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Covenant of Fellowship
It is our joyful privilege to enter into this solemn covenant with God
and with this local fellowship of believers. By God's enabling grace,
we bind ourselves in covenant to these common purposes:
- To endeavor to please God in every way, denying
ungodliness and worldly lusts, and pursuing together a manner of life
consistent with the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the Kingdom of God;
- To emphasize the importance of God's Word and prayer
in our personal lives, in our families, and in our fellowship together;
- To attend as diligently as possible to the public worship
of God with this church, recognizing the value and importance of fellowship
with other believers;
- To share in the financial support of this church
and its varied ministries by cheerfully, systematically, and proportionately
contributing of our means as God supplies and directs;
- To pray regularly for the needs of the church;
- To serve the Lord willingly through this church with the abilities
and time He provides, each being involved in a specific ministry
to the needs of others, working together in Christian love and graciousness,
endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace;
- To commit ourselves to responsibility for the lives of the
other members of this fellowship, in helping to bring them
to maturity in Christ, encouraging them in truth and love;
- To submit ourselves in Christ to the discipline
and exhortation of this church;
- To be ambassadors for Christ, and in love proclaim the Gospel
of Jesus Christ to all mankind, being concerned for their individual
needs, both physical and spiritual;
- To accept the responsibilities of government in the church as provided
in the Constitution and By-Laws, giving prayerful consideration to the
Spirit's leading in decisions of the church and attending
as diligently as possible to decision-making meetings of the fellowship;
- To seriously seek the wisdom and counsel of other
members of the Body before concluding any decision to dissolve this
pledge and commitment of membership.
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