February 20, 2022 | Pastor Charles “Chuck” Cook
Matthew 28:18-19 (NASB 1995)
18 And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,
1. The first ordinance,
.
2 Corinthians 5:17 (NASB 1995)
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have
come.
Galatians 2:20 (NASB 1995)
I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
Ephesians 2:8-9 (NASB 1995)
8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9 not as a result of works, so that no one may boast
2. The second ordinance is
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Matthew 26:26-30 (NASB 1995)
26 While they were eating, Jesus took some bread, and after a blessing, He broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.” 27 And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you; 28 for this is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for forgiveness of sins. 29 But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father’s kingdom.” 30 After singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
3.Both ordinances point to the
work of Jesus.
John 19:30 (NASB 1995)
Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit.
Romans 5:6-9
6 For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For one will hardly die for a righteous man; though perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die. 8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him.
Romans 5:19 (NASB 1995)
For as through the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous.