Church
Covenant
PASTOR:
By what common experience do we enter into spiritual fellowship and covenant
relations with one another?
CONGREGATION:
Having been led, as we believe, by The Spirit of God to receive the Lord
Jesus Christ as our Saviour and, on the profession of our faith, having been
baptized in the name of The Father, and of The Son, and of The Holy Ghost, we do
now, in the presence of God and this assembly, most solemnly and joyfully enter
into a covenant with one another as one body in Christ.
WHAT
is our bond of union with one another?
We
engage, therefore, by the aid of The Holy Ghost, to walk circumspectly in
Christian love.
WHAT
are our privileges and duties in this church?
To
strive for the advancement of this church in knowledge, holiness, and comfort;
to promote its prosperity and spirituality; and to sustain its worship,
ordinances, discipline, and doctrines.
WHAT
vows do we gladly make as stewards of what God entrusts to us?
To
contribute cheerfully and regularly to the support of the ministry, the expenses
of the church, the relief of the poor, and the spread of the gospel through all
nations.
WHAT
gracious tasks do we humbly assume?
We also engage to maintain family and secret devotions, to religiously educate our children, and to seek the salvation of our kindred and acquaintances.
TO
WHAT manner of life and conversation are we solemnly pledged?
To
walk circumspectly in the world; to be just in our dealings, faithful in our
engagements, and exemplary in our deportment; to avoid all tattling, backbiting,
and excessive anger; to abstain from the sale of —
and the use of —
intoxicating drinks as a beverage; and to be zealous in our efforts to
advance the kingdom of our Saviour.
SINCE
ONE is our Master, even Christ, and we all are brethren, by what fraternal
ministries are we to strengthen each other and adorn the teaching of our Lord
and Saviour?
We
further engage to watch over one another in brotherly love; to remember one
another in prayer; to aid one another in sickness and distress; to cultivate
Christian sympathy in feeling and Christian courtesy in speech; and to be slow
to take offense, but always ready for reconciliation and mindful of the rules of
our Saviour to secure it without delay.
WHAT
IS our agreement when we move from this community?
Moreover,
we engage that when we remove from this place, we will, as soon as possible,
unite with some other church where we can carry out the spirit of this covenant
and the principles of God’s Word.
St. John's Missionary Baptist Church * 1504 SW N. H. Jones Ave., * Lawton, OK 73501
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July 20, 2007