Temple Tuesday as a Pre-Membership Class on Sacraments
Temple Tuesday: Sacrament Introduction (January 19, 2021)
Gathering Activity
Invite the group to name the eight sacraments celebrated in Community of Christ.
We encounter God through the sacraments of the church, which touch lives at important times and places. Sacraments
bring God’s grace, the influence of the Holy Spirit, and the example of the life of Jesus Christ together with one’s
personal commitment of faith. Through the sacraments, we discover the presence of God everywhere and realize that all
life is sacred.
These encounters point to God’s loving desire to bring all people to peace, wholeness, and right relationships with one
another and the Divine, which is the meaning of salvation. The sacraments refresh, renew, and challenge us to continue
on Christ’s mission, our mission, for the sake of all creation.
Watch the Temple Tuesday video together.
Discussion Questions
Closing
Read Doctrine and Covenants 163: 2b:
Generously share the invitation, ministries, and sacraments through which people can encounter the Living Christ who
heals and reconciles through redemptive relationships in sacred community. The restoring of persons to healthy or
righteous relationships with God, others, themselves, and the earth is at the heart of the purpose of your journey as a
people of faith.
Prayer of Gratitude
Gathering Activity
Invite the group to name the eight sacraments celebrated in Community of Christ.
- Baby Blessing (infants and children under the age of eight)
- Baptism
- Confirmation
- Communion (Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper)
- Laying on of Hands
- Evangelist Blessing
- Ordination
- Marriage
We encounter God through the sacraments of the church, which touch lives at important times and places. Sacraments
bring God’s grace, the influence of the Holy Spirit, and the example of the life of Jesus Christ together with one’s
personal commitment of faith. Through the sacraments, we discover the presence of God everywhere and realize that all
life is sacred.
These encounters point to God’s loving desire to bring all people to peace, wholeness, and right relationships with one
another and the Divine, which is the meaning of salvation. The sacraments refresh, renew, and challenge us to continue
on Christ’s mission, our mission, for the sake of all creation.
Watch the Temple Tuesday video together.
Discussion Questions
- Which sacrament is most familiar or most meaningful to you?
- Which sacrament are you least familiar with or would like to know more about?
Closing
Read Doctrine and Covenants 163: 2b:
Generously share the invitation, ministries, and sacraments through which people can encounter the Living Christ who
heals and reconciles through redemptive relationships in sacred community. The restoring of persons to healthy or
righteous relationships with God, others, themselves, and the earth is at the heart of the purpose of your journey as a
people of faith.
Prayer of Gratitude
Individual Sacrament Temple Tuesday Videos
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Blessing of Children
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Baptism
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Confirmation Part 1
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Confirmation Part 2
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Communion
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Laying on of Hands for the Sick
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Marriage
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Evangelist Blessing
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Ordination
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