Question 43
What are the sacraments or ordinances?
Romans 6:4 and Luke 22:19–20
We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.
And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.”
We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.”
Prayer
Lord Jesus, poor, unknown, and hated, have mercy on us; and let us not be ashamed to follow you. Jesus, betrayed, insulted, and mocked, have mercy on us; and let us not seek our own glory. Jesus, crowned with thorns, bearing our sins, dying on the cross, have mercy on us; and help us to love you with heart, soul, mind, and strength. Jesus, because of your great love you suffered and died, so we pray that we may rejoice to take up our cross daily and follow you. May our baptism and the bread and the cup of the Lord’s Supper help us to live a new life in you. Amen.
Derived and adapted from John Wesley’s prayer in “Forms of Prayer: Friday Morning” in The Works of the Reverend John Wesley, Volume 6 (New York: J. Emory & B. Waugh, 1831), 395–396.
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