Mission - Yellow Creek Mennonite Church

YELLOW CREEK MENNONITE CHURCH COMMITMENTS

We, the members of Yellow Creek Mennonite Church, commit together to allow God to be at work in our lives in the following ways:

l. To receive God's gracious gift of salvation made possible through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
[Acts 4:8-14; Romans 10:6-10; I Peter 1:3-13; John 3:1-21]

2. To find wholeness as we leave the sinfulness of this world and ask God to bring healing and hope into all areas of our lives.
[Ephesians 2:1-10; Ephesians 4:17-24; Luke 4:14-22, 31-44; Acts 2:25-28]

3. To live our lives consistent with Christ-like and scriptural standards of moral conduct.
[I Corinthians 5:1-13; Colossians 3:1-18; Romans 8:1-17; Ephesians 4:17-32]

4. To grow spiritually as we deepen our understandings of faith, strengthen our relationship with Jesus Christ, and practice spiritual disciplines.
[Ephesians 4:11-16; Ephesians 6:10-18; Philippians 3:12-16]

5. To participate faithfully in individual and corporate experiences of worship - giving praise, thanksgiving, and honor to God.
[John 4:21-26; Romans 12:1-8; Colossians 3:15-17; Hebrews 10;19-25]

6. To experience community in smaller group settings for mutual support and accountability in spiritual growth and ministry.
[Romans 12:3-21; Ephesians 4:11-13; Acts 2:42-27]

7. To share the good news of salvation in word and action as God opens the doors in our relationships.
[Matthew 28:16-20; Mark 6:6b-13; Acts 13-20]

8. To embrace the spiritual gifts God has given us and use them in ministry in the church and community.
[Romans 12:1-8; Ephesians 4:7-16; I Corinthians 3:5-17; I Corinthians 12:1-30]

9. To give generously of time and resources to God's mission in this congregation and in the wider world.
[Mark 12:38-44; II Corinthians 8:1-24; II Corinthians 9:1-15; Philippians 4:10-20]

10. To live in agreement with the "Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective."
[Ephesians 2:11-22; Ephesians 4:1-6; John 17:20-26]

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