Christian Ordinances: Introduction

WTM SERIES ON CHRISTIAN ORDINANCES

INTRODUCTION

You are welcome to Insights from God's Word, a Bible Study Programme that is committed to sharing God's Word by allowing the Bible to speak for itself.

Friends, we greet you in the name of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.

In this study, we bring you the introduction to our series on Christian Ordinances. From the Gospels and other New Testament books, we learn about how during the ministry of Jesus on earth, He established certain clear ordinances for His disciples to follow. These ordinances include the rite of baptism and the Lord's Supper. In the book of James, we also read about a third Christian ordinance called the anointing service through which special prayers are offered for the sick.

Besides these three ordinances we find in Scripture, we also find several other ordinances or festivals that are practiced by the majority in Christendom. Some of these extra biblical festivals include Christmas, Easter and Halloween. In this series, we are going to consider in detail the various biblical ordinances as well as some of the extra biblical festivals in Christendom. The series is designed to answer several important questions that many have pondered in relation to the various ordinances we have in Christendom today. The entire series is dubbed: Christian Ordinances. The topics in this Special Series of Bible Study are as follows:

1. Biblical Baptism

2. The Lord's Supper

3. The Anointing Service

4. Extra Biblical Festivals in Christendom

Friends, we believe that this 4 - Part Series of Bible Study is going to be a real blessing in your life. These studies will be highlighted with beautiful slides that will enable you to have a deeper understanding of the issues that are being discussed. We will want to encourage you to follow the studies closely one lesson at a time so you can fully understand and appreciate this series of Bible study. Moreover, we also want to encourage you to share the studies with your friends so they can also experience the rich blessings that come from studying God's Word.

Our next Bible study is captioned: Biblical Baptism. The Bible study references for this study are Matthew 28:18-20, Mark 16:15-16, Ephesians 4:5, Mark 1:9-11, Matthew 3:13-17, John 3:23, Acts 8:35-39, Romans 6:3-5, Luke 2:22-35, Acts 19:1-5 and John 3:1-5. Please do well to go through these passages before the next study is released.

We wish you the rich blessings of God and encourage you to keep shining for King Jesus.

Maranatha!

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