The Sacraments: Our Sacrifices to God (out of love) and each other:

Our Agenda: Building the Kingdom of God on earth.

 

Exaltation: Ps. 35:18, 63:3-4 Speech, Praise & Worship, Singing of the Psalms, Thanksgiving

Prayer: Ps. 65:2, Phil 4:6 Communion with God: Corporate Prayer 1. Agreement: Power of God, 2) Sealing: Amen, (So be it), 3. Brings Increase), Individual Prayer (closet, sleep or in what we speak) Seeking God

Commands:  Mark16:17-18 Command angels, demons, sickness or disease, weather

Exhorting: II Tim. 4:2, Heb. 3:13, Exhort one another daily.

Support: Gal. 6:2,6 Support each other’s ministry.

Confession: Jas 5:16 Confess your faults one to the other, so you may be healed.

Forgiveness of sin:  Power of God to forgive sin. Power of God to judge.  John 20:23, Mark 11: 23-25 Those who you forgive will be forgive, those sins you do not forgive will be retained.

Fasting: Acts 13:2, Isa. 58:6 Seeking God, Power

 

Submission: Isa. 57:18, Ps 51:7 Submission to God. Broken and contrite heart. Submission to His will. Submission to Jesus the groom. Submission to each other. What we do to even the least of these good or bad we do to Him.


Lord's Supper: Lord's Supper: I Cor. 11: 23-30 Five parts:

(1) The Wine (New): Blood of Jesus & Christ,

(2) The Cup: Bride of Christ Jesus (Marriage Covenant between groom and bride),

(3) The Bread: Two types of Bread.

    A) The Jew from the OT (House of Abraham)

    B) Jew of the OT (House of David)

    C) Christ, either or both head and body (Jew of the NT)

Eat of the bread unworthly and there is death. What we do to the house of Abraham or the house of David or the body of Christ we do to Him, good or bad.

(4) (Covenant) Body of Christ (believers) broken for others (giving up our will for His, His agenda instead of ours), so we will love others and care about them and represent Him in all things. Broken bread signifies covenant relationship where lives are put on the line.
(5) Passover: Angel of death passed over all in Egypt. Blood on the door posts.

 

Foot washing: John 13:14 Service to those in congregation. (marriage, adoption of believers, salt covenant)


Marriage: Example: Christ= bride & Groom: Eph. 5:22-30 Husbands to serve wives as Jesus serves the body. Man was made for God and women for man, but man is responsible to God for doing things His way. Wives submit yourselves to your husbands.

 

Adoption: (Ephesians 1:5) Adoption of God to us. If we are like Him we will adopt one another in the body of Christ.
 

Dedication (Set aside, installation, holy): Isa. 54:13, Matt. 18.10 Children, First Born, Believers (purpose & calling),

Baptism: Water: Mark 1:4,8  Father, Remission of Sin, Oil: Ex 29:7, Ex. 30:25, Holy Spirit (empowerment for ministry, mantel), Fire: Matt. 3:11-12 Jesus, (purification and testing) indwelling of the Holy Spirit.

Tithing: Malachi 3:8-10 Owed to God, tenth. Ten percent for upkeep of priesthood. Portion for year of the drought, balance to help others, first those in the body and then those in the world.

Offerings: Ps. 20:3 Gifts in addition to Tithe

First Fruits: Pro.3:9, James 1:18 First Born, First everything.

Endurance: Heb 10:36, Heb, 12:1Endure until the end. Run the race set before us.

Christ Crucified: I Cor. 1:23, 2:2 Jesus the head and the body crucified with Him, surrendering our will and lives.