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The Lord’s Supper

The Lord’s Supper. Luke 22:14-20. The Lord’s Supper. Memorials have always been a part of human life and existence From years gone by up to our day and age, we do things to remember We have videos, pictures, notes and other things that we keep to help us remember important events.

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The Lord’s Supper

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  1. The Lord’s Supper Luke 22:14-20

  2. The Lord’s Supper Memorials have always been a part of human life and existence From years gone by up to our day and age, we do things to remember We have videos, pictures, notes and other things that we keep to help us remember important events

  3. The Lord’s Supper There are some memorials that stand out to us that hold some significance in our lifetime When we see them it probably triggers some memory, lesson, or reaction in our minds Think about the following…

  4. The Lord’s Supper God was the one that originated the idea of memorials The very first memorials we see were from the mind of God See what comes to your mind when you see these images of memorials from God…

  5. The Lord’s Supper Jesus instituted the Lord’s Supper as a memorial The New Testament tells us it was a main part of their gathering (Acts 20:7; I Cor. 11:18ff) Jesus Himself said “do this in remembrance of Me” (Lk. 22:19)

  6. The Lord’s Supper There are times when we can lose sight of it’s importance and purpose In our worship we sometimes focus more on the sermon than we do on the Lord’s Supper The intent of this sermon is to focus and understand the importance of this memorial

  7. Frequency of the Supper Some have asked why we take the Lord’s Supper so often The criticism is that once a week will cause it to lose it’s meaning and effectiveness We look to the Bible and the example the first century church has given us

  8. Frequency of the Supper Acts 20:7 - It was on the first day of the week that the disciples gathered to take the Lord’s Supper I Cor. 11:18ff – They came together to partake of the Lord’s Supper The memorial does not lose it’s meaning and purpose due to it’s frequency

  9. Frequency of the Supper On the contrary, we need to be reminded often of Christ’s sacrifice It refreshes me and gives me a renewed drive and vigor to focus on this once a week The Lord’s death should mean something to us daily!

  10. Purpose of the Supper We know from the words of Christ that this was to be done in remembrance of Him What exactly are we remembering or memorializing? The body and the blood are the two things that are symbolized here (I Cor. 10:16)

  11. Purpose of the Supper Paul explains further what we are remembering when he recounted what Jesus told him (I Cor. 11:23-26) We remember the death of Jesus Christ, but we also proclaim it with the Supper We also proclaim His return (v. 26)

  12. Purpose of the Supper Not only is it a remembrance and proclamation, but it is a communion as well Paul said we are fellowshipping or sharing the blood and body of Christ What a blessing to say that we have communion with our Lord!

  13. Elements of the Supper There are two elements to the Supper that we partake of The bread is to represent the body of Christ Christ gave His body on the cross to take our place and satisfy the justice of God (Lk. 22:19)

  14. Elements of the Supper When we partake of the bread, we should think back to the sacrifice Jesus was willing to make We should consider how difficult it was for Jesus to suffer for us There is also the fruit of the vine that we partake of

  15. Elements of the Supper Jesus said it was representative of His blood that He shed on the cross (Lk. 22:20) Without the shedding of blood, there is no remission of sins (Heb. 9:22) All these things are tied into the death of our Lord

  16. Manner of the Supper There is also a manner in which we are to take of the Lord’s Supper Paul speaks on the manner because the church at Corinth had a problem with this They had turned it into a commonmeal (I Cor. 11:20-22)

  17. Manner of the Supper Obviously there is a certain reverence that should be shown in observing the Lord’s Supper “whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner…” (v. 27) There is a misconception about this verse

  18. Manner of the Supper “unworthy” refers to the manner in which the Supper is taken, not the state of the person taking it Paul speaks of the need to separate the bread (body of Christ) of the Supper from a regular meal (v. 29) Paul said it’s the reason why some were spirituallysick

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