Dedication at Church

This past Sunday R and I had the honor of standing before our church and committing to teach our daughter about God, to raise her in a home that honors God, and to ask our church members to help us.

Our pastor read from Deuteronomy and referenced the story of Samuel being dedicated to our God. 

Squirm's dedication is about her future - about how we can have dance parties to songs about Noah's ark, her learning her first Bible verse, reading Psalm 24 at the top of our voices, maybe joining the children's choir or AWANA, going on youth trips, working Habitat for Humanity with R, and hopefully committing her life to knowing and following Jesus.

But it also brought back memories of how our Sunday School class encouraged us, with cards and pizza, after our failed placement. And how AWANA workers, choir members, and friends brought diapers, formula, baby girl clothing, and toys to our house while we were with Squirms at the hospital. And how many people, near and far, were praying for us, Squirms, and her birth parents.

Dedication Day - Such a lady in her smocked dress and pearl bracelet

Our pastor also led us in a prayer for Squirms and asked that her life be used to share God with others.

Then he gave a sermon, The Gospel is here and He is Jesus, with three points:
1. The gospel is simple. I Corinthians 15:1-4 (Christ came, Christ died, Christ was buried, and Christ rose again)
2. The gospel is scriptural. I Corinthians 15:3-4 (in accordance with the Old Testament, Isaiah 22, 53, Exodus 12, Leviticus 16, Psalm 16, 22, etc.)
3. The gospel saves. I Corinthians 15:1-4 and Galatians 3 (Paul's message is for believers as well as unbelievers, the more we look for the next level, peace, contentment, we still find only Jesus)