NCC 47 – Does the Lord’s Supper Add Anything to Christ’s Atoning Work?

by Ed Willoughby on November 17, 2019August 11, 2022

No, Christ died once for all. The Lord’s Supper is a covenant meal celebrating Christ’s atoning work; as it is also a means of strengthening our faith as we look to him, and a foretaste of the future feast. But those who take part with unrepentant hearts eat and drink judgment on themselves.

NCC 46 – What is the Lord’s Supper?

by Ed Willoughby on November 10, 2019August 11, 2022

Christ commanded all Christians to eat bread and to drink from the cup in thankful remembrance of him and his death. The Lord’s Supper is a celebration of the presence of God in our midst; bringing us into communion with God and with one another; feeding and nourishing our souls. It also anticipates the day when we will eat and drink with Christ in his Father’s kingdom.

NCC 45 – Is Baptism with Water the Washing Away of Sin Itself?

by Ed Willoughby on November 3, 2019August 11, 2022

No, only the blood of Christ and the renewal of the Holy Spirit can cleanse us from sin.

NCC 44 – What is Baptism?

by Ed Willoughby on October 27, 2019August 11, 2022

Baptism is the washing with water in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; it signifies and seals our adoption into Christ, our cleansing from sin, and our commitment to belong to the Lord and to his church.

NCC 43 – What are the Sacraments or Ordinances?

by Ed Willoughby on October 20, 2019August 11, 2022

The sacraments or ordinances given by God and instituted by Christ, namely baptism and the Lord’s Supper, are visible signs and seals that we are bound together as a community of faith by his death and resurrection. By our use of them the Holy Spirit more fully declares and seals the promises of the gospel to us.

NCC 42 – How is the Word of God to be Read and Heard?

by Ed Willoughby on October 13, 2019August 11, 2022

With diligence, preparation, and prayer; so that we may accept it with faith, store it in our hearts, and practice it in our lives.

NCC 41 – What is the Lord’s Prayer?

by Ed Willoughby on October 6, 2019August 11, 2022

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

NCC 40 – What Should We Pray?

by Ed Willoughby on September 29, 2019August 11, 2022

The whole Word of God directs and inspires us in what we should pray, including the prayer Jesus himself taught us.

NCC 39 – With what attitude should we pray?

by Ed Willoughby on September 22, 2019August 11, 2022

With love, perseverance, and gratefulness; in humble submission to God’s will, knowing that, for the sake of Christ, he always hears our prayers.