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Introduction
We are reminded that Monday is Memorial Day.
On that day, we remember those who have fought
and died for freedom for this country.
Unfortunately to most it has become just a holiday
that kicks off the summer, a time to enjoy sports
(Indy 500), go to the pool or family picnics.
Of much greater importance to the Christian, we
have been given a memorial to remember the
death of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!
Before His Death, Jesus Instituted the
Lord’s Supper (Matt. 26:26-30)
“While they were eating, Jesus took some
bread, and after a blessing, He broke it
and gave it to the disciples, and said,
"Take, eat; this is My body." And when
He had taken a cup and given thanks,
He gave it to them, saying, "Drink from
it, all of you; for this is My blood of the
covenant, which is poured out for many
for forgiveness of sins…
Before His Death, Jesus Instituted the
Lord’s Supper (Matt. 26:26-30)
“…But I say to you, I will not drink of this
fruit of the vine from now on until that
day when I drink it new with you in My
Father's kingdom." After singing a hymn,
they went out to the Mount of Olives.”
The apostle Paul wrote to the church at
Corinth (1 Cor. 11:23-25)
“For I received from the Lord that which I also
delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus in the
night in which 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 He took the cup also after supper,
saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My
blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in
remembrance of Me.”
The apostle Paul wrote to the church at
Corinth (1 Cor. 11:26-29)
…For as often as you eat this bread and drink the
cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until He
comes. Therefore whoever eats the bread or
drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy
manner, shall be guilty of the body and the
blood of the Lord. But a man must examine
himself, and in so doing he is to eat of the
bread and drink of the cup. For he who eats
and drinks, eats and drinks judgment to
himself if he does not judge the body rightly…
The apostle Paul wrote to the church at
Corinth (1 Cor. 11:30-34)
“…For this reason many among you are weak
and sick, and a number sleep. But if we
judged ourselves rightly, we would not be
judged. But when we are judged, we are
disciplined by the Lord so that we will not be
condemned along with the world. So then, my
brethren, when you come together to eat,
wait for one another. If anyone is hungry, let
him eat at home, so that you will not come
together for judgment. The remaining matters
I will arrange when I come.”
Warnings about Partaking the
Lord’s Supper
We must properly observe the Lord’s
Supper or we will be guilty of the body
and the blood of the Lord.
(1 Cor. 11:27ff)
In order to observe the Lord’s Supper
properly, let us examine what the Bible
reveals about the purpose and
observance of the Lord’s Supper.
The Meaning of the Lord’s Supper
(A Memorial)
We eat the bread in memory of His body
and the fruit of the vine to remember His
blood. (1 Corinthians 11:23-25)
He shed His blood to ratify the new
covenant. “For this is My blood of the
covenant, which is poured out for many
for forgiveness of sins.” (Matt. 26:28)
Hebrews 9:15-17
“For this reason He is the mediator of a new
covenant, so that, since a death has taken
place for the redemption of the transgressions
that were committed under the first covenant,
those who have been called may receive the
promise of the eternal inheritance. For where
a covenant is, there must of necessity be the
death of the one who made it. For a covenant
is valid only when men are dead, for it is
never in force while the one who made it
lives.”
The Meaning of the Lord’s Supper
(A Memorial)
Without the shedding of His blood, there
would not be the forgiveness of our sins.
(Hebrews 9:22; Ephesians 1:7)
Without the shedding of His blood, we
would have no chance of going to
heaven one day. (Hebrews 9:15)
The Meaning of the Lord’s Supper
(A Memorial)
As the Passover was a memorial of the
Israelites deliverance from Egyptian
bondage the Lord’s Supper is a memorial
of the deliverance from bondage to sin
through the blood of Christ so that we
might have that hope of eternal life.
The Meaning of the Lord’s Supper
(A Proclamation)
“For as often as you eat this bread and
drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's
death until He comes.“ (1 Cor. 11:26)
We proclaim that the Lord died for our sins.
We also proclaim that He is coming back
again.
Acts 1:9-11
“And after He (Jesus) had said these things, He
was lifted up while they were looking on, and
a cloud received Him out of their sight. And as
they were gazing intently into the sky while
He was going, behold, two men in white
clothing stood beside them. They also said,
"Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking
into the sky? This Jesus, who has been taken
up from you into heaven, will come in just the
same way as you have watched Him go into
heaven."
1 Thessalonians 4:14-17
“For if we believe that Jesus died and rose
again, even so God will bring with Him
those who have fallen asleep in Jesus.
For this we say to you by the word of
the Lord, that we who are alive and
remain until the coming of the Lord, will
not precede those who have fallen
asleep.
1 Thessalonians 4:14-17
…For the Lord Himself will descend from
heaven with a shout, with the voice of
the archangel and with the trumpet of
God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
Then we who are alive and remain will
be caught up together with them in the
clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and
so we shall always be with the Lord. “
The Meaning of the Lord’s Supper
(A Proclamation)
Therefore the Lord’s Supper looks forward
as well as backward as Christians will
remember His death which provides
redemption from our sins and joyfully
anticipate His return!
