Touch the water

the long version

Touch the Water: 30 Children's Sermons on Baptism contains 30 sermons on Holy Baptism for use by clergy and lay leaders in preaching to children from kindergarten to fifth grade. The sermons are also adaptable for younger children as well as middle school-aged children. Each sermon follows a consistent format based on five basic components: passage, purpose, preparation, presentation, and prayer. Phyllis Vos Wezeman is president of Active Learning Associates, Inc. and director of Christian Nurture at First Presbyterian Church in South Bend, Indiana.