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Aug 01, 2021

Charge to the Candidate

Charge to the Candidate

Passage: 2 Timothy 1:8-14

Preacher: Dr. Carl Trueman

Series: 2 Timothy

Category: Church

Keywords: faith, gospel, sovereignty, elder

Detail:

Ordination Service of Pastor Joshua Brownfield FBCW August 1, 2021, 3:30pm

  • Welcome
  • Call - Psalm 117
  • Hymn - "A Mighty Fortress is Our God"
  • Reading - 1 Timothy 1:3-14
  • Hymn - "He Who Would Valiant Be"
  • Prayer
  • Charge to the Candidate and Church
  • Vows of the Candidate and Congregation
      • Candidate Vows
        Each vow read individually, responded to with "Yes"
        • Do you believe the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be the inerrant Word of God, and the only infallible rule of faith and practice?
        • Do you promise subjection to your fellow elders in the Lord?
        • So far as you know your heart, do you desire your office out of love for God and a sincere desire to promote His glory in the gospel of His Son?
        • Do you promise to be zealous and faithful in maintaining the truths of the gospel and the purity, peace, and unity of the congregation, whatever persecution or opposition may arise against you on that account?
        • Do you promise to be faithful and diligent in the exercise of all private and personal duties befitting a Christian and a minister of the gospel, as well as in all the duties of your office, endeavoring to adorn the profession of the gospel by your life, and walking with exemplary godliness before the flock for which God has made you an overseer?
        • Do you, relying upon God for strength, promise to discharge the duties of a pastor?
    • Congregation Vows (FBCW Members)
      • Do you, the congregation, continue to profess your readiness to receive Josh, whom you have called to be your pastor?
      • Do you promise to receive the word of truth from his mouth with meekness and love, and to submit to him, in the Lord, in the oversight of your souls?
      • Do you promise to encourage him in his labor and to assist his endeavors for your instruction and edification?
    • Laying on of Hands (Elders)
    • Additional Prayer (VCNMA Pastors)
    • Hymn - "The Church's One Foundation"
    • Benediction - Hebrews 13:20-21