CHURCH COVENANT

Since God created and redeemed us in the Lord Jesus Christ, we gladly give ourselves to God and each other in this solemn covenant. 

With the assistance of the Holy Spirit and divine grace, wisdom, strength and knowledge, we will:

Love and worship the one living and true God, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together;

Live holy and righteous lives in the fear of God, submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ;

Do good works of love, obeying all that Jesus commanded;

Maintain the unity of the Spirit, working together for the peace and purity of the church;

Contribute cheerfully and generously to the support of the ministry, the maintenance of the meetinghouse, the work of missions and evangelism, and the relief of the poor;

Repent of our sins promptly and completely, as we also willingly forgive others;

Persevere in the faith and hope of the gospel so that when we have done the will of God, we will receive what he has promised.

To God be the glory for ever and ever.  Amen.

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“Don’t become so well adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking.  Instead, fix your attention on God.  You’ll be changed from the inside out.  Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it.  Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of maturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.”

--Romans 12:2 The Message