Before we study any sacrament, we step back to consider the greatest sacrament: the Church. Without the Church, there is no baptism, no communion, no reconciliation, no anointing, no holy ministry, no holy matrimony. The Church is not a club or a preference-based gathering—it is a divine mystery that requires faith, because it is God’s idea, God’s possession, and God’s instrument to bring heaven’s reality into the world.

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This week, we step into the first sacrament of initiation: baptism. Baptism is not the finish line of faith—it is the doorway into the Christian life and the beginning of formation. Through baptism, God invites us to live in the reality of what He has done: cleansing us, regenerating us, enlightening us, and incorporating us into the body of Christ. Baptism is where private belief becomes public identity—and where shame is replaced with grace.

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This week we focus on Communion—the Lord’s Table, the Eucharist—where Jesus invites us into profound union with Himself and with one another. Communion is not a symbolic snack. It is a covenant meal that conveys covenant, life, and transformation. It is a meal that heals our dysfunction and reaches the root beneath it—sin. More than that, Communion provokes us beyond believing about God into believing into God: stepping out of the shallow edge and into the ocean of Christ Himself.

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This week centers on Confirmation—the final sacrament in the “initiation” category (Baptism, Communion, Confirmation). Confirmation is an earthly act (the laying on of hands and the anointing with oil) through which God engages us with a heavenly reality: a deepened revelation of adoption, a Spirit-empowered identity, and the activation of gifts already present within the believer.

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This week marks a major shift in the series: we move from the “initiation” sacraments (Baptism, Communion, Confirmation) into the second category—Healing.

Pastor Jude frames Jesus as the Good Physician, and teaches that Jesus continues His healing work through two sacramental channels:

1. The Anointing of the Sick — healing for the body so we can keep living out our mission.

2. Reconciliation (Confession) — healing from the wounds of sin so we can live free, not just forgiven.

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This week transitions into the final category of the sacraments: Mission—how God serves the world through His people.

Pastor Jude teaches that the last two sacraments—Holy Orders and Holy Matrimony—carry world-changing potency, not just for individuals, but for regions, nations, and generations.

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