Candies Creek Church Covenant
Having been brought by divine grace to repent and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and to give up ourselves to him, and having been baptized upon our profession of faith, in the name of the Father and of the Son and the Holy Spirit, we do now, relying on His gracious aid, solemnly and joyfully enter into our covenant with each other. Ephesians 2:8-10; Matthew 28:18-20
- We will work and pray for the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Ephesians 4:3
- We will walk together in brotherly love, as is becoming of Christ and His Church, exercise an affectionate care and watchfulness over each other and faithfully admonish and entreat one another as occasion may require. Romans 12:10; 1 Corinthians 12:25; 1 Thessalonians 5:14
- We will not forsake the assembling of ourselves together, and further, we will be a house of prayer for all the nations and faithfully pray for one another, as well as for those not yet a part of the Body of Christ. Hebrews 10:25; Mark 11:17; James 5:16; Matthew 9:38
- We will endeavor to bring up those as may at any time be under our care, in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, and by a pure and loving example to seek the salvation of our family, friends, and the lost. We will, further, make every effort to maintain personal and family worship, and to Biblically train our children for the glory of God. Ephesians 6:4; Romans 9:1-5; Deuteronomy 6:4-9
- We will rejoice at each others’ happiness and endeavor with tenderness and sympathy to bear each other’s burdens and sorrows. 1 Corinthians 12:26; Galatians 6:2
- We will seek, by Divine aid, to live carefully in the world, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, and remembering that, as we have been voluntarily buried by baptism and raised again from the symbolic grave, so there is on us a special obligation now to lead a new and holy life. Titus 2:12; Romans 6:3-4; 1 Peter 2:9-10
- We will work together for the continuance of a faithful evangelical ministry in this church, as we sustain its worship, ordinances, discipline, and doctrines. We will 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. Hebrews 12:12-14; 2 Corinthians 8:1-2; 9:6-7
- We will, having been commissioned by Christ to go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe everything that Christ has commanded us, commit ourselves by His grace and the authority of Christ and the empowerment of His Holy Spirit to be Christ’s witnesses in our Jerusalem, in all our Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth for the eternal glory of our great God. Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8
- We will, when we move from this place, 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. May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with us all. Amen. 2 Corinthians 13:11-14