2. Where did I come from ?????

3. HAVE YOU EVER ASKED THESE QUESTIONS? How did I come to exist and where did I come from?

4. Once upon a time… there was a child who was brought from heaven to earth.

5. But before the time she was brought to earth, she already existed in God’s plans.

6. SHE WAS JUST WAITING IN GOD FOR THE RIGHT TIME TO COME TO EARTH

7. …Once upon a time or …Once before the time was created or …Once before the time was created and before the earth was formed God the Father designed this child in a sketch so that in a due time she would be sent to earth she would be sent to earth.

8. Ephesians 1:3-4 “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight.”

9. When the time was right according to God’s plan, the child was designed by God inside the womb of the mother God chose for her.

10. Before the child left the heavenly place to be sent to earth, the Father spent some time drawing her body and forming his person. He imparted with her talents and abilities from His own person so she would resemble the heavenly Father on earth. The Father also imprinted on the child His wish for her life on earth.

11. All of that happened during the time the baby was in his mother’s womb

12. Psalm 139:13-16 13 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. 14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. 15 My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, 16 your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.

13. JEREMIAH 1:5 5 "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations."

14. ISAIAH 44:24 24 "This is what the LORD says— your Redeemer, who formed you in the womb: I am the LORD, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who spread out the earth by myself,

15. The heavenly father might have said something like this to the baby: “Listen My child: I am sending you to the earth now. I am sending you with a reason and a purpose. After you are born on the earth, you will come back to me. We will meet again, and you will be Mine and follow My ways. By doing that, you will find My perfect will for your life and you will see how much I love you.”

16. In the right time, the heavenly Father chose the family, the country and the city where the child would be delivered, and sent her to earth.

17. For her family and for the entire world that was a surprise. A wonderful surprise! But it was not a surprise for God and the heavenly population.

18. How cute! Every one who approached the child could tell she had her own personality. So cute!

19. The child was received by her earthly family

20. She went through some difficulties to adjust to this whole new world, but nothing that the heavenly Father couldn’t deal with.

21. There were some problems in the earthly family as there are in all families, but still the heavenly Father was watching over His baby, because ultimately, He is responsible for His children.

22. The child grew strong and the heavenly Father’s traits started showing in her life

23. As he grew more, the time approached when he had to make life decisions

24. AND THE HEAVENLY FATHER WAS WATCHING & READY TO GUIDE HIS CHILD

25. Now is the time for my child to seek Me and find out what My plans for her are. This is the time for her to read the letter I have written for her with all the instructions for her life to be successful!

26. Proverbs 3:5-8 “ 5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. 7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil. 8 This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones.

27. DO YOU KNOW WHO THIS CHILD IS?

29. NOW YOU KNOW WHERE YOU WERE BEFORE YOU CAME TO THE EARTH.

30. You know now that you were brought from heaven to earth with a complete package: God’s DNA & God’s Plans for your life.

31. FOLLOW THE SHEPHERD “ 9 I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. He will come in and go out, and find pasture. 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. 11 "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. … 14 "I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me— 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father— and I lay down my life for the seep.

32. WHAT WILL YOU DO NOW? Are you going to trust Him and let Him guide your steps to the plans He had before He sent you to earth or are you going to try to go through life all by yourself and do your own will?

33. REMEMBER “THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD: I HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED.” (Psalm 23:1)

34. Psalm 37:3-6 3 Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. 4 Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart. 5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: 6 He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.

35. MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE TRUST IN HIM AND FOLLOW HIM

36. He Has Made His Choice! “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight.” (Ephesians 1:3-4)

37. YOU ARE CHOSEN BY GOD. “For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight.” 1.You are already chosen by God the Father 2.Before the creation of the world 3.To be holy and blameless 4.In His sight

38. THIS IS AN AWESOME PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE! CHOSEN TO BE HOLY AND BLAMELESS BEFORE HIM. He has that plan for you and He watches over you for His plan to be accomplished.

39. MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE TRUST IN HIM AND FOLLOW HIM

40. MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE DEDICATE YOUR LIFE TO HIM

41. CHILDREN DEDICATION

42. THE WARGOS A SONG BY THE WARGOS

43. Zoe Renee Wargo

44. Proud Parents

45. EricChristi

46. Nathan Wayne Keever

47. PROUD PARENTS KIMWAYNE

48. Why do we dedicate our children?

49. 1. Jesus loves and blesses children. 15 I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it." 16 And he took the children in his arms, put his hands on them and blessed them. (Mark 10:15-16)

50. 2. Children in the Bible were dedicated to God. SAMUEL 27 I prayed for this child, and the LORD has granted me what I asked of him. 28 So now I give him to the LORD. For his whole life he will be given over to the LORD." And she worshiped the LORD there. (1 Samuel 1:26-27)

51. JEREMIAH 5 "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations."

52. Jesus Was Presented in the Temple 21 On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise him, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he had been conceived. 22 When the time of their purification according to the Law of Moses had been completed, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, "Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord", 24 and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the Law of the Lord: "a pair of doves or two young pigeons.“ Luke 2:21-24)

53. 3. It is a Partnership 6 Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it. (Prov. 22:6) Parents’ Role: train the child in God’s way God’s Promise: he will not turn from it

54. THE KEEVERS A SONG BY THE KEEVERS

55. COMMITMENT

56. PRAYER OF DEDICATION