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b. Acts 10.46-48

c. Acts 18.8

D. Principles to remember in ministering the ordinance/sacrament of the Lord’s Supper

1. Conceive the Lord’s Supper as a Family meal , Acts 2.46-47.

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2. Teach the Lord’s Supper as time of community thanksgiving and remembrance, 1 Cor. 11.23-25.

3. Experience the Lord’s Supper as expression of our hope to see Messiah Jesus soon.

a. Matt. 26.26-29

b. 1 Cor. 11.26

E. How to ensure a vibrant ministry of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper in your church context

1. Teach the meaning of these practices clearly (provide ongoing biblical instruction and good theological justification for their observance).

2. Respect your tradition’s conception of the sacraments, and understand the freedom associated with these acts of identity and celebration.