Priesthood and Sacrament

Acts 19-20

Five ordinances Paul performed:

1. Baptism in the name of the Lord Jesus
2. Confirmation--giving of the gift of the Holy Ghost 
3. Healing of the sick
4. Sacrament
5. Raising of the dead

1. Paul baptized the Corinthian saints because it hadn't been done the right way the first time. Baptism is an important ordinance for all of God's children, but it must be done by the proper authority and in the right way.

2.  This example goes to show that even if you have been baptized before, if it wasn't done correctly, it isn't valid and needs to be done in the right way, by the right people. This is still true today.

3. Paul bestowed the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of hands through the priesthood.

4. The people were meeting to partake of the sacrament on the first day of the week--Sunday. In John 19 it talks of how on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene saw that the tomb was empty and then later that day Christ appeared to the disciples and He was risen again. The sacrament is in remembrance of the Savior, and the Sabbath was moved to Sunday because that is when He was risen again and when we remember and worship Him.