- II Peter 3:1-2
- Jesus institutes the Lord’s Supper
- Matthew 26:26-29
- Mark 14:22-25
- Luke 22:19-20
- Acts 2:42
- I Corinthians 10:16
- I Corinthians 11:20-34
- What does the Lord’s Supper mean to you?
- A communion
- The bread – communion with the body of Christ
- The fruit of the vine – communion with the blood of Christ
- Since taken in the assembly, it is also communion with one another.
- A proclamation
- I Corinthians 11:26
- Proclaims:
- Jesus life and death
- His mission – Luke 19:10
- His kingdom has been established – Matthew 26:29
- We are not under the Old Covenant – Matthew 26:28
- That He has not come the second time
- That He is coming
- Our love for Him – John 14:15
- A memorial
- 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.
- The bread and fruit of the vine are not representative; they are memorials.
- An anticipation (I Corinthians 11:26)
- “Till He come”
- A reminder that He is coming
- A communion
- In view of this, how must we partake?
- Discerningly - I Corinthians 11:29
- Reverently
- Regularly – Matthew 26:29; Acts 20:7
- The prayer of thanks
- When you are to offer thanks for the bread, be sure you offer thanks for the bread.
- When you are to offer thanks for the fruit of the vine, be sure you offer thanks for the fruit of the vine.
- Make the prayer to the point.
- Is one pleasing to God when he/she …
- Plans a trip on Sunday and misses the Supper?
- Deliberately misses one Sunday, then takes the next Sunday without repenting?
- Misses the Lord’s feast to prepare a feast for guests?
- Deliberately misses the Supper on Sunday morning and then takes Sunday evening?
- When we take the Supper, we are to look:
- Upward
- Inward
- Outward
- Backward
- Forward
- 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 Him.
- When is the Supper to be taken?
- Matthew 26:26-29; Acts 20:7 – The first day of the week, until Jesus comes.
JJ
October 22, 2017
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