A Covenant

        Having been saved by grace through faith in Christ Jesus, being members together of the body of Christ universal, and as members of Memorial Baptist Church, we commit to the following covenant by agreeing to be accountable to God and to each other in these particulars:

First:	We will reverently regard the Bible as our final authority for faith and practice.
Second:	We will seek to be a part of God’s work by: gathered worship, sharing of the Gospel, consistent Christian living, mutual encouragement and exhortation, persistent prayer, missionary endeavor, Christian education, and Christ- centered fellowship.
Third:	We will study the Word of God with diligence and teach the truths of the Christian gospel to those who live in our households.
Fourth:	We will consider how we may spur one another to love and good deeds.  We will not give up meeting together for fellowship and worship.
Fifth:	We will consecrate our time and our talents to serve God and one another with deeds of Christ-like kindness, as fellow-heirs with Christ and fellow-members of His body.
Sixth:	We will be committed co-laborers for the cause of Christ.  We will seek to walk together in the unity of the Spirit and the bond of Christian love and discipleship.  We will receive counsel and instruction in accordance with biblical teaching.  We will strive to bear one another’s burdens.
Seventh:	If we leave this place, we will unite with some other church where we can carry out the spirit of this covenant and principles of God’s word.

        We, being mindful of our weakness and that we can do nothing to merit favor with God, seek the guidance and power of Christ our Lord to keep this covenant.  We humbly trust in the merits of Jesus Christ for the pardon of our sins.  We trust also the indwelling of the Holy Spirit to sanctify and enable us to persevere in our Christian living until we see our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ face to face.