About Baptism and the Lord's Supper
Matthew 28:19 – Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. (New Living Translation)
Matthew 26:26-28 – 26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.” 27 Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. 28 For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. (New King James Version)
The Ordinance of Baptism
▸ Baptism is a personal step of ______________________
Ephesians 2:8-9 – 8 God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. 9 Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. (New Living Translation)
▸ Baptism is a public statement of _______________
Matthew 10:32-33 – 32 For those who declare publicly that they belong to me, I will do the same before my Father in heaven. 33 But if anyone rejects me publicly, I will reject him before my Father in heaven. (Good News Translation)
▸ Baptism is a perfect _______________ of death, burial, and resurrection
Romans 6:4 – Therefore we have been buried with him by baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life. (New Revised Standard Version)
The Ordinance of the Lord’s Supper
Luke 22:19 – [Jesus said,] “. . . do this in remembrance of Me.” (New King James Version)
1 Corinthians 11:27-30 – 27 So anyone who eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord unworthily is guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. 28 That is why you should examine yourself before eating the bread and drinking the cup. 29 For if you eat the bread or drink the cup without honoring the body of Christ, you are eating and drinking God’s judgment upon yourself. 30 That is why many of you are weak and sick and some have even died. (New Living Translation)
▸ The bread is symbolic of the broken _____________ of Jesus
Isaiah 53:5 – But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed. (New King James Version)
▸ The cup is symbolic of the ________________ of the new covenant
Hebrews 10:1, 12, 14 – 1 The old system under the law of Moses was only a shadow, a dim preview of the good things to come, not the good things themselves. The sacrifices under that system were repeated again and again, year after year, but they were never able to provide perfect cleansing for those who came to worship. . . . 12 But our High Priest offered himself to God as a single sacrifice for sins, good for all time. Then he sat down in the place of honor at God’s right hand. . . . 14 For by that one offering he forever made perfect those who are being made holy. (New Living Translation)
▸ The Lord’s Supper calls us to remember Jesus is coming again
1 Corinthians 11:26 – For every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are announcing the Lord’s death until he comes again. (New Living Translation)
Called to Live a Different Way of Life
▸ Baptism calls us to ______________ on whether or not we are truly disciples of Jesus
Galatians 5:19-21 – 19 When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, 21 envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God. (New Living Translation)
Galatians 5:22-23 – 22 But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! (New Living Translation)
▸ The Lord’s Supper calls us to ____________________ what it is Jesus did for us and why it was necessary
1 Peter 1:18-19 – 18 For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And the ransom he paid was not mere gold or silver. 19 It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God. (New Living Translation)
▸ The Lord’s Supper calls us to ____________________
1 Corinthians 11:31 – But if we judged ourselves, we would not be judged. (New Revised Standard Version)