2. 3 Behold, children are a heritage
Psalm 127 (NKJV)
3 Behold, children are a heritage
from the Lord…

3. 22A merry heart does good, like medicine,
Proverbs 17 (NKJV)
22A merry heart does good, like medicine,
But a broken spirit dries the bones.

7. 3 Behold, children are a heritage The fruit of the womb is a reward.
Psalm 127 (NKJV)
3 Behold, children are a heritage
from the Lord,
The fruit of the womb is a reward.
4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, So are the children of one’s youth.

8. 6 “And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart.
Deuteronomy 6 (NKJV)
6 “And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. 
7 You shall teach them diligently to your children…

9. when you sit in your house, when you lie down, and when you rise up.
…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.

10. Infant Dedication
Does not result in salvation

11. 5 Thorns and snares are in the way of
Proverbs 22 (NKJV)
5 Thorns and snares are in the way of
the perverse; He who guards his soul
will be far from them.

12. 6 Train up a child in the way he should go,
And when he is old
he will not depart from it.

13. Infant Dedication Does not result in salvation Is not an ordinance
Is neither “baptism” nor “christening”

14. Infant Dedication The infant is “blessed”
Parents, family members and congregation commit to supporting spiritual growth
Has Scriptural and historic precedents

15. and the Lord has granted me my petition which I asked of Him.
1 Samuel 1
27 For this child I prayed,
and the Lord has granted me my petition which I asked of Him.

16. 28 Therefore I also have lent him as long as he lives, he shall be
to the Lord;
as long as he lives, he shall be 
lent to the Lord.”

17. The earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness,
Psalm 24(NKJV) 
The earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness,
the world and those who dwell therein.
2 For He has founded it upon the seas, And established it upon the waters.

18. 33“Behold, this Child is destined for
Luke 2
33“Behold, this Child is destined for
the fall and rising of many in Israel,
and for a sign which will be spoken against…

19. 35 (yes, a sword will pierce through that the thoughts of many hearts
your own soul also),
that the thoughts of many hearts
may be revealed.”

20. 15 Then they also brought infants to Him that He might touch them;
Luke 18
15 Then they also brought infants to Him that He might touch them;
but when the disciples saw it, 
they rebuked them. 
16 But Jesus called them to Him and said, 

21. “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them;
for of such is the kingdom of God. 

22. whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as [like] a little child
17 Assuredly, I say to you,
whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as [like] a little child
will by no means enter it.”

24. Infant Dedication
An integral part of “edifying and building up…”

25. 11 So encourage each other just as you are already doing.
1 Thessalonians 5 (NLT)
11 So encourage each other
and build each other up,
just as you are already doing.

26. 14 Brothers and sisters, we urge you to warn those who are lazy.
Encourage those who are timid.

27. Take tender care of those who are weak. Be patient with everyone.

28. 23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering,
Hebrews 10 (NKJV)
23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering,
for He who promised is faithful.

29. 24 And let us consider one another
in order to stir up love and good works… 

30. 25 not forsaking [abandoning] the assembling of ourselves together,
as is the manner of some,
but exhorting one another, 
and so much the more as you see 
the Day approaching.

31. It is the Father’s intention that His Church lack no good thing.

32. Mariana Snailfish

34. Mariana Snailfish

35. Mariana Snailfish
(CT Scan)

36. The Mariana Snailfish lives in the deepest caverns of the ocean where the pressure is a thousand times greater than on the surface.
The temperatures there are near freezing, and there’s no light at those depths.

37. But God created those fish
– which are about the size of a human hand –
to thrive in extreme conditions.
David Jeremiah

38. What Next?

39. What Next? 9…in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily;
Colossians 2
9…in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily;
10 and you are complete in Him…

40. What Next?
James 1
4…let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.

41. 11 So encourage each other and build each other up,…
What Next?
1 Thessalonians 5 (NLT)
11 So encourage each other
and build each other up,…

42. What Next? 13…forgetting those things which are behind
Philippians 3
13…forgetting those things which are behind
and reaching forward
to those things which are ahead… 

43. What Next? 14…press toward the goal for the prize
of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

45. May the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another
1 Thessalonians 3
May the Lord make you increase
and abound in love for one another
and for all…so that He may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus
with all his saints.