• Matthew 26:26-29 - Jesus institutes the Lord’s Supper.

  • Luke 22:17 - The initial drink was the completion of the Passover Feast. It is not an example that we need to drink, east, and then drink again.

  • I Corinthians 10:16 - further instructions regarding the Lord’s Supper

  • A communion

  • The bread - communion with the body of Christ.

  • There is also a secondary communion between all the members that partake of the Supper, but the primary communion is vertical between us and Jesus.

  • The fruit of the vine - communion with the blood of Christ.

  • A proclamation

  • The Lord’s Supper proclaims:

  • Jesus’ life and death

  • His mission

  • His kingdom has been established.

  • We are not under the Old Covenant.

  • That He has not come the second time.

  • That He is coming. I Thessalonians 4:13

  • Our love for Him.

  • A memorial

  • I Corinthians 11:24-25

  • The bread - memorial of His body

  • The fruit of the vine - memorial of His blood

  • To forget is one of the greatest dangers, thus we need this memorial.

  • In view of this, how must we partake?

  • Discerningly

  • Reverently

  • Regularly

  • An anticipation

  • “Till He come”

  • A reminder that He is coming

  • The prayer of thanks

  • Be sure to offer thanks for the bread and fruit of the vine when you pray.

  • Make the prayer to the point. This is the purpose of the prayer.

  • Is one pleasing to God when he or she:

  • Plans a trip on Sunday and misses the Supper?

  • Deliberatelyy misses one Sunday, then takes the next Sunday without repenting?

  • Misses the Lord’s Supper to prepare a feast for guests?

  • Deliberately misses the Supper Sunday morning then partakes Sunday evening?

  • Who can commune with Christ in the Supper?

  • Those in His kingdom (Matthew 26:29

  • Not all who were once baptized into Christ, but those who are living lives subject to the King.

  • When is the Supper to be taken?

  • Matthew 26:26-29 - On the first day of the week.

  • How much does the Lord’s Supper mean to you?