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- The Holy Spirit calls and invites us to receive God’s grace. Sponsors present those to be baptized, and we promise our support.
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- With the whole church, we confess our faith in the triune God.
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- Dying with Christ in baptism, children of God are raised to new life through water and the word.
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- Water connected to the word – God’s saving promise in Jesus Christ – is at the center of the baptismal celebration.
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- The members and friends of Cross Lutheran Church welcome all people, regardless of ethnic heritage, religious backgrounds, socio-economic status or sexual orientation – in other words, everyone.
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- Members and friends of Cross Lutheran Church in Milwaukee operate programs and provide services, many of which have grown and flourished to help the greater Milwaukee area.
“In holy baptism the triune God delivers us from the forces of evil, puts our sinful self to death, gives us new birth, adopts us as children, and makes us members of the body of Christ, the church” (Evangelical Lutheran Worship p. 225). Although a person is baptized once, the gift of baptism continues throughout a Christian’s life. Enjoy these photos of a baptism at Cross Lutheran Church, an ELCA congregation in Milwaukee.
