Coffee and Catechism

Serving Christ under their bishops, deacons care for those in need, assist in public worship, and instruct both young and old in the catechism. The post E136 Q145 What is the work of deacons? appeared first on Amateur Anglican .

Serving Christ with their bishops, priests (or presbyters) nurture God’s people through the ministry of Word and Sacrament and pronounce absolution and blessing in God’s Name. The post E135 Q144 What is the work of priests? appeared first on Amateur Anglican .

Bishops represent and serve Christ and the Church as chief pastors, catechists, and missionaries in the tradition of the apostles. They are to confirm and ordain, and to guard the faith, unity, and discipline of the Church. The post E134 Q143 What is the work of bishops? appeared first on Amateur Anglican .

The three orders are bishops, priests, and deacons, which we have received from Scripture and the historic Church. The post E133 Q142 What are the three ordained ministries in the Anglican Church? appeared first on Amateur Anglican .

In ordination, God conveys the gift of the Holy Spirit for the office and work of the order being conferred. The post E132 Q141 What grace does God give in ordination? appeared first on Amateur Anglican .

Ordination is the laying on of the bishop’s hands with prayer, which confirms the gifts and calling of the candidates, consecrates them, and grants them authority to serve Christ and his Church in the office to which they have been called. The post E131 Q140 What is ordination? appeared first on Amateur Anglican .

All Christians are to bear witness to Christ in their lives; to care for the poor, strangers, widows, and orphans; and, according to their gifts, to serve Christ in the world and in the Church. The post E130 Q139 What is the work of all Christians? appeared first on Amateur Anglican .

In confirmation, I am further empowered and gifted by the Holy Spirit for daily growth in wisdom, courage, and humility before God in every aspect of my life and work. The post E129 Q138 What grace does God give you in confirmation? appeared first on Amateur Anglican .

Confirmation is the laying on of the bishop’s hands with prayer for strengthening by the Holy Spirit, following a period of catechetical formation. In confirmation, I make a mature confession of faith, publicly renewing the vows and promises made at my Baptism. The post E128 Q137 What is confirmation? appeared first on Amateur Anglican .

I should continue to grow in holiness, avoiding sin, showing love and forgiveness to all, and serving others in gratitude. The post E127 Q136 What is expected of you after partaking in Holy Communion? appeared first on Amateur Anglican .

I am to examine myself: Do I truly repent of my sins and intend to lead a new life in Christ? Do I have a living faith in God’s mercy through Christ and remember his atoning death with a thankful heart? And have I shown love and forgiveness to all people? The post E126 Q135 What is required of you when you come to receive Holy Communion? appeared first on Amateur Anglican .

As my body is nourished by the bread and wine, my soul is strengthened by the Body and Blood of Christ. I receive God’s forgiveness, and I am renewed in the love and unity of the Body of Christ, the Church. The post E125 Q134 What benefits do you receive through partaking of this sacrament? appeared first on Amateur Anglican .

The inward gift signified is the Body and Blood of Christ, which are truly taken and received in the Lord’s Supper by faith. The post E124 Q133 What is the inward gift signified? appeared first on Amateur Anglican .

The visible sign is bread and wine, which Christ commands us to receive. The post E123 Q132 What is the outward and visible sign in Holy Communion? appeared first on Amateur Anglican .

He instituted it for the continual remembrance of the sacrifice of his atoning death, and to convey the benefits of that sacrifice to us. The post E122 Q131 Why did Christ institute the sacrament of Holy Communion? appeared first on Amateur Anglican .

I should hope and pray that the Holy Spirit, who indwells me, will help me to be an active member of my Christian community, participate in worship, continually repent and return to God, proclaim the faith, love and serve God and my neighbor, and seek justice and peace. The post E121 Q130 What signs of the Holy Spirit’s work should you hope and pray to see as a result of your Baptism? appeared fir...

Because it is a sign of God’s promise that they are embraced in the covenant community of Christ’s Church. Those who in faith and repentance present infants to be baptized vow to raise them in the knowledge and fear of the Lord, with the expectation that they will one day profess full Christian faith as their own. The post E120 Q129 Why is it appropriate to baptize infants? appeared first on Amate...

Two things are required: repentance, in which I turn away from sin; and faith, in which I turn to Jesus Christ as my Savior and Lord and trust the promises that God makes to me in this sacrament. The post E119 Q128 What is required of you when you come to be baptized? appeared first on Amateur Anglican .

The inward and spiritual grace is death to sin and new birth to righteousness, through union with Christ in his death and resurrection. I am born a sinner by nature, separated from God. But in Baptism, through faith in Christ and the gift of the Holy Spirit, I am made a member of Christ’s Body and adopted as God’s child and heir. The post E118 Q127 What is the inward and spiritual grace given in B...

he outward and visible sign is water, in which candidates are baptized “in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.” The post E117 Q126 What is the outward and visible sign in Baptism? appeared first on Amateur Anglican .

They were not ordained by Christ as necessary to salvation, but arose from the practices of the apostles and the Early Church, or were blessed by God in Scripture. God clearly uses them as means of grace. The post E116 Q125 How do these differ from the sacraments of the Gospel? appeared first on Amateur Anglican .

Other rites and institutions commonly called sacraments include confirmation (2 Timothy 1:6–7; Hebrews 6:1–2), ordination (Numbers 8:9–14; 27:18–23; 1 Timothy 4:14), marriage (Genesis 2:18–24; Matthew 19:4–6; John 2:1–11), absolution ( John 20:21–23; Acts 2:37– 41), and the anointing of the sick ( James 5:14). These are sometimes called “sacraments of the Church.” The post E115 Q124 Are there othe...

The two sacraments ordained by Christ that are “generally necessary to salvation” (1662 Catechism) are Baptism and Holy Communion (also called the Lord’s Supper or the Holy Eucharist). These are sometimes called “sacraments of the Gospel.” The post E114 Q123 What sacraments were ordained by Christ? appeared first on Amateur Anglican .

I should receive the sacraments by faith in Christ, with repentance and thanksgiving. Faith in Christ is necessary to receive the grace of the sacraments, and obedience to Christ is necessary for the benefits of the sacraments to bear fruit in my life. The post E113 Q122 How should you receive the sacraments? appeared first on Amateur Anglican .

A sacrament is an outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace. God gives us the sign as a means by which we receive that grace and as a tangible assurance that we do in fact receive it. The post E112 Q121 What is a sacrament? appeared first on Amateur Anglican .