Pastor Matt Martin returns to 1 Corinthians 11:23–26 to examine the meaning of the Lord’s Supper and why Communion is fundamentally centered on Jesus Christ and His saving work.

At the table, believers remember Christ giving Himself for us, give thanks for His sacrifice, and recognize the cup as the sign of the New Covenant established in His blood. Drawing from Jeremiah 31:31–34 and Hebrews 9:11–15, this sermon considers how the Lord’s Supper points to forgiveness, redemption, and the finished work of Christ.

Each time the church partakes of the bread and the cup, we look back to the cross and forward to Christ’s return, proclaiming the Lord’s death until He comes.

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:23–26; Jeremiah 31:31–34; Hebrews 9:11–15

What does baptism signify in the Christian life? Preaching from Matthew 3, Pastor Matt Martin examines the baptism of John, Christ’s promise to baptize with the Holy Spirit and fire, and the baptism of Jesus Himself.

Baptism is an ordinary act involving water, yet it carries extraordinary gospel meaning. John’s baptism called sinners to repentance and the fruit that accompanies genuine faith. Jesus points beyond John to the greater baptism of the Holy Spirit, while His own baptism identifies the sinless Son of God with those He came to save and anticipates His death, burial, and resurrection.

This passage helps us understand why Christians are baptized, what baptism declares about our union with Christ, and how this visible act of obedience points beyond itself to the saving work of Jesus Christ.

In Wait for One Another, Pastor Matt Martin preaches through 1 Corinthians 11:17–34 and Paul’s correction of the Corinthian church’s abuse of the Lord’s Supper. Their gatherings had become marked by division, selfishness, humiliation, and conduct inconsistent with the sacrifice of Christ.

This sermon examines the meaning of Communion through gratitude, self-sacrifice, remembrance, the new covenant, and the proclamation of Christ’s death. Paul’s instructions call believers to examine themselves, discern the body, judge themselves rightly, and consider one another when the church gathers.

The Lord’s Supper points the church back to the gospel and calls Christians to live together in a way that reflects the self-giving love of Jesus Christ.