You never quite know what to expect out of other people. So, when you get together with a group of people who are supposed to help you follow Jesus, it is a good thing to spell out what you hope will happen.

God did this with Noah, Abraham, Moses, and others. He told them what He would give and spelled out what He wanted. These promises were known as covenants. Jesus offered a new covenant to those who would follow him.

So, as we spell out what we hope will happen in this church, we chose to use a covenant. It's a promise that we make to each other, knowing that God is watching and will help us live up to the expectations. Here it is:

1. We agree to keep the commandments of God and walk in the faith of Jesus.

2. We agree to take the Bible as our guide of faith and practice.

3. We agree to watch over each other for good, to the intent that we may be built up together in Christ, grow in grace and a further knowledge of truth and be instrumental in bringing men to a saving knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

4. We agree to cheerfully attend the appointments and bear the burdens and expenses of the church, according as God may give us severally the ability.

5. We covenant one with another to seek and respond to the Word and the will of God. We purpose to walk together in the ways of the Lord, made known and to be made known to us. We hold it to be the mission of the Church to witness to the gospel of Jesus Christ in all the world, while worshipping God and striving for truth, justice and peace. As did our fathers, we depend on the Holy Spirit to lead and empower us. We pray for the coming of the kingdom of God, and we look with faith toward the triumph of righteousness and eternal life.