Tusite Me 15, 2018

Mou fai ‘eni ko hoku fakamanatu

(Do this in remembrance of me)

Fehu‘i #46

Ko e hā ‘a e ‘Ohomohe ‘a e ‘Eikí ?

Na‘e fekau‘i ‘e Kalaisi ‘a e Kalisitiane kotoa pe ke nau kai ‘a e maá mo inu ‘a e ipú ko ha fakamanatu ‘ofa kiate Ia mo ‘ene pekiá. Ko e ‘Ohomohe ‘a e ‘Eikí  ko hono katoanga‘i ‘o e tāpanekale ‘a e ‘Otuá ‘i hotau lotolotongá; ‘etau felāve‘i mo e ‘Otuá pea mo hono kakaí; ‘a e fafanga mo e fakamākona hotau laumālié. ‘Oku ne fakalika mai ‘a e ‘aho te tau kai mo inu fakataha ai mo Kalaisi ‘i he Pule‘anga ‘o ‘Ene Tamaí.

What is the Lord's Supper?

Christ commanded all Christians to eat bread and to drink from the cup in thankful remembrance of him and his death. The Lord's Supper is a celebration of the presence of God in our midst; bringing us into communion with God and with one another; feeding and nourishing our souls. It also anticipates the day when we will eat and drink with Christ in his Father's kingdom.

1 KOLINITO 11:23-26

He na‘a ku ma‘u ‘e au mei he ‘Eiki ‘a ia ā ne u tuku atu, ‘o pehē, Ko e ‘Eiki ko Sīsū, ‘i he pō ko ia na‘e fai ai hono lavaki‘i, na‘a ne to‘o ha mā: pea hili ‘ene fakafeta‘ia, na‘a ne pakipaki, ‘o ne me‘a, Ko ho‘oku ‘eni sino, ‘a ia ‘oku ma‘amoutolu: mou fai pehē mōku fakamanatu. Pehē foki ‘ene to‘o ‘a e ipu, hili ‘a e ‘ohomohe, ‘o ne me‘a, Ko e ipu ni, ko e fuakava fo‘ou ia ‘oku fai‘aki hoku toto: ‘ilonga ha‘amou inu ia, fai pehē mōku fakamanatu. Seuke, ‘ilonga ha‘amou kai ‘a e mā ni mo inu ‘i he ipu, ‘oku mou fakahā ‘a e pekia ‘a e ‘Eiki kae‘oua ke ne hoko mai.

1 CORINTHIANS 11:23-26

For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.

LIGON DUNCAN

First, we have a remembrance in the Lord's Supper. In the Lord's Supper, Jesus told his disciples that they were going to proclaim his death until he comes. The bread and the wine, the body and the blood of Christ in the Lord's Supper, is a representation of a covenant sacrifice. The two constituent parts indicate that Jesus's death was a deliberate act on his part. He gave himself as a sacrifice in our place for the forgiveness of our sins. And so every time we celebrate the Lord's Supper, we are to remember the meaning and significance of the death of Jesus Christ on our behalf. We are to remember him. "Do this in remembrance of me" (Luke 22:19). We celebrate the glorious work of atonement that Jesus Christ accomplished for us.

Monite Me 14, 2018

Ko e faka‘ilonga mo e sila faka-kovinānite

(a covenant sign and seal)

Fehu‘i #46

Ko e hā ‘a e ‘Ohomohe ‘a e ‘Eikí ?

Na‘e fekau‘i ‘e Kalaisi ‘a e Kalisitiane kotoa pe ke nau kai ‘a e maá mo inu ‘a e ipú ko ha fakamanatu ‘ofa kiate Ia mo ‘ene pekiá. Ko e ‘Ohomohe ‘a e ‘Eikí  ko hono katoanga‘i ‘o e tāpanekale ‘a e ‘Otuá ‘i hotau lotolotongá; ‘etau felāve‘i mo e ‘Otuá pea mo hono kakaí; ‘a e fafanga mo e fakamākona hotau laumālié. ‘Oku ne fakalika mai ‘a e ‘aho te tau kai mo inu fakataha ai mo Kalaisi ‘i he Pule‘anga ‘o ‘Ene Tamaí.

What is the Lord's Supper?

Christ commanded all Christians to eat bread and to drink from the cup in thankful remembrance of him and his death. The Lord's Supper is a celebration of the presence of God in our midst; bringing us into communion with God and with one another; feeding and nourishing our souls. It also anticipates the day when we will eat and drink with Christ in his Father's kingdom.

