Our Covenant

I. Salvation and Baptism (John 1:11-12; Matt 28:19-20)
II. Duties to the Church

1. To walk together in Christian love (John 13:34-35)
2. To strive for the advancement of the church and promote its prosperity and spirituality (Phil. 1:27; 2 Tim 2:15; 2 Cor.7:1; 2 Peter 3:11)
3. To sustain its worship, ordinances, discipline and doctrine (Heb. 10:25; Matt 28:19; 1 Cor. 11:23-26; Jude 3)
4. To give it pre-eminence in my life (Matt 6:33)
5. To contribute cheerfully and regularly ((1 Cor. 16:2; 2 Cor. 8:6,7)
6. To continue to be active in church work wherever I live (Acts 11:19-21; 18:24-28)

III. Duties in Personal Christian Living

1. To maintain family and private devotions (1 Thess. 5:17-18; Acts 17:11)
2. To religiously educate my children (2 Tim. 3:15; Deut. 6:4-7)
3. To seek the salvation of the Lost (Acts 1:8; Matt. 4:19; Psalm 126:5-6; Prov. 11:30)
4. To walk circumspectly in the world and to be just in our dealings, faithful in our engagements and exemplary in our deportment (Eph. 5:15; Phil 2:14-15; 1 Peter 2:11-12)
5. To avoid all gossip and excessive anger (Eph. 4:31; 1 Peter 2:21; Col. 3:8; James 3:1-2)
6. To be zealous in our efforts for Christ (Titus 2:14)

IV. Duties to Fellow Members

1. To watch over one another in love (1 Peter 1:2)
2. To pray for one another (James 5:16)
3. To aid each other in sickness and distress (Gal 6:2; James 2:14-17)
4. To cultivate Sympathy and courtesy (1 Peter 3:8)
5. To be slow to take offence, but always ready for reconciliation (Eph. 4: 30-32)