God, by His grace alone, has led me to repent of my sin and believe upon Jesus Christ, trusting Him alone asmy Savior and Lord. As one who has been baptized as a believer in Christ, I desire to unite with this churchfamily. Therefore, I enter into a covenantal relationship with the members of this church. In humble relianceupon the Holy Spirit, I endeavor to do the following:
•To faithfully attend the church's worship services. (Acts 2:42; Heb. 10:25).
•To diligently guard the truth, upholding the standard of sound words recorded in Scripture (1 Tim. 3:15;6:3-4,20; 2 Tim. 1:13-14; 2:14-15, 24-26; 4:3-4).
•To wholeheartedly support, love, and care for the church's ministries and members by offering:
omy prayers (2 Cor. 13:9; Eph. 1:15-20; 3:14-21; 6:18; Phil. 1:3-6; 9-11; Col. 1:3-12; 4:2-6; 1 Thes. 1:2-4; 5:17;1 Pet. 1:22).
omy financial gifts (Lev. 27:30; Mal. 3:10; Matt. 23:23; 1 Cor. 16:2; 2 Cor. 9:6-7; 1 Tim. 5:17-18).
omy service (Eph. 4:11-16; Titus 2:11-14; Heb. 10:24; 1 Peter 2:5,9,12; 4:10; Jude 17-21; 1 Cor. 1:30-31; 12:4-11,25-26; Ezek. 36:23b).
•To witness for the Lord Jesus Christ, living a transformed life and sharing the gospel as God givesopportu- nity (Matt. 4:19; 28:19; Acts 1:8; 5:42; 1 Pet. 3:15).
•To actively pursue personal holiness before God, loving others as Christ has loved us. (2 Cor. 7:1; 1 Thes.4:7; 1 Pet 1:15-16; 1 Jn. 3:3; Jn. 13:34-35).
•To diligently promote the unity of the church, being a peacemaker with all in the body of Christ (Matt. 5:9;23-26; Rom 12:18-21; 14:19; Eph. 4:1-3; Phil. 2:1-4; Col. 3:12-14; 2 Tim. 2:22; Heb 12:14).
•To respectfully follow the leaders of this church, trusting and supporting their biblical leadership (1 Thes.5:12-13; 1 Tim. 5:17-20; Heb. 13:7,17).
•To humbly submit to the church's discipline, graciously repenting when approached about personal sin,
and lovingly restoring others who become entangled in sin (Matt. 18:15-20; 1 Cor. 5:6-13; 2 Cor. 6:14-18;Gal. 6:1; 1 Thes. 5:14-15; 2 Thes. 3:5-6; Eph. 4:29; Phil. 2:14).