Our Ebenezer Stone

On April 21, 2013 was Ebenezer Sunday at our church.  The verse we chose was Psalm 18:2

The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,

my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,

my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. ESV

What is an Ebenezer Stone and what does it represent?

"THE EBENEZER STONES
On October 24, 1993, Christ Covenant’s congregation raised an “Ebenezer” at
the construction site of the new Worship Center. After the last hymn was sung that Sunday, church members and families left the worship service in the multipurpose building and walked out to a pile of loose river stones that had been especially selected for this purpose. 

Together, each family chose a stone — one smooth enough to write one and large enough to accommodate all their names. The names were penned on the stone, some including a Scripture reference as well. Then, with reverence and thankfulness, each family placed their stone in a designated area. The pile grew
layer upon layer until everyone had taken part. 

The story of the first Ebenezer, which translates, “the Lord has helped us,” is found in 1 Samuel 7:12. Samuel set up the Ebenezer, a stone of help, after the defeat of the Philistines as a memorial to the aid secured from Jehovah. Ebenezer stones were laid as a reminder of God’s providence as the campus developed, acknowledging the church’s dependence upon Him, and as a memorial for the purpose of teaching the children of God’s faithful provision. A white picket fence was built around the stones and the memorial still stands today." ( IN THE HANDS OF GOD: A HISTORY OF CHRIST COVENANT CHURCH: The Founding and Development Years, By Mary Burke)

picture by Angie T.