Scott Lake Baptist Church, Lakeland, FL

The Church Covenant:
Expectations of Members

          Having been led, as we believe, by the Spirit of God, to receive Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord, and on the profession of our faith having been baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, we do now, in the presence of God, and this assembly, most solemnly and joyfully enter into a Covenant with one another as one Body in Christ.

         We agree to walk together in Christian love by the aid of the Holy Spirit; to strive for the advancement of this Church, in knowledge, holiness, and comfort; to promote its prosperity and spirituality; to sustain its worship, ordinances, discipline, and doctrines; to contribute regularly to the support of the ministry, the expenses of the Church, the relief of the poor, and the spreading of the Gospel to all nations.

          We agree to maintain family and individual devotions; to educate our children in spiritual principals; to seek the salvation of our kindred and acquaintances; to walk circumspectly in the world; to be just in all our dealings; faithful in our engagements, and exemplary in our deportment; to avoid all backbiting and anger; to abstain from the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages or any illegal drugs; and to be zealous in our efforts to advance the Church of our Savior.
          We agree to watch over one another in brotherly love; to remember one another in prayer; to aid one another in sickness and distress; to cultivate Christian sympathy in feeling and Christian courtesy in speech; to be slow to take offense, but always ready for reconciliation and mindful of the admonition of our Savior to secure it without delay.

          We agree that when we remove ourselves from this place, we will as soon as possible, unite with another Church of like faith and practice where we can carry out the spirit of this Covenant and the Principles of God’s Word.

Join us for our Wednesday Family Buffet at 5:15pm each week. First time guests eat free.

Adults and Teens --- $4
5-12 years old --- $2.50
Under 5 --- free

How to Become a Member of SLBC:

Any person can offer himself or herself for membership who meet the following criteria:

1) Personal received Jesus as their forgiver and Lord.
2) Given public testimony of their faith through believers baptism.

We proudly support the Southern Baptist Convention, its seminaries, philosophy, and agencies.

What Southern Baptists Believe:

Find out about our heritage and statement of faith.

Southern Baptist Convention

What we believe:

We believe in the doctrines of the Bible as summarized in the 2000 Baptist Faith and Message.

1) We believe that there is one God, manifested in three persons, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. (Genesis 1:26; Matthew 28:19-20; 2 Corinthians 13:14)

2) We believe that Jesus is the only begotten Son of God, was born of a virgin, is wholly God and wholly man, lived a sinless life, died as a substitutionary sacrifice for the sins of mankind, was buried, arose from the grave and ascended into Heaven. (John 1:14; 3:16; Matthew 4; Luke 4; Hebrews 4:15, 2 Corinthians 5:21)

3) We believe in the literal, bodily return of Jesus Christ to earth. (Revelation 19)
We believe that the Bible is the Word of God without any error, the sole authority for life. (2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21)

4) We believe that man is a special creation of God, made in His image. (Genesis 1:26-27)
We believe that mankind fell through the sin of the first man, Adam, and that all men are sinners in need of salvation. (Genesis 3:15; Romans 5:12-15)

5) We believe that salvation is a gift of grace from God, received through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. (Romans 6:23; Titus 3:5; Ephesians 2:8-9; John 1:12)

6) We believe that every person who truly is saved is eternally secure in the Lord Jesus Christ. (John 10:28-30; Ephesians 1:13-14; Hebrew 7:25; 10-10, 14)

7) We believe that those persons who die without faith in Jesus Christ spend eternity in Hell and those persons who die with their sins forgiven, through faith in Christ, spend eternity in Heaven. (Rev 20:14; John 3:16)

8) We believe that water baptism is in obedience to the command of Christ and is by immersion after salvation. (Romans 6:3-10)

9) We believe that the local church is the local body of baptized believers with the Lord Jesus Christ as the head. (Ephesians 1:22-23)

10) We believe that each believer has direct access to God through the Lord Jesus Christ and the Bible, God’s Word. (1 Timothy 2:5-6; Hebrews 10:19-26)

11) We believe in the separation of church and state, but not in the separation of God and government. (1 Peter 2:13-17)

Join Us This Week:

Sundays 8:15am...Early Worship 9:00am...Donut/Coffee Buffet 9:15am...Bible Study Groups 10:30am..Worship 5:00pm...Student Choir 6:30pm...Children's Choirs 6:30pm...Evening Worship

Wednesdays 5:15pm...Family Buffet 6:15pm...Youth Worship 6:15pm... Children's FaithWeavers 6:30pm...Mid-Week Worship 6:30pm...Sanctuary Choir