The Remembrance: Bread and Wine Communion

“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.” (Matthew 26:29) The night before Jesus Christ died on the cross, He celebrated Passover with His disciples. During that ceremony Jesus instituted whatContinue reading “The Remembrance: Bread and Wine Communion”

The Buried: United Through Baptism

Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death? (Romans 6:3) After His death, burial, and resurrection, Jesus met with His disciples to give them instructions. He told them that all authority had been given to Him in heaven and earth, thereforeContinue reading “The Buried: United Through Baptism”

The News: Gospel Of the Kingdom Of God

“The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.” (Mark 1:15) The good news (gospel) is that God will forgive our sin. In other words, He will stop feeling angry toward us, and cancel our debt, or penalty of our sin. That penalty is death —Continue reading “The News: Gospel Of the Kingdom Of God”

The Broken: Destined To Life

The LORD is near to the brokenhearted And saves those who are crushed in spirit. (Psalm 34:18) Jesus told a parable of a lost son who had made an early request of his inheritance from his father. After this son “squandered his estate with loose living,” a famine also occurred in that country. So, heContinue reading “The Broken: Destined To Life”

The Proud: Destined To Destruction

“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace; and all the arrogant and every evildoer will be chaff; and the day that is coming will set them ablaze.” (Malachi 4:1) The apostle Paul wrote that the kindness of God leads a person to repentance, but those who are unrepentant are storing up wrathContinue reading “The Proud: Destined To Destruction”