Membership Expectations at Second

We want you to know what is expected of members at Second,. We expect you to love God (Matt. 22:37), evidenced by a godly life. Holiness matters most. We expect you to love each other, to not be ashamed to be identified with Second. We are to be a local, loving spiritual family.

We expect you to seek to make friends in a small group in our fellowship (Acts 16:13). People are not looking for a friendly church; they are looking for friends. In small groups in local churches, this desire can be met.

We expect you to do ministry projects and mission trips, to personally put your hand to the plow. We are not afforded the luxury of living vicariously through our church and others. We can't feel good about missions and ministry because we are members of a missions and ministry minded church. Your involvement is the goal.

We expect you to use your spiritual gifts and talents for our fellowship (RM 12:6), to attend worship services faithfully (HB 10:25), to give your finances joyfully and regularly (2 Cor. 9:7), to pray our church will grow (I Thess. 3:12), to invite the unchurched to attend (Acts 10:24), to welcome warmly those who visit us (Heb. 13:1-2), and to honor our church leaders by praying for them and following them as long as they follow the Holy Spirit and the Bible (HB 13:7,17).

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