EBC Membership Covenant

---

​Since God the Father, according to the riches of His grace, saw fit not only to redeem us through Christ, but to unite us together as one body, one bride, one family in the bond of the Spirit—we joyfully commit ourselves to God and to one another in this covenant.

We hereby commit ourselves to growing personally.

• We will cultivate a life of prayer. Since we are able to boldly approach the throne of grace through our great High Priest, Jesus Christ, we will intercede for ourselves, for one another, and for the advancement of God’s Kingdom locally and globally (Col. 4:2; 1 Thess. 5:17; Heb. 4:14-16).
• We will pursue holiness. In cooperation with the Holy Spirit, we will seek to understand His revealed will in order to live in a manner worthy of the Lord.  We will resist the temptations of the flesh and the adversary, remembering that our union with Christ brings about the joyful duty of living a new and holy life (Rom. 12:1; Col. 1:1:10; 1 Pet. 1:15-16).

We also commit ourselves to loving one another.

• We will remain steadfast in unity. We will walk together in love, and maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace, pursuing unity in the core doctrines of the Christian faith, not allowing petty discord to divide us (Eph. 4:1-3; John 17:20-23).
• We will be present. As the visible display of Christ’s body, we will not neglect meeting together regularly. We will engage one another in personal relationships and will participate in the responsibilities of the church membership (Heb. 10:24-25).
• We will follow the leadership of the church. As Christ is the Head of the church and has appointed men to be elders over the congregation, so we will submit to the authority that God has graciously set over us (Heb. 13:7; 1 Pet. 5:1-5).

Finally, we commit ourselves to engaging the world.

• We will make disciples. God has entrusted us with the treasure of His gospel in order to present everyone mature in Christ. Therefore in every area of our lives we will strive to proclaim Christ with our words and display Christ through our works (Matt. 28:19-20; Col. 4:5-6).
• We will give of our time and resources. Since God has given us the riches of our salvation in Christ, we will contribute cheerfully and regularly to the ministry of the church, the relief of the poor, and the spread of the gospel through all nations (2 Cor. 9:6-8; 1 Tim. 6:17-19).

May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with us all (2 Cor. 13:14).