that scripture together to better understand how we can best raise this generation.
May 5, 2024 · The purpose of Parent/Child dedication is for parents to present their child before God and the church, committing to seek after His grace and wisdom in carrying out their responsibilities. We believe Psalm 127:3, which says “Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him.”.
May 12, 2024 · You do not need to be a member of Emmanuel Christian Center, but we do encourage families to make sure they are calling Emmanuel their church home. In dedicating your child to God, you are stating that you are willing to partner with God AND the church in raising your child for the Lord.
May 12, 2024 · The precedent for parents' "dedicating a child" to the Lord is found in both the Old Testament and the New Testament (1 Samuel 1:28 & 2 Timothy 3:15). We applaud the desire of families to dedicate their child(ren) to the Lord on a designated occasion.
May 14, 2024 · On Sunday, May 12, we introduced 15 children from 14 families, as those parents dedicated themselves to raising their sons and daughters in the gospel of Jesus Christ. In Psalm 78, one of the passages in Scripture that informs our practice of Parent & Child Dedication, we see the God-given task, purpose, and result of parenting.
May 12, 2024 · In dedication, parents commit before God and our church community to raise their child in a God-honoring way. We as a church community commit to come alongside and support these families as they do that. Unlike baptism, dedication is not a sacrament.
