Two important 'sacraments/ordinances: Baptism, when you are brought before God, and publicly become a member of His church, and your service to Him begins; The other, which seems to be taken lightly and I've seen it done haphazardly. St. Paul warned the Corinthians (1 Corinthians 11:27-30, and us), "Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning the body and blood of the Lord. Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup.... Anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself. That is why many of you are weak and ill, and some have died.".
It is a solemn holy act instituted by Jesus to commemorate his death, to symbolize the New Covenant, to point to the fellowship of a redeemed people gathered at his table, and to anticipate the messianic banquet yet to come.
Today we talk briefly about baptism and then partake of Communion
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