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b'From the outside looking in, "the church" sure does have an affinity with grape juice, crackers, and dunking people in pools. But to the follower of Jesus, these actions are holy and spiritually significant. Jesus told his disciples to eat His flesh and drink His blood as well as to baptize people all over the world. Clearly, there must be something significant behind these actions. Unfortunately, for many, the ordinances of communion and baptism have become empty rituals: something we are supposed to do because Jesus told us to do them. But these ordinances should be so much more to us than empty rituals. This Sunday, we unpacked the significance and purpose of communion and baptism for the church.'