COVENANT

SGC MEMBERSHIP COVENANT

Having been bought by the blood of Jesus Christ and brought by the sovereign grace of God to repentant faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, we do now publicly declare our total reliance upon and humble submission to Him as our Prophet, Priest, and King. In solemn joy, we covenant together to worship Him and to walk in Christian love for the glory of Christ who is the Head of His body—the church.

We do now—in the presence of the holy, omniscient, omnipotent God; and before angels and men—commit ourselves to the Triune Lord Jehovah: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; seeking His enablement for the fulfilling of this covenant.

1. We do promise and engage to walk in all holiness, godliness, humility and brotherly love before God and men.

2. . We covenant together to uphold the public worship of God in accordance with His Holy Word: not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, honoring the preaching of the Word, submitting to Christ's ordinances of Baptism and the Lord's Supper, giving ourselves faithfully to corporate prayer as well as private and family worship in our homes, diligently instructing and training those entrusted to our care in Biblical doctrine and conduct.

3. In reliance upon the grace of the living God, we hereby determine to exercise a mutual care and watchfulness for one another to fulfill the law of Christ: striving for the good of the whole church to promote the knowledge of the truth which is in accordance with godliness, exhorting and admonishing one another in a spirit of meekness, and praying for one another according to the will of God.

4. As "the salt of the earth" and "the light of the world," we will, by divine enablement, deny ungodliness and every worldly lust: perfecting holiness in the fear of God, being zealous for good deeds and the maintenance of a clear conscience before God and men, that we might not bring reproach upon the name of our King, but rather that by our verbal witness and godly life we may call sinners to faith in our gracious Saviour.

5. We agree to contribute willingly, freely and cheerfully of our income, as God has graciously prospered us, for the maintenance of a faithful and evangelical ministry among us, for the support of the needy, and for the spread of the gospel throughout the world.

6. We as a church commit to be faithful to God, with all conviction to stand and defend the truth of the Scripture.