Expert: Rev. Robert Woods - 10/20/2009

Question
QUESTION: I need a responsive reading for a new church that has 3 members. I am a 40+ yr baptist from another state and this church has no Hymnals. Thank you

ANSWER: Blessings and thank you for your question.

I need more information.  Do you want a reading for dedicating a new church or building, or are you looking for a reading just to use in a service with a few people??

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QUESTION: just a regular church service I guess dedication of a new church would be fine. Thanking you in advance.

Answer
Blessings.  I have attempted to answer your question twice.  For some reason, the system has sent it back to me.  I am sorry if this is too late for you but I am sending it through again.


Blessings and thank you for your question.  Here are a few responsive readings that I have used in the past.


(Taken from Psalm 139)
Leader
O LORD, You have searched me and know me.
Response
You know my sitting down and my rising up.
Leader
You understand my deepest thoughts.
Response
You know where I play and where I rest.
Leader
You have full knowledge of what I like and dislike.
Response
I cannot even speak a word without You knowing it before it comes out of my mouth.
Leader
You have place a guard to protect me on all sides.
Unison
Your love for me is more than I can understand!


Responsive Reading – from Psalm 118
Everyone
Open for me the gates where the righteous enter, and I will
go in and thank the Lord.
Leader
These gates lead to the presence of the Lord, and the godly enter
there.
Response
I thank you for answering my prayer and giving me victory!
Leader
The stone that the builders rejected has now become the
cornerstone.
Response
This is the Lord’s doing, and it is wonderful to see.
Leader
This is the day the Lord has made.
Response
We will rejoice and be glad in it
Leader
Please, Lord, please save us.
Response
Please, Lord, please give us success.
Leader
Bless the one who comes in the name of the Lord.
Response
We bless you from the house of the Lord.
Leader
The Lord is God, shining upon us.
Response
Take the sacrifice and bind it with cords on the altar.
Leader
You are my God, and I will praise you!
Response
You are my God, and I will exalt you!
Leader
Give thanks to the Lord for he is good! His faithful love endures
forever.