Your Children Are a Heritage, Not Your Servants
Pastor Wesley Sing, 16 February 2025, 21 min
About this recording
A child dedication service. Hannah gave Samuel, Jochebed gave Moses, Mary brought the infant Jesus to the temple, and the congregation is asked to receive these children as their own.
A child dedication segment within a Sunday service, with church announcements. Closes with a declaration over debt across the congregation.
In this message
Main text
- Psalm 127:3-4
- 1Children are a heritage from the Lord and offspring a reward from Him, like arrows in a warrior's hand
- 2Scripture's pattern is parents giving children back: Hannah with Samuel, and Mary bringing Jesus to the temple
- 3Grandparents, aunts and uncles are charged with support, care, love and spiritual training
- 4The extended family is to be a support group to young mothers and fathers, and faithful in prayer
- 5The prayer is that the children never be lost to the world, but that the world grow dim to them
- 6The congregation is asked to receive the children as their own, into the body of Christ
Scriptures
- Psalm 127:3-4
- Proverbs 22:6
- Psalm 1
- 1 Samuel 1
- Luke 2