The Meaning of the Lord’s Supper
(A Communion)
It is a fellowship or sharing in the body &
blood of Christ.
“Is not the cup of blessing which we bless a
sharing in the blood of Christ? Is not the
bread which we break a sharing in the
body of Christ?” (1 Cor. 10:16)
The Meaning of the Lord’s Supper
(A Communion)
As we partake, we share in the spiritual
benefits that His blood provides.
“if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in
the Light, we have fellowship with one
another, and the blood of Jesus His Son
cleanses us from all sin…. If we confess
our sins, He is faithful and righteous to
forgive us our sins and to cleanse us
from all unrighteousness.” (1 John 1:7,9)
The Meaning of the Lord’s Supper
(A Communion)
As we break bread together, it reinforces
the fellowship and unity that we have as
members of the body of Christ- His
church.
“Since there is one bread, we who are
many are one body; for we all partake of
the one bread” (1 Corinthians 10:17)
The Meaning of the Lord’s Supper
(A Communion)
“When we meet in sweet communion,
where the feast divine is spread; Hearts
are brought in closer union while
partaking of the bread”
(The Lord’s Supper)
The Observance of the Lord’s Supper
(With Reverence)
We should partake in a worthy or reverent
manner. (not because we are worthy)
(1 Corinthians 11:27)
We should remember the humiliation and
torture of His body.
“By His wounds you were healed”
(1 Peter 2:24)
The Observance of the Lord’s Supper
(With Reverence)
Think of the agony He suffered as
punishment for our sins.
“Jesus cried out with a loud voice…"My
God, My God, why have You forsaken
Me?“ (Mt. 27:46)
The Observance of the Lord’s Supper
(With Reverence)
“In the days of His flesh, He offered up
both prayers and supplications with loud
crying and tears to the One able to save
Him from death, and He was heard
because of His piety.” (Heb. 5:7)
If we fail to partake in a reverent manner,
we will be condemned along with the
reset of the world.
1 Corinthians 11:29-32
“For he who eats and drinks, eats and
drinks judgment to himself if he does not
judge the body rightly. For this reason
many among you are weak and sick, and
a number sleep. But if we judged
ourselves rightly, we would not be
judged. But when we are judged, we are
disciplined by the Lord so that we will
not be condemned along with the
world.”
The Observance of the Lord’s Supper
(With Reverence)
“How my heart humbly bows in His
presence today when I think of His
agony, by His stripes I am freed from
the bondage of sin in His suffering on
Calvary”
(Oh the Depths & the Riches)
The Observance of the Lord’s Supper
(With Self Examination)
You should reflect upon your spiritual
condition.
“But a man must examine himself, and in so
doing he is to eat of the bread and drink
of the cup.” (1 Cor. 11:28)
“Examine yourselves whether you are in the
faith” (2 Cor. 13:5)
The Observance of the Lord’s Supper
(With Self Examination)
Are you living for Jesus or for yourself?
“For the love of Christ controls us, having
concluded this, that one died for all,
therefore all died; and He died for all, so
that they who live might no longer live
for themselves, but for Him who died
and rose again on their behalf.”
(2 Corinthians 5:14-15)
The Observance of the Lord’s Supper
(With Self Examination)
Hebrews 10:26, “If you sin willfully after
becoming a Christian...
“....You trample under foot the Son of God”
“....You regard as unclean the blood of the
covenant by which you were sanctified”
“....You insult the Spirit of grace”
(Hebrews 10:29)
The Observance of the Lord’s Supper
(With Self Examination)
If you refuse to repent of your sins, you
crucify to yourself the Son of God and
put Him to an open shame.
(Hebrews 6:4-6)
The Observance of the Lord’s Supper
(Weekly with Other Christians)
“The disciples came together to break bread
on the first day of the week” (Acts 20:7)
Concerning the Lord’s supper, the
Corinthian church had
“come together in one place” or
“come together as a church”
(1 Corinthians 11:18, 20)
The Observance of the Lord’s Supper
(Weekly with Other Christians)
Therefore we do not partake together as a
church on Saturday or monthly,
quarterly, or yearly.
When we partake of the unleavened bread
and fruit of the vine, we not only
commune with the Lord but also with
one another in the body of Christ.
(1 Corinthians 10:16)
Conclusion
The Lord’s Supper is a Memorial of our
deliverance from the bondage of sin
through Christ’s shed blood.
The Lord’s Supper is a Proclamation of His
death and His promised return.
The Lord’s Supper is a Communion with the
body and blood of our Lord.
Conclusion
The Lord’s Supper is to be done with
reverence or we will be condemned with
the rest of the world.
You should examine yourself while
partaking of the bread and fruit of the
vine.
You should do it weekly with other
Christians on the 1st day of the week.