Here at Crosspoint, we believe that the practice of child dedication in corporate worship can help us cultivate an attitude of grateful stewardship. It’s a way of publicly celebrating the good gift of children before our people. It’s a way of publicly practicing gratitude for our kids and expressing our hearts to dedicate them to God for His glory and their good. It’s also a public confession that any good we receive at our children’s hands comes from the God who gave them to us.
Psalm 78:5 says, “He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers to teach to their children, that the next generation might know them, the children yet unborn, and arise and tell them to their children, so that they should set their hope in God and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments.”
In these verses, we see God’s desire for every generation and establishes three priorities parents/caregivers are instructed to pass on to their children:
- They should set their hope/trust in God.
- They should not forget the works of God.
- They should keep His commandments.
These are echoed in our purpose statement from Romans 1:5, “To bring about the obedience of faith, for the sake of His name, among all the nations.” Faith comes from the hope we have in Christ; all we do is in and for the sake of His name because we will not forget the works of God and will make disciples of nations as He commanded in the Great Commission.
We dedicate children at four services throughout the year. If you want to dedicate your child(ren) here at Crosspoint, fill out this form, and we’ll be in touch soon!
