VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH COVENANT
“AND THEY ENTERED INTO A COVENANT TO SEEK THE LORD, GOD OF THEIR
FATHER WITH ALL THEIR HEARTS AND THEIR SOUL.”
MINISTER: What common experience leads us to spiritual fellowship and covenant
relations with God and one another?
CONGREGATION: 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 Ghost,
we do now, in the presence of God, angels, and this assembly, most solemnly and
joyfully enter into covenant with one another, as one body in Christ.
MINISTER: What are some of our privileges and duties in this, our own Church?
CONGREGATION: 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.
MINISTER: What vows do we gladly make as stewards of that which God has
entrusted to us?
CONGREGATION: 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.
MINISTER: For the sake of our homes, loved ones, what task do we humbly
assume?
CONGREGATION: We engage to maintain family and secret devotions; to
religiously educate our children; to seek the salvation of our kindred and
acquaintances.
MINISTER: For the sake of the unsaved for whom Christ died, to what manner of
life and conversations are solemnly pledges?
CONGREGATION: To walk circumspectly in the world; to be just in dealings,
faithful in our engagements, and exemplary in our deportment; to avoid all
tattling, backbiting, and excessive anger; to abstain from sale and use of,
intoxicating drink as a beverage; and to be zealous in our efforts to advance the
kingdom of our Savior.
MINISTER: Since One is our master, even Christ and all we are brethren, by what
fraternal ministries are we to strengthen each other and adorn the teachings of
our Lord and Savior?
CONGREGATION: We further engage to watch over one another in brotherly love;
to remember one another in prayer; to aid each other in sickness and distress; to
cultivate Christian sympathy in feeling and courtesy in speech; to be slow to take
offense, but always ready for reconciliation and mindful of the rules of our Savior,
to secure it without delay.
MINISTER: For the good of our spiritual development, AND FOR THE BEST
INTEREST OF THE Masters kingdom what do we promise to do if we move beyond
the reach of this church?
CONGREGATION: We moreover engage that, when we remove from this place,
we will, as soon as possible, unite with some other church of this faith, where we
can carry out the spirit of this covenant and principles of God's Word.
