The purpose of Covenant Baptist Church is to glorify God by obediently making and equipping disciples of Christ, in the Upstate of South Carolina and throughout the world, by the power of the Spirit.
1. “TO GLORIFY GOD BY OBEDIENTLY…”
Ephesians 3:21, 5:21-27; Acts 20:28; 2 Corinthians 6:20; Matthew 16:18; Colossians 1:18; Matthew 8:27; Psalm 148:8; 2 Corinthians 8:1; 1 Samuel 15:1-3, 19-23; Acts 5:29; Romans 16:19; John 14:15
2. “…MAKING AND EQUIPPING DISCIPLES OF CHRIST…”
Matthew 28:18-20, Ephesians 4:11-12, Colossians 1:28-29, Mark 3:14, Acts 2:41-47, 2 Timothy 2:2
3. “…IN THE UPSTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD…”
Acts 1:8; John 8:12, 4:42, 3:16; 1 John 2:2; Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:15; Luke 24:47; John 20:21; Acts 13:1-4, 24:5; John 12:9
4. “…BY THE POWER OF THE SPIRIT.”
Matthew 28:20; Colossians 1:28-29; John 3:8; Acts 1:8; John 16:8, 6:44; 1 Corinthians 2:10, 14; Acts 13:1-4
We employ three strategies to accomplish our purpose:
STRATEGY #1: CONGREGATIONAL WORSHIP
Congregational Worship: The church assembled to be strengthened by the preaching of the Word, to reinforce the faith through song, and to express congregational praise and worship to Christ, our Audience.
1. “THE CHURCH ASSEMBLED…”
Deuteronomy 31:12; Nehemiah 8:2; Luke 4:16; James 2:2; Acts 5:12, 6:5; Hebrews 10:24-25
2. “…TO BE STRENGTHENED BY THE PREACHING OF THE WORD…”
Acts 20:32, Exodus 35:1, Nehemiah 8:1-3, 2 Timothy 3:14-5:5, Ephesians 4:11-12
3. “…TO REINFORCE THE FAITH THROUGH SONG…”
Colossians 3:16, Hebrews 2:12
4. “…AND TO EXPRESS CONGREGATIONAL PRAISE AND WORSHIP TO CHRIST, OUR AUDIENCE.”
Hebrews 13:15, Ephesians 5:19, Psalm 33:1, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Psalm 40:3, Exodus 15:1-18, Judges 5:1, Acts 16:25, Ephesians 5:18-19
STRATEGY #2: SUNDAY SCHOOL/SMALL GROUPS
The church organized into Sunday School Classes for all age groups:
First to equip and make disciples.
Secondly to evangelize the lost through these disciples.
Finally to provide fellowship to meet individual needs.
1. “THE CHURCH ORGANIZED…”
Genesis 1:1-31; Leviticus; Acts 6; Ephesians 4:11-12; 2 Timothy 2:2; 1 Corinthians 11:34, 15:23, 14:40
2. “…INTO SUNDAY SCHOOL…”
Exodus 18:13-26; Luke 6:12-13; Acts 2:41, 46, 5:42; 2 Timothy 2:2
3. “…TO EVANGELIZE THE LOST…”
Acts 5:42, Romans 12:6-10
4. “…EQUIP THE SAVED…”
Acts 2:42, 46, 1:1; Colossians 1:28-29; 2 Timothy 2:2
5. “…AND PROVIDE FELLOWSHIP TO MEET INDIVIDUAL NEEDS.”
Galatians 6:1, Matthew 18:15-17, James 2:15-16, 1 Corinthians 12:26
STRATEGY #3: PERSONALIZED, STRATEGIC WORLD MISSIONS MINISTRY
The entire local church family personally and strategically involved in world missions, mobilizing laborers, prayer, and finances to the end of glorifying God among all people.
1. “THE ENTIRE LOCAL CHURCH FAMILY…”
Matthew 28:18-20, Mark 16:15, Luke 24:47, John 20:21, Acts 1:8
2. “…PERSONALLY AND STRATEGICALLY INVOLVED IN WORLD MISSIONS…”
Acts 14:26-28, 13:2-3
3. “…MOBILIZING LABORERS, PRAYER, AND FINANCES…”
2 Peter 1:12-13
4. “…TO THE END OF GLORIFYING GOD AMONG ALL PEOPLE.”
Psalm 67:1-2, Psalm 96:3