1 KOLINITO 11:23-26

He na‘a ku ma‘u ‘e au mei he ‘Eiki ‘a ia ā ne u tuku atu, ‘o pehē, Ko e ‘Eiki ko Sīsū, ‘i he pō ko ia na‘e fai ai hono lavaki‘i, na‘a ne to‘o ha mā: pea hili ‘ene fakafeta‘ia, na‘a ne pakipaki, ‘o ne me‘a, Ko ho‘oku ‘eni sino, ‘a ia ‘oku ma‘amoutolu: mou fai pehē mōku fakamanatu. Pehē foki ‘ene to‘o ‘a e ipu, hili ‘a e ‘ohomohe, ‘o ne me‘a, Ko e ipu ni, ko e fuakava fo‘ou ia ‘oku fai‘aki hoku toto: ‘ilonga ha‘amou inu ia, fai pehē mōku fakamanatu. Seuke, ‘ilonga ha‘amou kai ‘a e mā ni mo inu ‘i he ipu, ‘oku mou fakahā ‘a e pekia ‘a e ‘Eiki kae‘oua ke ne hoko mai.

1 CORINTHIANS 11:23-26

For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.

LIGON DUNCAN

The Lord's Supper is a covenant sign and seal. That means that it both represents and confirms to us the precious promise of God that, through Jesus Christ, he will be our God, and we are his people. In the Lord's Supper we have a remembrance, a celebration of God's presence, and an experience of communion. We also have something that nourishes us, and in the Lord's Supper, we anticipate the glory to come.

Sapate Me 13, 2018

Kaungā ‘inasi ‘i he sino ‘o Kalaisi

(communion with the body of Christ)

Fehu‘i #46

Ko e hā ‘a e ‘Ohomohe ‘a e ‘Eikí ?

Na‘e fekau‘i ‘e Kalaisi ‘a e Kalisitiane kotoa pe ke nau kai ‘a e maá mo inu ‘a e ipú ko ha fakamanatu ‘ofa kiate Ia mo ‘ene pekiá. Ko e ‘Ohomohe ‘a e ‘Eikí  ko hono katoanga‘i ‘o e tāpanekale ‘a e ‘Otuá ‘i hotau lotolotongá; ‘etau felāve‘i mo e ‘Otuá pea mo hono kakaí; ‘a e fafanga mo e fakamākona hotau laumālié. ‘Oku ne fakalika mai ‘a e ‘aho te tau kai mo inu fakataha ai mo Kalaisi ‘i he Pule‘anga ‘o ‘Ene Tamaí.

What is the Lord's Supper?

Christ commanded all Christians to eat bread and to drink from the cup in thankful remembrance of him and his death. The Lord's Supper is a celebration of the presence of God in our midst; bringing us into communion with God and with one another; feeding and nourishing our souls. It also anticipates the day when we will eat and drink with Christ in his Father's kingdom.

1 KOLINITO 11:23-26

He na‘a ku ma‘u ‘e au mei he ‘Eiki ‘a ia ā ne u tuku atu, ‘o pehē, Ko e ‘Eiki ko Sīsū, ‘i he pō ko ia na‘e fai ai hono lavaki‘i, na‘a ne to‘o ha mā: pea hili ‘ene fakafeta‘ia, na‘a ne pakipaki, ‘o ne me‘a, Ko ho‘oku ‘eni sino, ‘a ia ‘oku ma‘amoutolu: mou fai pehē mōku fakamanatu. Pehē foki ‘ene to‘o ‘a e ipu, hili ‘a e ‘ohomohe, ‘o ne me‘a, Ko e ipu ni, ko e fuakava fo‘ou ia ‘oku fai‘aki hoku toto: ‘ilonga ha‘amou inu ia, fai pehē mōku fakamanatu. Seuke, ‘ilonga ha‘amou kai ‘a e mā ni mo inu ‘i he ipu, ‘oku mou fakahā ‘a e pekia ‘a e ‘Eiki kae‘oua ke ne hoko mai.

1 CORINTHIANS 11:23-26

For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.

RICHARD BAXTER

Here we have communion with the body of Christ, his sanctified people, the heirs of life. When the minister of Christ by his commission representeth a crucified Christ to our eyes, by the bread and wine appointed to this use, we see Christ crucified as it were before us, and our faith layeth hold on him, and we perceive the truth of the remedy; and build our souls upon this rock. When the same minister by Christ's commission doth offer us his body, and blood, and benefits, it is as firm and to us, as if the mouth of Christ himself had offered them. And when our souls receive him, by that faith which the Holy Ghost exciteth in us, the participation is as true as that of our bodies receiving the bread and wine which represent him.

Tokonaki Me 12, 2018

Misiteli & koloa ta‘efa‘alaua

(unspeakable mysteries and treasures)

Fehu‘i #46

Ko e hā ‘a e ‘Ohomohe ‘a e ‘Eikí ?

