Having
been led by God the Holy Spirit to receive Jesus Christ as Savior and to
confess Him as Lord, and on confession of this faith, having been
baptized in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Spirit, we do now, in the presence of God and this assembly, most
solemnly and joyfully covenant together as one body in Christ to
endeavor to fully please the Lord.
We
covenant to live as a community of God's redeemed people, binding
ourselves together in covenant love, submitting to compassionate
authority and rulership, and manifesting power, holiness and family
fidelity as expressed through respected manhood and womanhood, revered
fatherhood, cherished motherhood and secure and obedient children.
We
covenant to live as a community where loving instruction and correction
produce healthy growth and maturity and where dedication to excellence
produces the finest results in arts, crafts, trades and commerce, thus
providing prosperity and abundance for all its members. We
covenant to live as a community of faith, worship, praise and selfless
ministry, manifesting individually and corporately the gifts and fruit
of the Holy Spirit.
We
covenant to live as a community where all life is inspired and directed
by the Spirit of Jesus Christ and is lived to His glory as a witness and
testimony to the world.