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About First Baptist Church |
First Baptist Church, Manchester, is affiliated with
the
Duck River Baptist Association, the
Tennessee Baptist Convention and the
Southern Baptist Convention.
The mission of First Baptist Church is to make disciples of
Jesus Christ. We understand that the
church
makes disciples through the power of the Holy
Spirit by:
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- Evangelizing the lost in our area and
sending missionaries to evangelize the unreached
peoples of the world.
- Teaching
sound doctrine to equip believers for growth and
service.
- Cultivating
a fellowship of loving encouragement and joyful
worship
- Ministering
to the needs of the church and the world in the
name of Jesus.
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Join Our Church |
You may join our
church by walking to the front during the singing of the hymn
of decision
and telling the pastor of your desire to join this
church.
- New Christians join by profession of
faith in Christ as candidates for baptism
- Christians from other Baptist church
join by promise of letter from another
church
- Other Christians
join by statement of prior conversion experience & prior baptism by
immersion
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Church Covenant |
Having been led, as we believe,
by the Spirit of God, to receive Jesus Christ as our Savior and
Lord
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 and this assembly, most solemnly
and
joyfully enter into covenant with one another as one body
in Christ.
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For the Advancement of this
Church -- 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.
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As Christian Stewards
-- To contribute cheerfully and regularly to the ministry, the
expenses of the
church, the relief of the poor, and the spread
of the gospel throughout all nations.
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Alone and at Home --
We also engage to maintain family and secret devotion; to educate
our
children in the principles of faith; to seek the salvation
of our kindred and acquaintances.
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Before the World --
To walk circumspectly in the world; to be just in our dealings,
faithful in our
engagements, and exemplary in our deportment;
to avoid all tattling, backbiting, and excessive anger;
to abstain
from the sale and use of intoxicating drinks as a beverage; to
combat drug abuse; to oppose
all conduct which compromises our
Christian faith and to uphold high standards of Christian morality;
to be zealous in our efforts to advance the kingdom of our Savior.
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Toward One Another --
We further engage to watch over one another in brotherly love;
to remember
one another in prayer; to aid one another in sickness
and distress; to cultivate Christian sympathy in
feeling and
Christian 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.
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When We Move -- We moreover
engage that when we move from this place, we will as soon as
possible unite with some other church, where we can carry out
the spirit of this covenant and the
principles of God's Word. |
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