“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” -Mahatma Gandhi

“An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.”-Mahatma Gandhi

“The Bible isn’t there simply to be an accurate reference point for people who want to be sure they’ve got things right. It is there to equip God’s people to carry forward His purpose of new covenant and new creation” (N.T. Wright).

ALL: I am no longer my own, but yours. Put me to what you will, place me with whom you will. Put me to doing, put me to suffering. Let me be put to work for you or set aside for you, Praised for you or criticized for you. Let me be full, let me be empty. Let me have all things, let me have nothing. I freely and fully surrender all things To your glory and service. And now, O wonderful and holy God, Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer, You are mine, and I am yours. So be it. And the covenant which I have made on earth, Let it also be made in heaven. Amen

Pastor: And so I ask you, will you turn away from the powers of sin and death?

Congregation: We renounce the spiritual forces of wickedness, Reject the evil powers of this world, And repent of our sin!

Pastor: Will you let the Spirit use you as prophets to the powers that be?

Congregation: We accept the freedom and power God gives us To resist evil, injustice, and oppression In whatever forms they present themselves!

Pastor: Will you proclaim the good news and live as disciples of Jesus Christ, his body on earth?

Congregation: We confess Jesus Christ as our Savior, put our whole trust in his grace, and promise to serve him as our Lord, in union with the church which Christ has opened to people of all ages, nations, and races!

Pastor: Will you be living witnesses to the gospel, individually and together, wherever you are, and in all that you do?

Congregation: We will remain faithful members of Christ's holy church And serve as Christ's representatives in the world.

Pastor: Will you receive and profess the Christian faith as contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments?

Congregation: We affirm and teach the faith of the whole church as we put our trust in God, the Father Almighty. in Jesus Christ, his only Son. and in the Holy Spirit, one God now and forever.