Bedrock #6: The Ordinances
February 26, 2025 / Pastor Tom Van KempenSeries: Bedrock #6
Sermon: The Ordinances
vs. Ordinance
1. Where did we get these terms?
2. What is the purpose of a sacrament or ordinance?
1) To divine grace
2) To divine grace
3. How do these Christian practices differ?
Water Baptism
1. Water baptism represents a to God
Matthew 28:19-20 (NKJV) Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Amen.
1) Go and evangelize the world
2) Make disciples
3) Be baptized
4) Teach the word
2. Water baptism involves the of your body
1) A pickled cucumber
2) A dyed cloth
3) A sunken ship
3. Water baptism is symbolic of your
1) A personal testimony
2) An announcement of ownership
3) A pledge of commitment
Communion
1 Corinthians 11:24-26 (NKJV) and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.” For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes.
1. Communion is
1) Remember Jesus
2) Reflect on your life
3) Reengage with God
2. Communion is
1) Symbolizes the incarnation
2) Symbolizes Intimacy
3. Communion is
1) A time for thanksgiving
2) A time of hope