Church covenant

or if

you want to read from the copy of the church covenant that many of you have.

Shall we read together, beginning with paragraph one? Having been led, as we believe, by the Spirit of God to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior, and on the profession of our 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, angels, and this assembly, most solemnly and joyfully affirm this covenant with one another as one body in Christ.

We engage, therefore, by the aid of the Holy Spirit, to walk together in Christian love, to strive for the advancement of this Church in knowledge, holiness and comfort, to promote its prosperity and spirituality, to sustain its worship, ordinances, discipline and doctrines, to 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.

Amen.

You may be seated.

I'm going to invite the ushers to come now with extra copies of the church covenant, and as they walk back, if you're a member and you neglected to bring yours, just extend your hand toward them as they pass the pew, and they'll see you and give you one of these.

We'll take a minute or two here to pray silently, and as members...