Na‘e fekau‘i ‘e Kalaisi ‘a e Kalisitiane kotoa pe ke nau kai ‘a e maá mo inu ‘a e ipú ko ha fakamanatu ‘ofa kiate Ia mo ‘ene pekiá. Ko e ‘Ohomohe ‘a e ‘Eikí  ko hono katoanga‘i ‘o e tāpanekale ‘a e ‘Otuá ‘i hotau lotolotongá; ‘etau felāve‘i mo e ‘Otuá pea mo hono kakaí; ‘a e fafanga mo e fakamākona hotau laumālié. ‘Oku ne fakalika mai ‘a e ‘aho te tau kai mo inu fakataha ai mo Kalaisi ‘i he Pule‘anga ‘o ‘Ene Tamaí.

What is the Lord's Supper?

Christ commanded all Christians to eat bread and to drink from the cup in thankful remembrance of him and his death. The Lord's Supper is a celebration of the presence of God in our midst; bringing us into communion with God and with one another; feeding and nourishing our souls. It also anticipates the day when we will eat and drink with Christ in his Father's kingdom.

1 KOLINITO 11:23-26

He na‘a ku ma‘u ‘e au mei he ‘Eiki ‘a ia ā ne u tuku atu, ‘o pehē, Ko e ‘Eiki ko Sīsū, ‘i he pō ko ia na‘e fai ai hono lavaki‘i, na‘a ne to‘o ha mā: pea hili ‘ene fakafeta‘ia, na‘a ne pakipaki, ‘o ne me‘a, Ko ho‘oku ‘eni sino, ‘a ia ‘oku ma‘amoutolu: mou fai pehē mōku fakamanatu. Pehē foki ‘ene to‘o ‘a e ipu, hili ‘a e ‘ohomohe, ‘o ne me‘a, Ko e ipu ni, ko e fuakava fo‘ou ia ‘oku fai‘aki hoku toto: ‘ilonga ha‘amou inu ia, fai pehē mōku fakamanatu. Seuke, ‘ilonga ha‘amou kai ‘a e mā ni mo inu ‘i he ipu, ‘oku mou fakahā ‘a e pekia ‘a e ‘Eiki kae‘oua ke ne hoko mai.

1 CORINTHIANS 11:23-26

For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.

RICHARD BAXTER

O what unspeakable mysteries and treasures of mercy are here presented to us in a sacrament! Here we have communion with a reconciled God, and are brought into his presence by the great Reconciler. Here we have communion with our blessed Redeemer, as crucified and glorified, and offered to us, as our quickening, preserving, strengthening Head. Here we have communion with the Holy Ghost, applying to our souls the benefits of redemption, drawing us to the Son, and communicating light, and life, and strength from him unto us; increasing and actuating his graces in us.

Falaite Me 11, 2018

Ko e ‘Ohomohe ‘a e ‘Eikí

(the Lord’s Supper)

Fehu‘i #46

Ko e hā ‘a e ‘Ohomohe ‘a e ‘Eikí ?

Na‘e fekau‘i ‘e Kalaisi ‘a e Kalisitiane kotoa pe ke nau kai ‘a e maá mo inu ‘a e ipú ko ha fakamanatu ‘ofa kiate Ia mo ‘ene pekiá. Ko e ‘Ohomohe ‘a e ‘Eikí  ko hono katoanga‘i ‘o e tāpanekale ‘a e ‘Otuá ‘i hotau lotolotongá; ‘etau felāve‘i mo e ‘Otuá pea mo hono kakaí; ‘a e fafanga mo e fakamākona hotau laumālié. ‘Oku ne fakalika mai ‘a e ‘aho te tau kai mo inu fakataha ai mo Kalaisi ‘i he Pule‘anga ‘o ‘Ene Tamaí.

What is the Lord's Supper?

Christ commanded all Christians to eat bread and to drink from the cup in thankful remembrance of him and his death. The Lord's Supper is a celebration of the presence of God in our midst; bringing us into communion with God and with one another; feeding and nourishing our souls. It also anticipates the day when we will eat and drink with Christ in his Father's kingdom.

