beulah baptist church - house dedications

house dedications

The Purpose of Our Gathering

We gather today with great joy to dedicate this house as a home for __________ and

_____________ and the children, ________, __________, _________ and _________.

Beulite Christians believe that everything belongs to God and that His disciples are but stewards of property and everything that He puts into our hands. One of the ways that we acknowledge God's sovereignty in our material lives is in the Law of Tithing whereby we return to God a portion of everything He gives to us.

The home, for Beulite Christians, is a sacred place and we lay strong emphasis on the importance of making the home holy. We believe that the home is a temple, a sacred environment, where the Gospel is to be lived in the fullest. It is a place of peace, love, order, discipline, rest and industry. In short, the home should reflect the Gospel in action in this space.

We now dedicate everything and everybody in this house to God for His glory.

As Beulite Christians we dedicate this home by doing the following things:

· (1) We Bless the land and the ground, that it may be fruitful in terms of what is grown on it , that it may support the house on it, and bless the feet that walk on it;

· (2) We Bless the house as a whole, that it may be preserved against storms, against robbers, and anything else that might endanger its well-being;

· (3) We Bless each room in turn, that the space within the walls may be consecrated to the glory of the Lord and be pure, to be a place of hospitality and of worship.

Psalm 127:1 “Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.”

Let’s join together in the Litany of Dedication

LEADER: As a symbol of cooperation, goodwill, work and sharing: