1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Communion (the Lord’s Supper), instituted by Jesus, is an ordinary means of grace because it is a regular, God-ordained, tangible practice through which Christ spiritually nourishes, strengthens, and assures His people by the power of the Holy Spirit. By participating, our faith is deepened, we are sustained, and our hope in Christ solidifies as we get a foretaste of glory.

1 Corinthians 11:23-26

Communion can easily become a repeated ritual where the Christian shares a small meal of bread and juice, but doesn’t think much more of it. However, Scripture reveals that there is so much more to the Lord’s Supper! Communion is a very real, physical, participatory reminder of the Gospel and the union God desires us to have with Christ and His church.

1 Corinthians 11:17-34

The Lord’s Supper is one of the most widely practiced but least understood aspects of the Christian faith. Too often, it’s treated as a quick ritual before the bread and cup are passed, rather than the profound means of grace God intends. Throughout church history, believers and skeptics alike have debated its significance, practice, and meaning, and even today, many remain confused.

This morning, we’ll open God’s Word to discover the true beauty of the Lord’s Supper. Why do we do this? Why bread and wine (or juice)? Who should partake and when should we abstain? Most importantly, what gift has God placed in our hands through this sacred meal? Join us as we uncover the depth, joy, and grace found at the Lord’s table.

Acts 2:37-41

Since the very first days of church baptism has been a highly important and incredibly powerful public demonstration of your death, burial, and resurrection with Jesus. What makes baptism so powerful is simple. It serves as an expression of your faith, physically demonstrates your union with Jesus, and is sign of your newness of life in Christ.

Acts 2:37-41

From the start of the church in Acts 2 faith and baptism have been intertwined. A tangible evidence of God’s grace, Baptism serves as an outward witness of an inner transformation by God through Christ. Not only does it serve as a means whereby commitment to Christ is fortified, it also serves as a witness to both the Body of Christ and the world of the powerful work of Christ.

Acts 2:37-41

You would be hard-pressed to find a more beautiful and powerful practice in the Christian Church than the act of baptism. The ordinance is a means of grace because it is a tangible sign of the gospel (plunged under the cleansing waters signifies burial and death to sin and coming up out of the water signifies resurrection life) and displays obedience and surrender to Jesus who modelled and commands us to be baptized.

2 Timothy 3:14-17

Some regard the practice of Bible reading as a dull and dreaded chore. Nevertheless, the Bible is an incredible book that can be more captivating than the best JRR Tolkien or JK Rowling page turner. The Bible is unlike any other book in that it’s inspired by God and reveals in authoritative ways who God is through the person of Jesus. In this way reading the Bible is one of the primary means in which God pours out His grace upon us.

2 Timothy 3:14-17

Reading the Bible is a means of grace. Through it, God speaks directly to His people – revealing Himself, nourishing faith, renewing the mind, and transforming lives by the power of the Holy Spirit. Scripture is not just information; it is living and active (Hebrews 4:12), and God uses it as a primary channel of His sustaining, sanctifying grace – and you will be blessed by reading it & keeping it!