1 KOLINITO 11:23-26

He na‘a ku ma‘u ‘e au mei he ‘Eiki ‘a ia ā ne u tuku atu, ‘o pehē, Ko e ‘Eiki ko Sīsū, ‘i he pō ko ia na‘e fai ai hono lavaki‘i, na‘a ne to‘o ha mā: pea hili ‘ene fakafeta‘ia, na‘a ne pakipaki, ‘o ne me‘a, Ko ho‘oku ‘eni sino, ‘a ia ‘oku ma‘amoutolu: mou fai pehē mōku fakamanatu. Pehē foki ‘ene to‘o ‘a e ipu, hili ‘a e ‘ohomohe, ‘o ne me‘a, Ko e ipu ni, ko e fuakava fo‘ou ia ‘oku fai‘aki hoku toto: ‘ilonga ha‘amou inu ia, fai pehē mōku fakamanatu. Seuke, ‘ilonga ha‘amou kai ‘a e mā ni mo inu ‘i he ipu, ‘oku mou fakahā ‘a e pekia ‘a e ‘Eiki kae‘oua ke ne hoko mai.

1 CORINTHIANS 11:23-26

For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.

Tu‘apulelulu Me 10, 2018

Ko e papitaiso afi ‘a e Laumālie Ma‘oni‘oni

(baptism by fire)

Fehu‘i #45

‘Oku malava ‘e he papitaiso vaí  ‘o fakama‘a ‘a e angahalá ?

‘Ikai, ko e ta‘ata‘a pe ‘o Kalaisí pea mo e fakafo‘ou ‘a e Laumālie Ma‘oni‘oní  ‘oku malava ke fakama‘a kitautolu mei he angahalá́́.

Is baptism with water the washing away of sin itself?

No, only the blood of Christ and the renewal of the Holy Spirit can cleanse us from sin.

LUKE 3:16

pea toe lea ‘a Sione kiate kinautolu kotoa, ‘o pehē, “Ko au ‘oku ou papitaiso kimoutolu ‘aki ‘a e vai: ka ‘oku ha‘u ha toko taha ‘oku mālohi ‘iate au, ko e toko taha ‘oku ‘ikai te u taau ke vete ‘a e nono‘o ‘o hono topuva‘e: te ne papitaiso kimoutolu ‘e ia ‘i he Laumālie Mā‘oni‘oni mo e afi.”

LUKE 3:16

John answered them all, saying, “I baptize you with water, but he who is mightier than I is coming, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.”

R. KENT HUGHES

And then, at the same time, I was enlightened. I can remember as a boy at a camp going back to my cabin, getting out my Bible, underlining in it, and having the Word come alive to me, as it has continued to come alive in my life. Now when John the Baptist pointedly said, “I baptize you with water, but [Christ] will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire,” he was talking about the superiority of Jesus's baptism. Water can wash only the outside, but the Spirit and fire regenerate and cleanse the inside. And so that is the great abiding reality and joy of being baptized with the Spirit and fire. The Holy Spirit is making all things new and constantly conforming us to the image of Christ.

Prayer

Lamb of God, our baptism is a sign that we are saved not by our own righteousness, but because we have been given the righteousness of Christ. Let us not make baptism the object of our trust, but look instead to the cleansing work of Jesus, beautifully depicted in baptism. Amen.

Pulelulu Me 9, 2018

‘Oku hūfia kitautolu ‘e he Laumālié

(we are prayed over by the Holy Spirit)

Fehu‘i #45

‘Oku malava ‘e he papitaiso vaí  ‘o fakama‘a ‘a e angahalá ?

‘Ikai, ko e ta‘ata‘a pe ‘o Kalaisí pea mo e fakafo‘ou ‘a e Laumālie Ma‘oni‘oní  ‘oku malava ke fakama‘a kitautolu mei he angahalá́́.

Is baptism with water the washing away of sin itself?

No, only the blood of Christ and the renewal of the Holy Spirit can cleanse us from sin.

LUKE 3:16

pea toe lea ‘a Sione kiate kinautolu kotoa, ‘o pehē, “Ko au ‘oku ou papitaiso kimoutolu ‘aki ‘a e vai: ka ‘oku ha‘u ha toko taha ‘oku mālohi ‘iate au, ko e toko taha ‘oku ‘ikai te u taau ke vete ‘a e nono‘o ‘o hono topuva‘e: te ne papitaiso kimoutolu ‘e ia ‘i he Laumālie Mā‘oni‘oni mo e afi.”

LUKE 3:16

John answered them all, saying, “I baptize you with water, but he who is mightier than I is coming, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.”

R. KENT HUGHES

When I was baptized in the Spirit, I was also prayed for. Romans 8:26 says, “Likewise, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought.” The Holy Spirit prays with groanings that cannot be uttered because he knows our hearts Rom. 8:26).

LSTulua

Take comfort dear one in the fact that God the Holy Spirit prays over you! What a thought! To think that we take encouragement and even confidence in asking a friend or a pastor to pray for us, all the while, the very God who knows our hearts intercedes for us with deep groanings. Wow! You can certainly “take that to the bank…all day!”