By the waters of the flood you condemned the wicked and saved those whom you had chosen, Noah and his family. You led Israel by the pillar of cloud and fire through the sea, out of slavery into the freedom of the promised land. In the waters of the Jordan your Son was baptized by John and anointed with the Spirit. By the baptism of his own death and resurrection your beloved Son has set us free from the bondage to sin and death, and has opened the way to the joy and freedom of everlasting life. He made water a sign of the kingdom and of cleansing and rebirth. In obedience to his command, we make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

 

Pour out your Holy Spirit, so that those who are here baptized may be given new life. Wash away the sin of all those who are cleansed by this water and bring them forth as inheritors of your glorious kingdom.

 

To you be given praise and honor and worship through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, now and forever.

 

C     Amen

 

Renunciation

 

P     I ask you to profess your faith in Christ Jesus, reject sin, and confess the       faith of the Church, the faith in which we baptize.

 

P     Do you renounce all the forces of evil, the devil, and all his empty prom       ises?

 

R     I do.

 

Creed

C     I believe in God, the Father almighty,

          creator of heaven and earth.

 

      I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.

          He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit

              and born of the virgin Mary.

          He suffered under Pontius Pilate,

              was crucified, died, and was buried.