# Upon This Rock - 6-25-2023 Created On: 06-25-2023 11:14 am Type: #note/literature📖 #source/speech Place: [[New Hope Community Church]] Speaker: [[Daniel Furnihough]] Topics: Inline --- ## Notes - The church revolves around the ordinances of baptism and communion. - [[Baptism]] - **Do I need to be baptized to be saved?** - Baptism is no salvation; it is not required to be saved - **Ephesians 4:8-9** - ==You are saved by faith alone== - This is a gift of God - ==It is not a result of works; nothing that we can do can save us== - So that no one will boast - Then why do we celebrate and participate in baptisms? I.e, if not for salvation - We’re following Jesus’ example - Represents our being washed clean of our sins - symbolic - Represents our membership into the body of Christ - Putting on the clothes of Christ, united by one together - Represents our joining Christ in his death, burial, and resurrection - Romans 6:1-11 - This event generates a newness of self and life; we’re joining Christ in life and burial - Correlation to [[Ego Death]]? - Take the step if you feel called to be baptized - [[Communion]] - Three main aspects - **Remembrance** of Christ’s sacrifice - **Personal examination** of oneself - Related: [[Introspection]] - Where is your soul? Where are you headed? Are you prepared for this sacrament? - **Proclamation** and celebration of his sacrifice and love for you and others **Related**: - [[Upon This Rock - 6-11-2023]] - [[Upon This Rock - 6-17-2023]]