Unbeliever Baby Dedications- Great For The Gospel

In England it is a tradition that even unbelievers take their babies to some sort of baptism or baby blessing ritual service. And from the professing church are generally two approaches to this:

1. Simply say no to all non-Church goers, and so miss the chance to preach the Gospel, and clear up the superstition that infant baptism does not get people into Heaven. And in which case the unbelievers only then go to number 2, who confound their superstition.

2. Like many liberal and Anglo-Catholic Churches, just infant baptise everyone, and leave the unbelievers with their superstitions and confusion about how people enter Heaven.

Now when I arrived at St. Paul's [Note: I am no longer affiliated with this church (24/9/08)] they had a 'Baby Dedication Service' for non-church goers, however the format of this, just looked exactly like an infant baptism ritual, and I doubt whether a single person who sat through one of these services could tell the difference.

But we now have instead: a 'Baby Dedication Service', for unbelievers, which consists of:
-Two Scripture readings, Luke 2:22, 25-3, and Mark: 10:13-16, and v42 (the millstone verse), with the Lord’s Prayer in between.
-A Gospel Sermon, (which must clear up the misconceptions about baby rituals), 12-15 min.
-A charge to parents and ‘God-parents’.
-Then a dedication of the baby.
-Dismissal.
About 25 minutes in total.

It is a wonderful opportunity to preach the Gospel, the only message which can save these people, and show them the love of Christ, to a church full of unbelievers on a regular basis.

Here is one short Gospel sermon I gave at one such event:

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Luke 23:39-43 - Baby Dedication Service - You're Either A Mocker of Christ Or He Is Your All-Kevin Williams - 14 min

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