The Luke New members orientation class THE LUKE

The Luke New members orientation class THE LUKE NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION 1

Class 1: What do we believe? • • Salvation Baptism Communion Discipleship THE LUKE NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION 2

Salvation • Salvation is a gift of God’s grace through faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ on the cross (Ephesians 2: 89). • Christ’s death fully accomplished justification through faith and redemption from sin. • Christ died in our place (Romans 5: 8 -9) and bore our sins in His own body (1 Peter 2: 24). THE LUKE NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION 3

baptism • An outward testimony of what has occurred inwardly in a believer’s life. • Christian baptism illustrates a believer’s identification with Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection. • The action of being immersed in the water symbolizes dying and being buried with Christ. The action of coming out of the water pictures Christ’s resurrection. THE LUKE NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION 4

baptism • There are two requirements before a person is baptized: • the person being baptized must have trusted in Jesus Christ as Savior • the person must understand what baptism signifies THE LUKE NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION 5

Communion • The age-old celebration of the Passover on the eve of His death that Jesus instituted a significant new fellowship meal that we observe to this day. • It causes us to remember the Lord’s death and resurrection and take a look at His glorious return. • The story of the Passover is recorded in Exodus 12. THE LUKE NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION 6

Communion • The Last Supper – a Passover Celebration – Jesus took a loaf of bread, broke it, gave thanks to God, gave to His Disciples. . . • The story of the Passover is recorded in Exodus 12. – The bread spoke of His body which would be broken. – The wine spoke of His blood, the death He will experience. THE LUKE NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION 7

discipleship • “And He said to them all, ‘if any man will come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily, and follow me” (Luke 9: 23). • Every Christian is a disciple and discipler. • You are always growing in Christ through your relationships. THE LUKE NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION 8