The Last or Lord’s Supper

Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread arrived, when the Passover lamb is sacrificed. Jesus sent Peter and John ahead and said, “Go and prepare the Passover meal, so we can eat it together.” “Where do you want us to prepare it?” they asked him. He replied, “As soon as you enter Jerusalem, a man carrying a pitcher of water will meet you. Follow him. At the house he enters, say to the owner, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room where I can eat the Passover meal with my disciples?’ He will take you upstairs to a large room that is already set up. That is where you should prepare our meal.” They went off to the city and found everything just as Jesus had said, and they prepared the Passover meal there. Luke 22:7-13 (NLT)

Exodus 12:1-13

God’s intentions for our homes:

1. To be a safe-house.

Jesus said, A family splintered by feuding will fall apart. Luke 11:17 (NLT)

2. To be a green-house.

Your wife will be like a fruitful grapevine, flourishing within your home. Your children will be like vigorous young olive trees as they sit around your table. Psalm 128:3 (NLT)

3. To be a guest-house.

Show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. Hebrews 13:2 (KJV)

4. To be a light-house.

I’m putting you on a light stand. Now that I’ve put you there on a hilltop, on a light stand— shine! Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By opening up to others, you’ll prompt people to open up with God, this generous Father in heaven. Matthew 5:15-16 (MSG)

Whenever you enter someone’s home, first say, ‘May God’s peace be on this house.’ If those who live there are peaceful, the blessing will stand; if they are not, the blessing will return to you. Luke 10:5-6 (NLT)

Home Dedication

What man is there that has built a new house and has not dedicated it? Let him go back to his house, lest he die in the battle and another man dedicate it. Deuteronomy 20:5 (RSV)

We dedicate this home to love and understanding. May its joys and sorrows be shared and the individuality of each person who lives and visits here be appreciated.

Response: May God’s peace be on my house.

We dedicate this home to work, rest and play. May our home have joy and real fellowship, with kindness in its voices and laughter running within its walls.

Response: May God’s peace be on my house.

We dedicate this home to a friendly life. May its doors open in hospitality and its windows look out with kindness toward other homes and those who pass by its doors.

Response: May God’s peace be on my house.

We dedicate this home to cooperation. May its duties be performed in love, its furnishings bear witness that the work of others ministers to our comfort, and its table remind us that God works with us for the supply of daily needs. May we be united in purpose. Today we bring an end to feuding and the splintering of our family.

Response: May God’s peace be on my house.

We dedicate this home to the appreciation of all things good and true. May the books bring wisdom, the pictures symbolize things beautiful, and the music bring joy and inspiration.

Response: May God’s peace be on my house.

We dedicate this home as a place of mercy and grace. May those who live here help build a world in which every family may have a home of comfort and fellowship.

Response: May God’s peace be on my house.

We dedicate this home to spiritual growth. May the family in my home grow in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and all the people. May we grow like Jesus. May we enjoy the fruit and the gifts of the Holy Spirit.

Response: May God’s peace be on my house.

We dedicate this home as a unit in the Church to extend God’s kingdom. May our home be an instrument of the Kingdom of God, a place of worship and Christian training and a threshold to the life eternal.

Response: May God’s peace be on my house.

House Warming Prayers

Prayer of Release and Freedom

We release our home from any generational sins committed within its walls. We release any assignment from the enemy over our home and our family. Even as the blood of the lamb was applied to the home on Passover we apply The Lamb’s blood over our home that we may be free of anything entangling us, tempting us, or causing spiritual bondage. We release those words of judgment, anger, or cursing from affecting our future. May our home be a place of peace and rest. We invite you, Holy Spirit, to come now and fill this place, never to leave!

Prayer of Blessing

Almighty God, we thank you for the desires of our hearts for this home and all who enter its doors, that all we have and do here may be in accord with your divine plans, that this home and its residents may be truly and completely dedicated to you, and to serving your kingdom. We ask you to strengthen us in this commitment. We pray to you, O God, for this home, its occupants and possessions, that you may bless and sanctify them, enriching them by your kindness in every way possible. Pour out on them, O Lord, every spiritual blessing in good measure, as well as an abundance of earthly needs. As we come before you, Father, bless this home and every aspect of it, cleansing any misdeeds of the past, and leaving it pure, fresh, and holy. Bless this house, just as you blessed the homes of Abraham and Sarah, of Isaac and Rebecca, of Jacob and Rachel, and Israel as they left Egypt and bondage. Within these walls, let your angels preside and stand watch over those who live and spend time here, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

Prayer of Blessing while Anointing with Oil

Most loving God, we thank you that through faith in your Son Jesus Christ, you make us all members of your eternal family. We give thanks for all the love that you send to draw our earthly families together, to heal us, and to heal those who have gone before us. Fill this house with your divine presence, we pray. Pour out your love to deepen the fellowship shared here. Let your wisdom guide us, your trust free us, and your peace bless us, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The fruit of that righteousness will be peace; its effect will be quietness and confidence forever. My people will live in peaceful dwelling places, in secure homes, in undisturbed places of rest. Isaiah 32:17-18 (NIV)