Prof. M. M. Ninan Marthoma Church of San Francisco Bay Area

1. Prof. M. M. NinanMarthoma Church of San Francisco Bay Area

2. Introduction to Prof. M. M. NinanMarthoma Church of San Francisco Bay Area

3. The sacraments are outward and visible signs of inward and spiritual grace, given by Christ as a means by which we receive that grace.

4. Latin word sacramentummeans "a sign of the sacred.“ sacred things = things set apart

5. Sacramentum They borrowed it from the Roman Army The oath of allegiance taken by Roman soldiers; hence, a sacred ceremony used to impress an obligation; a solemn oath-taking; an oath.

6. The pledge or token of an oath or solemn covenant; a sacred thing; a mystery. mysterionμυστήριον

7. The Hebrew word for "holiness,“ "kedushah" קדושה‎ has the connotation of "separateness." "you shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy" (Leviticus 19:2) Jew must be a people "set apart." God's fearful holiness is associated with his moral purity(Psalms 24:3-4)

8. The ultimate hope is that the whole universe will be filled with divine glory, kavod. Israel can only share in God's holiness through the performance of the mizvot (sing, mitzvah)(Blessed are you, Lord God…who has sanctified us by your commandments). kedushah is applied to parts of the liturgy, especially the doxologies based on Isaiah 6:3 and Ezekiel 3:12 which echo the praise of the angels.

9. God, the Invisible One, whom ‘no one has ever seen' (Jn 1:18), is disclosed through something that is earthly, visible, audible, tangible,something which may be humanly experienced. DNA of faith Principle of Incarnation

10. SACRAMENTS ARE MANY – main ones are:

12. SACRAMENTS ARE MANY – The whole life events are sacraments for a believer Family Prayer, Grace Before food, Sunday Church, Bible Studies, Prayer meetings,Laying on of hands, Hand shakes, Graduation parties, Birthday parties ……..????

13. Rites Rites of Intensification Rites of Passage Samskaras Jatakarma – birth ceremonies (plus others in childhood) Upanayana – initiation (the sacred-thread ceremony) Vivaha – marriage Antyeshti – funeral and rites for the dead

14. The Seven Sacraments The Sacraments of Initiation Baptism Confirmation Communion The Sacraments of Healing Penance & Reconciliation Anointing of Sick The Sacraments of Service of Communication Ordination Matrimony

15. Baptism, Confirmation, Marriage, Ordination

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18. Rites of Intensification Prayer – family, group, community Worship Communion Bible Studies Revival meetings

19. ANNOINTING ORDINATION MARRIAGE RECONCILIATION COMMUNION DISCIPLESHIP CONFIRMATION BAPTISM The seven sacraments touch all the stages and all the important moments of Christian life. There is thus a certain resemblance between the stages of natural life and the stages of the spiritual life.

20. THE SACRAMENTS OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION • 1. The Sacrament of Baptism

21. Mat 28:18 And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. • Mat 28:19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, • Mat 28:20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age."

22. Mar 16:15 And he said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation. • Mar 16:16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.

23. BAPTISM DOES NOT SAVE It is only a process of making the person a disciple. Make them disciples -Baptizing GodfatherParentsCommunity of Faith (Church) Make them disciples

24. Make them disciples -Baptizing -Teaching Role of family in Discipling Make them disciples

25. Role of the Church in discipling Make them disciples -Baptizing -Teaching Make them disciples

26. We Believe and take responsibility

27. We the church believe and take responsibility We believe that our Child will be saved whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith."

28. Expressed in baptizing (Mat 18:19) Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. By faith we apropriate the salvation for our children.

29. Expressed in baptizing The Church expresses its faith And takes responsibility

30. A CovenantGod >>>> Man "For the promise is to you and to your children" baptism as "the circumcision of Christ" and "the circumcision made without hands." baptism replaced circumcision (Col. 2:11–12)

31. Baptism is an initiation into God’s household. “Those receiving the Sacrament are thereby marked as Christian disciples, and initiated into the fellowship of Christ’s holy Church.” Through baptism we are given a special identity—”Christian.” And we are welcomed into a special community—the church.

32. Potential Expected Disciplined life Active continuous

33. 2. The Sacrament of Confirmation:

34. 2. The Sacrament of Confirmation: Discipling

35. Lord’s Prayer Apostle’s Creed Nicean Creed (Rom 10:9-10) because, if you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For man believes with his heart and so isjustified, and he confesses with his lips and so issaved.

36. Our Father, who art in heaven,hallowed be thy name.Thy Kingdom come,thy will be done,on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation,but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the Kingdom, the Power and the Glory, For ever and ever. Amen Teaching them

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45. Believe in your heart + Confess with your mouth = Saved

46. 3. Holy Communion

47. (1Co 11:24) and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, "This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me." (1Co 11:25) In the same way also the cup, after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me."

48. "Recall then that you have received the spiritual seal, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of right judgment and courage, the spirit of knowledge and reverence, the spirit of holy fear in God's presence. Guard what you have received. God the Father has marked you with his sign; Christ the Lord has confirmed you and has placed his pledge, the Spirit, in your hearts." (St. Ambrose) Baptism,ConfirmationandHoly Communion, together constitute the "sacraments of Christian initiation,"

49. Sacraments of Initiation

50. Sacraments of Initiation Baptism, Confirmation and Communion are the foundation of Christian Churchand the Christian Life They are all closely related.