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DedicationActs 3 :19, 20 "Repent, therefore,and turn around so as to getyour sins blotted out, that seasonsof refreshing may come from theperson of Jehovah and that hemay send forth the Christ appointedfor you, Jesus ."Cost of Dedication Must FirstBe CalculatedLuke 14 :28-33 "For example,who of you that wants to builda tower does not first sit downand figure out the expense, to seeif he has enough to complete it?Otherwise, he might lay itsfoundation but not have thefunds to finish it, and all theonlookers might start to ridiculehim, saying : 'This man startedto build but had not the fundsto finish .' Or what king, marchingto meet another king in wardoes not first sit down and takecounsel whether he is able withten thousand troops to cope withthe one that comes against himwith twenty thousand? If, in fact,lie cannot do so, then while thatone is yet far away he sends outa body of ambassadors and suesfor peace. Thus, you may besure, none of you that does notsay good-bye to all his belongingscan be my disciple ."One Dedicating Self Must RecognizeJehovah as Supreme Sovereign,Life-Giver, Christ as Savior,King, Holy Spirit as God'sActive ForceMatt . 28 :19 "Go therefore andmake disciples of people of allthe nations, baptizing them inthe name of the Father and ofthe Son and of the holy spirit."Ps. 83 :18 "That they may knowthat thou alone, whose name isJehovah, art the Most High overall the earth ."Ps . 36:9 "For with thee is thefountain of life ."Phil . 2 :9, 11 "For this very reasonalso God exalted him to asuperior position and kindly gavehim the name that is aboveevery other name, and everytongue should openly confess that92Jesus Christ is Lord to the gloryof God the Father ."Gal . 6 :8 "Because he who issowing with a view to his fleshwill reap corruption from hisflesh, but he who is sowing witha view to the spirit will reapeverlasting life from the spirit ."Eph . 5 :18 "Keep getting filledwith spirit ."Dedication Is Followedby Water BaptismActs 10 :47, 48 "Then Peter responded: 'Can anyone forbid waterso that these might not bebaptized who have received theholy spirit even as we have?'With that he commanded them tobe baptized in the name of JesusChrist ."Acts 16 :30-33 "And he broughtthem outside and said : 'Sirs,what must I do to get saved?'They said : 'Believe on the LordJesus and you will get saved,you and your household .' Andthey spoke the word of Jehovahto him together with all thosein his house. And he took themalong in that hour of the nightand bathed their stripes, and,one and all, he and his werebaptized without delay."Prayerful, Sincere Dedication IsAccepted by JehovahActs 10:3-5, 30, 31, 44 "Justabout the ninth hour of the dayhe saw plainly in a vision anangel of God come in to him andsay to him : 'Cornelius!' The mangazed at him and, becomingfrightened, said : 'What is it,Lord?' He said to him : 'Yourprayers and gifts of mercy haveascended as a remembrance beforeGod. So now send men toJoppa and summon a certain Simonwho is surnamed Peter .' AccordinglyCornelius said : 'Fourdays ago counting from this hourI was praying in my house atthe ninth hour, when, look! aman in bright raiment stood beforeme and said : "Cornelius,your prayer has been favorablyheard and your gifts of mercy