I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son our Lod, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy universal church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. response reading 109. Church Dedication You who minister in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God. Praise the LORD. for the LORD is good; sing praise to his name, for that is pleasant. I have built a magnificient temple for you, a place for you to dwell forever. "Let us go to his dwelling place; let us worship at his footstool Lift up your heads, O you gates; be lifted up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. Yet give attention to your servant's prayer and his plea for mercy, O LORD my God. Hear the cry and the prayer that your servant is praying in your presence. These I will bring to my holy mountain and give them joy in my house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on my altar for my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations But the LORD is in his holy temple; let all the earth be silent before him" 16 So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature. 17 For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature. They are in conflict with each other, so that you do not do what you want. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under law. 19 The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; 20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions 21 and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God. 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires. 25 Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. 26 Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other. Hymnal 208 1 I love Thy Kingdom, Lord, the house of Thine abode, The Church our blest Redeemer saved with His own precious blood. pumvisible() ? '2' : '' I love Thy Church, O God; Her walls before Thee stand, Dear as the apple of Thine eye, and graven on Thy hand. 3 For her my tears shall fall, for her my prayers ascend; To her my cares and toils be given, till toils and cares shall end. 4 Beyond my highest joy, I prize her heavenly ways, Her sweet communion, solemn vows, Her hymns of love and praise. 5 Sure as Thy truth shall last, To Zion shall be given The brightest glories earth can yield, and brightger bliss of heaven. hymnal 633 Take these gifts, take these gifts, O our God: All we have, all we have comes from you. With our voices raised in thanks, Lord, we give to you. Amen. hymnal 600 1. The Church's one FoundationIs Jesus Christ, her Lord. She is His new creation By water and the word. From heaven He came and sought her To be His holy bride; With His own blood He bought her, And for her life He died. 2. Elect from every nation,Yet on over all the earth; Her charter of salvation One Lord, one faith, one birth; One holy name she blesses;Partakes one holy food; And to one hope she presses,With every grace endued. 3. And she on earth hath unionWith God, The Three in One, And mystic sweet communionWith those whose rest is won: Oh, happy ones and holy! Lord, give us grace that we, Like them, the meek and lowly,On high may dwell with Thee. Amen.