✝️ Why do Christians celebrate someone's DEATH instead of mourning it? Discover the profound truth behind the Lord's Supper and why this simple act of remembrance holds eternal significance. 🗡️ This expository sermon was delivered at Pilgrim Baptist Church in Cookeville, TN on Sunday, December 21, 2025, at 6:00 pm. 🗡️ In this powerful message on the Lord's Supper, Pastor Fortunato unpacks the critical difference between viewing communion as a sacrament versus an ordinance. Many Christians participate in the Lord's Supper without fully understanding what makes it biblical—or why God commands us to remember His sacrifice in this specific way. This sermon explores essential Christian doctrine that every believer needs to understand: Is communion a means of receiving grace, or is it an act of obedience and remembrance? Pastor Fortunato shares his testimony of being saved out of Roman Catholicism and reveals how biblical baptism and the Lord's Supper are commanded ordinances, not sacraments that impart salvation. You'll discover why: The cross made room for our sin when the inn made no room for our Savior Water baptism and communion don't save us—but they matter tremendously to our Christian walk The gospel is an exclusive invitation that offends the world but offers the only path to eternal life. All doctrine is essential, but only one doctrine is essential for salvation We should glory in nothing except the cross of Jesus Christ This Bible teaching will ground you in what Scripture actually says about the ordinances of the church, help you approach the Lord's table with reverence and gratitude, and remind you of the Amazing Grace that saved us from spiritual death.