CHURCH COVENANT

Having been led by the Holy Spirit of God to trust the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior, and to give ourselves wholly to Him, we do now joyfully and solemnly covenant with one another to walk together in Him as one body in Christ. We do, therefore, on His strength and by His grace engage:

 

That we will exercise a Christian care and watchfulness over each other, and faithfully warn, exhort and admonish each other, as occasion may require.

 

That we will not forsake the assembling of ourselves together, but will strive for the advancement of this church in the furtherance of the cause of Christ; to promote its prosperity and spirituality; to sustain its worship, ordinances, discipline and doctrines; to cheerfully and willingly contribute of our material means, according as God has prospered us, for the maintenance of a faithful and evangelical ministry among us for the support of the poor, and to spread the gospel over the earth (1 Cor. 16:1-2; 2 Cor. 9:6-7).

 

That we will maintain family and secret devotions; train up our children in the fear and admonition of the Lord; to faithfully witness for Christ in seeking the salvation of the lost.

 

That as we are the light of the world, and the salt of the earth, we will seek 'God's power to enable us to deny ungodliness and every worldly lust, and to walk circumspectly in the world, that we may be living testimonies to the praise of His glory; to be just and honest in our dealings, faithful in our engagements, and to live, in all conditions, even till death to the glory of Him who has called us out of darkness into His marvellous light.

 

We moreover engage, that when we remove from this place we will as soon as possible unite with some other Bible-believing and Bible-teaching church, where we can carry out the spirit of this covenant and the principles of God's Holy Word.

 

“And may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make us perfect in every good work, to do His will, working in us that which is well pleading in His sight, though Jesus Christ, to whom be glory, forever and ever. AMEN."

 

This Covenant shall be read by the Pastor to the church at least once a year.

WESBURN INDEPENDENT BAPTIST CHURCH