The Covenant Commitment

A New Covenant:

God and His Church

Throughout the Old and New Testaments, there is a clearly defined community of God. God creates a covenant relationship with His people. This covenant was first established in the Old Testament with the people of Israel through Abraham. In the New Testament, He establishes a new covenant with His people, the church, through Jesus Christ. As members of God’s covenant family at Tulip Church of God, we commit ourselves to glorifying God by the mutual, active pursuit of Jesus Christ and obedience to the Holy Spirit. In so doing, we will be a body that loves each other and our community.

We have been graciously invited into God’s redemptive purpose and mission in this world through the church. In light of this reality, the opportunity to join a local body of believers is much more than a commitment to consistent attendance or active involvement. It is a sacred call to join with the faith family of God to pursue God’s purpose and mission TOGETHER.

Commitments of a covenant member of Tulip Church of God:

  • I will confess and profess that Jesus is the one and only Son of God, our Father. (Romans 10:9-10)

  • I will faithfully pursue a deeper relationship with Jesus through regular study of Scripture, prayer, meditation, worship, and discipleship. (John 15:5)

  • I will work to promote unity within this body of believers and throughout our community. (Colossians 3:12-14)

  • I will strive to love and respect each member of this body of believers, using the examples of Christ Jesus as my guide. (John 13:34)

  • I will work to be prepared to share the Good News with others. (1 Peter 3:15)

  • I will submit myself to fellow believers and to the leadership fo the church as the flock is shepherded according to Scripture. (Ephesians 5:21 & 1 Peter 5)

  • I will give generously to God through tithes, offerings, and gifts to help support the Church as it engages in God’s redemptive mission. (1 Timothy 6:17-19)

  • I will give generously of my time and will use my God-given spiritual gifts to promote and advance the mission of Jesus through Tulip Church of God. (1 Peter 4:10-11)

  • I commit to pray for this body of believers, both individually and corporately. (James 5:16)

  • I commit to regularly worship, partake in the Lord’s Supper and to fellowship with this body of believers in order to knit us together as a family. (Hebrews 10:24-25)

  • I will refrain from unwholesome talk and will seek a spirit of reconciliation, building up the body of believers, striving to forgive as Jesus would have us do. (Ephesians 4:25-32)

  • When in doubt, I will default to LOVE! (John 13:34-35)

    • “It is the Holy Spirit’s job to convict, God’s job to judge, and my job to love.” - Billy Graham