Baby Dedications

James 1:17 NKJV

17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.

Eg: Samual and Jesus - their parents took them to the temple: God we realise that these children are a gift from You and we want to raise this child in all Your ways and we really on our Oasis family to help us in this journey.

Children are a gift from God. As parents, being part of a loving church family can help you raise your children in the ways of the Lord. It is in this church family that your children will receive love, make friends, grow and even find their purpose.

The bible says that it is an act of obedience by parents to offer their baby to the Lord

Mark 10:13 NKJV

13 Then they brought little children to Him, that He might touch them; but the disciples rebuked those who brought them.

and a public declaration of their intention as parents to lay a foundation of Godly principles, with an intention to raise their child with Christian values

Deuteronomy 6:5–7 NKJV

5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. 6 “And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. 7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.

and to guide and educate their child in accordance with God’s work

Ephesians 6:14 NKJV

14 Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

Therefore, celebrating a moment when parents can bring their little ones to church to have some of our leaders pray with them shows this act of obedience.

As Parents we cannot decide our child’s salvation for them. Each individual must make their own decision about their relationship with Christ. When a child becomes old enough to understand the concept of sin and their responsibility for that sin before God, they are then ready to make a decision about salvation.

This age of understanding is not a pre-determined age, it is when the child has a true understanding and is able to express that understanding of their faith in Jesus as their Saviour, even in a childlike way (Matthew 18:3, Mark 10:14-15, Luke 18:17).

Parents can, however, lay a foundation by their teaching and example that will help a child be ready to make that most important decision.