God has brought us to this time and place. As we break ground today, we take the first step in the actual construction of a new building for the worship of God, for fellowship, prayer and the study of His Word. He has led us, heard our prayers, blessed our gifts, guided our plans and will provide needed wisdom to complete this new facility.
RESPONSIVE CALL TO WORSHIP
Pastor: Except the Lord build the House, they labor in vain that builds it.
People: For every house is built by some man; but He that builds all things is God.
Pastor: Consecrate your whole substance this day to the Lord.
People: We express our trust in the living God, the Savior of the world and we gather here to celebrate His love, mercy and goodness to us.
Pastor: In the Name of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.
People: We gather to break this ground and commit ourselves to the building of a House of the Lord for His worship, praise, prayer, fellowship and the study of His Word.
Pastor: In the name of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, I invite you now to rededicate yourself to the Lord Jesus Christ, to recognize that means a strong commitment to the Church, which He has purchased with His own blood, and to commit your entire being to the fulfillment of our new building that will serve as a witness of His power and His love to all who pass this way.
People: We praise God for our blessings and desire to share our means accordingly to assure an effective and meaningful ministry for this Church.
PRAYER OF DEDICATION
Lord, may this be a place where sinners find their Savior and the prodigal is welcomed by you, a generous and compassionate Father. May this be a place your saints, young and old, are encouraged in the gospel, equipped for service, sanctified in the truth, and joyously assured of the eternal redemption Jesus has earned for us. Where the wounded receive comfort for their souls, the weary are revived, the despairing are filled with hope, the depressed filled with joy, and the sick are healed;where the thirsty find satisfaction and the hungry are filled up.May this be a place where your word is honored; where friendships are established and deepened and many sins are covered by love.
We pray that You will deepen within each of us a sense of gratitude for the many sacrifices made for us by those who have gone before us, and thereby find this parish a house of peace, a safe haven and a harbor of hope. May we continue to see, by faith, the needs of those around us and the needs of those who shall come after us, and do all that is possible to show to them our witness in word and deed of the riches of life with Christ. In Jesus name we pray.
People: Amen
Pastor: In the Name of Christ, we go forth to break ground.
People: In the name of the Lord. AMEN.
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