1. Christ calls them from the congregation--2. Christ equips them with His Spirit--3. The congregation receives the officers

1. With its precise meaning--2. With its precise message--3. With its precise manner

1. It's the covenantal meal of God's blessings--2. It's the communion of the body and the blood of Jesus Christ

1. Baptism teaches that we need to be washed--2. Baptism assures our forgiveness in Christ--3. Baptism warns against our unbelief

1. What happened---2. Why did this happen-

1. The waters of God's grace--2. The washing by God's grace--3. Christ, the wellspring of grace

1. The destructive power of sin--2. The man of sin in--3. The deliverance from sin

1. The fall of the Seed of the woman -Noah's sin---2. The curse on the seed of the serpent -Ham's sin---3. The deliverance of the Seed of the woman -Noah's prophecy-

1. The commands of the covenant -vv. 1-7---2. The promise of the covenant -vv. 8-11---3. The sign of the covenant -vv. 12-17-

1. For we are spiritually dead--2. For even our best works are bad