1. Ecclesiology in the New Marriage Culture
Rick Durst, PhD
Professor of Historical Theology
Director of the Bay Area Campus

3. Two Key Givens
1. Your articles of incorporation address affirmation of man-woman marriage or celibacy as the biblical norms for sexual expression, and so same sex marriage is unbiblical and warrants disfellowship from the church.
2.The church’s wedding policy states that all weddings performed by church staff and/or on church property will be in accord with Scripture as affirmed in the church articles of incorporation.

7. 4 Key Tools in your Ministry Tool Box
Baptism
Lord’s Supper
Confession (BF&M)
Covenant

8. 4 Characteristics of the NT Church
Right preaching of the gospel Rom. 1:16

9. Four Characteristics of an NT Church
Right preaching of the gospel Rom. 1:16
Right administration of the ordinances: baptism and the supper. Matt. 28:19-20, 1 Cor. 11:23-34

10. Four Characteristics of an NT Church
Right preaching of the gospel Rom. 1:16
Right administration of the ordinances: baptism and the supper. Matt. 28:19-20, 1 Cor. 11:23-34
Practicing mutual admonition and church discipline Matt. 18:15 1 Cor. 5:1-5

12. Ordinances, Confessions, Covenants
Don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit God’s kingdom? Do not be deceived: No sexually immoral people, idolaters, adulterers, or anyone practicing homosexuality, no thieves, greedy people, drunkards, verbally abusive people, or swindlers will inherit God’s kingdom. And some of you used to be like this. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. 1 Co 6:9-11

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14. What exactly is baptism and when is the best timing to baptize?
As soon as public confession is made.
As soon as change is noted.
Is baptism the sign of a finished work or a work in progress?
When do you baptize an alcoholic, a porn addict, a murdered, a thief, adulterer or homosexual Christian?

15. Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the pledge of a good conscience toward God) through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 3:21 HCSB

16. What is the relationship between baptism and the Lord’s Supper?

17. Why are confessions so important?
To be a pastoral theologian and shepherd you must discern three levels of biblical truth:
Level 1: Truths essential for salvation
Level 2: Truths essential for unity and identity
Level 3: Truths essential to be interesting and an individual
See Albert Mohler in A Theology for the Church (2007),

18. BF&M 2000 Confession I. The Scriptures
The Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired and is God's revelation of Himself to man. It is a perfect treasure of divine instruction. It has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter. Therefore, all Scripture is totally true and trustworthy. It reveals the principles by which God judges us, and therefore is, and will remain to the end of the world, the true center of Christian union, and the supreme standard by which all human conduct, creeds, and religious opinions should be tried. All Scripture is a testimony to Christ, who is Himself the focus of divine revelation.
Exodus 24:4; Deuteronomy 4:1-2; 17:19; Joshua 8:34; Psalms 19:7-10;119:11,89,105,140; Isaiah 34:16; 40:8; Jeremiah 15:16; 36:1-32; Matthew 5:17-18;22:29; Luke 21:33; 24:44-46; John 5:39; 16:13-15; 17:17; Acts 2:16ff.; 17:11; Romans 15:4; 16:25-26; 2 Timothy 3:15-17; Hebrews 1:1-2; 4:12; 1 Peter 1:25; 2 Peter 1:19-21.

19. BF&M 2000
II. God
There is one and only one living and true God. He is an intelligent, spiritual, and personal Being, the Creator, Redeemer, Preserver, and Ruler of the universe. God is infinite in holiness and all other perfections. God is all powerful and all knowing; and His perfect knowledge extends to all things, past, present, and future, including the future decisions of His free creatures. To Him we owe the highest love, reverence, and obedience. The eternal triune God reveals Himself to us as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, with distinct personal attributes, but without division of nature, essence, or being.
Genesis 1:1; 2:7; Exodus 3:14; 6:2-3; 15:11ff.; 20:1ff.; Leviticus 22:2; Deuteronomy 6:4;32:6; 1 Chronicles 29:10; Psalm 19:1-3; Isaiah 43:3,15; 64:8; Jeremiah 10:10; 17:13;Matthew 6:9ff.; 7:11; 23:9; 28:19; Mark 1:9-11; John 4:24; 5:26; 14:6-13; 17:1-8; Acts 1:7;Romans 8:14-15; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Galatians 4:6; Ephesians 4:6; Colossians 1:15; 1 Timothy 1:17; Hebrews 11:6; 12:9; 1 Peter 1:17; 1 John 5:7.

20. What is the Lord’s Supper and who should participate?
Periodic remembrance and celebration of the saints to renew worship and discipleship together
Remembering the past & what Christ finished for the believer at the cross
Looking to the future return of Christ
Reconciling in the present as the body of Christ on earth

21. The Lord’s Supper: Three Courses
The Biblical Recipe is commemoration
anticipation
reconciliation

22. The Lord’s Supper: First Course
Remember the Past

23. The Lord’s Supper: Third Course
Fulfilling the Present

24. The Lord’s Supper: First Course
Remember the Past –Celebration

25. The Lord’s Supper: Second Course
Anticipate the Future: Matt. 26:26-29 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.” 27 Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. 28 This is my blood of the[b] covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. 29 I tell you, I will not drink from this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.”

26. The Lord’s Supper: Second Course
Anticipate the Future

27. The Lord’s Supper: Second Course
Anticipate the Future

28. The Lord’s Supper: Third Course
Fulfill the Present

29. 29 For if you do not recognize the meaning of the Lord's body when you eat the bread and drink from the cup, you bring judgment on yourself as you eat and drink. 30 That is why many of you are sick and weak, and several have died. 31 If we would examine ourselves first, we would not come under God's judgment. 32 But we are judged and punished by the Lord, so that we shall not be condemned together with the world.
33 So then, my friends, when you gather together to eat the Lord's Supper, wait for one another. 1 Cor. 11 GNB

30. Why is a church covenant critical to church vitality & mission?
Confessions declare the truths we would live and die for together
Covenants declare how we intend to live for Christ together
Covenants declare the expectations of the church on the members and the members on the church
Without a known church covenant there are no terms of engagement or endearment

31. The first Baptist Covenant, 1531
We covenant together to obey all that Christ Jesus has revealed to us or will reveal to us, no matter the trouble that comes.

32. Church Covenant
Having, as we trust, been brought by divine grace to repent and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and to give up ourselves to him, and having been baptized upon our profession of faith, in the name of the Father and of the Son and the Holy Spirit, we do now, relying on His gracious aid, solemnly and joyfully renew our covenant with each other.
We will work and pray for the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
We will walk together in brotherly love, as becomes the members of a Christian Church, exercise an affectionate care and watchfulness over each other and faithfully admonish and entreat one another as occasion may require.
We will not forsake the assembling of ourselves together, nor neglect to pray for ourselves and others.
We will endeavor to bring up such as may at any time be under our care, in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, and by a pure and loving example to seek the salvation of our family and friends.

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