Sermon: Means of Grace - The Sacraments

Means of Grace: The Sacraments (Acts 2:38-42)
Pastor Tony Felich
January 10, 2010

Acts 2:42 And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.

• Tool #2 for Spiritual Growth: The Sacraments

Baptism
Q. 94. What is baptism?
A. Baptism is a sacrament, wherein the washing with water in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, doth signify and seal our ingrafting into Christ, and partaking of the benefits of the covenant of grace, and our engagement to be the Lord’s.

- How should a person be baptized (mode)?
- When should a person be baptized?

Q. 95. To whom is Baptism to be administered?
A. Baptism is not to be administered to any that are out of the visible church, till they profess their faith in Christ, and obedience to him; but the infants of such as are members of the visible church are to be baptized.

The Lord’s Supper
Q. 96. What is the Lord’s Supper?
A. The Lord’s Supper is a sacrament, wherein, by giving and receiving bread and wine, according to Christ’s appointment, his death is showed forth; and the worthy receivers are, not after a corporal and carnal manner, but by faith, made partakers of his body and blood, with all his benefits, to their spiritual nourishment, and growth in grace.

- How often should we celebrate the Lord’s Supper?
- What should be used for the Lord’s Supper?
- Whom should partake in the Lord’s Supper?

Q. 97. What is required for the worthy receiving of the Lord’s Supper?
A. It is required of them that would worthily partake of the Lord’s Supper,
that they examine themselves of their knowledge to discern the Lord’s
body, of their faith to feed upon him, of their repentance, love, and new
obedience; lest, coming unworthily, they eat and drink judgment to
themselves.