Dedication service to be the new year
Here's a sample dedication service for the new year:
Title: "A New Year, A New Beginning: A Dedication Service"
Introduction:
As we stand at the threshold of a new year, we are reminded of the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead. Today, we gather to dedicate ourselves to the Lord, seeking His guidance, wisdom, and strength as we embark on this new journey. May this service be a time of reflection, renewal, and rededication to our faith and to one another.
Scripture Reading:
- Psalm 90:12-17 - "Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Return, O Lord! How long? Have pity on your servants! Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, and for as many years as we have seen evil. Let your work be shown to your servants, and your glorious power to their children. Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands! O Lord our God, you are the one who has given us life, and you have given us a new year to live it."
Prayer of Confession:
Dear Heavenly Father, we come before you today with humble hearts, acknowledging our need for your guidance and forgiveness. We confess that we have not always lived according to your will, and we have fallen short of the glory that you have called us to. We ask for your mercy and your grace, that we may start anew in this new year, and that we may be faithful to your call.
Prayer of Dedication:
Dear Heavenly Father, we dedicate ourselves to you today, seeking to live according to your will and to follow your leading in this new year. We ask that you would guide us, direct us, and empower us to be the people you have called us to be. May we be a light to the world, shining brightly with the hope and love of Jesus Christ. May we be a blessing to one another, and may we be a blessing to those around us.
Prayer of Commitment:
Dear Heavenly Father, we commit ourselves to you today, to follow you, to serve you, and to honor you in this new year. We ask that you would give us the strength and the courage to stand for what is right, to speak the truth in love, and to live with integrity. May we be a people who are faithful, who are obedient, and who are passionate about sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ with a lost and dying world.
Closing Prayer:
Dear Heavenly Father, we thank you for this new year, and we ask that you would bless it with your presence and your power. May we be a people who are blessed, who are a blessing, and who are a reflection of your love and your glory. In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.
Benediction:
May the Lord bless you and keep you, may the Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you, may the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace, now and forevermore. Amen.