Jesus instituted Baptism and the Lord's Supper as lasting practices for His followers.  Baptism is the initiation rite into the church, into a relationship with Christ and into the power of the Holy Spirit.  The Lord's Supper is a meal of love and remembrance.  In it we have fellowship with Christ and fellowship with one another.  In a simple meal of bread
and juice we are fed spiritually.

1.  Circle keywords or phrases in the following Scriptures.

For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. 1 Corinthians 12:13 (NIV)

for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.  Galatians 3:27 (NIV)

Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. Acts 2:38
(NIV)

While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.” Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you.  This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.  Matthew 26:26-28 (NIV)

Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.  36 But as I told you, you have seen me and still you do not believe. John 6:35 (NIV)

Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.  John 6:53 (NIV)

2.  What do we learn from the above scriptures about:
 

Belonging to the Church
Belonging to Christ
The benefits of Baptism
Jesus' death for us
Jesus' life in us
 

a)  What does it mean to be baptized into Jesus' death?

b)  What does it mean to walk in newness of life?
 

a)   What does the New Testament act of baptism signify for the believer?  

b)   How is the Old Testament act of circumcision now fulfilled in belief and baptism?
 

a)  How are we to take communion in a worthy manner?

b)  What do we proclaim every time we take communion?

c)   What does it mean?
 

2.   Read Jeremiah 31:31-34. What does communion teach us about the new covenant?