<TITLE>12. Par 44-45</TITLE>L-44 Our heavenly Father, we are most humbly and sincerely assembled here this morning in great appreciations of the love that You have showed to this congregation, for giving to them this building for worship, and for giving this congregation this pastor, a minister of the Word.
And now, heavenly Father, as a place being dedicated for worship, we as worshippers lay aside everything, every unbelief, every unkind thought, every thing that's not like You, and anything that would act in us contrary to Your Word. Anything, any creed, any denominational thought, or any thought that a neighbor or anyone else, both here or there, or wherever it might be, that would come to us as a thought of this person, though being gone on, though being a holy, sanctified vessel, anything... Any man, or Angel, or being, or a revelation, or whatever it might be that's contrary to Your plan for these days that's spoke of in Your Word (not what someone said, but what You said)... For it is written, "Let every man's word be a lie, and Mine true." If there's anything in us that would keep us from believing the true Word and knowing the revelation of Christ... As He said to Peter, "Upon this rock I build My church." If there's anything contrary to that, take it away from us, Lord. We lay it aside ourselves. We cast it out and accept in its place that Chief Cornerstone, that Holy Spirit that's the foundation of the real church of God. We accept that.

L-45 Father, bless this little church. Keep the buildings up, and may the worshippers gather here time after time, every service. May there be such a love of God among them, till they just can't stay apart from each other, their hearts long to come together to the house of God. Grant it, Lord.
And may they be so salty, as You have said, "You are the salt of the earth." May their lives be so rich and wholesome in the Holy Spirit, until all the community around about will long to be like them. Grant it, Lord. Make them examples. Grant it, Father.
Now, take each one of us. As we give the church, the building, to You, we give ourselves to You in solemn dedication. And may the Holy Spirit in all of His Divine power, in His Shekinah Glory, come rolling down through the eternities into our hearts, Lord, find His dwelling place for these last days, and call us to the service as messengers: maybe not for the pulpit, but at the filling station, at the washtub, wherever it might be, to testify to the milkman, to the paper boy, or whatever it might be. Make us testimonies and living stones filled with the Shekinah Glory, the Holy Spirit, Himself. Fill our hearts and lives, Father.
And when services are all over here on earth, may we undividedly, hewed in our own ways that God has made us, gather together in that great church called the Bride. She'll be caught up from this earthly tabernacle of habitation here; and she'll be changed in a moment, in a twinkling of an eye; and she'll be raptured together with Him, to meet Him in the air, to the wedding supper of the Lamb. For we give ourselves in this church, holy and consecrated as we can, Father, to Your service in the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen. You may be seated.


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