#127 Communion
Communion Service
Ps. D. Karl Thomas
March 2, 2014
1 Corinthians 11:23-32
23 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; 24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “Take, eat;[b] this is My body which is broken[c] for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” 25 In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.” 26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes.
Examine Yourself
27 Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood[d] of the Lord. 28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 29 For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner[e] eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord’s[f] body. 30 For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep. 31 For if we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged. 32 But when we are judged, we are chastened by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.
Sacrament:– from Latin, oath of allegiance; A rite believed to be a means of or visible form of grace.
A deposit by two parties seeking to secure justice.
God – Grace Man – Faith
Covenant – a solemn agreement between two parties for the purposes of creating and maintaining a successful relationship.
You don’t take communion, you receive communion.
Matthew 26:26-30
26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed[b] and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.” 27 Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. 28 For this is My blood of the new[c] covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. 29 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.” 30 And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
On the road to Emmaus … confused about what they experienced … Jesus catches up with them … what’s up … Word shares the word … stay with us … REVEALED … open eyes!!!
Luke 24:30-31
“Now it came to pass, as He sat at the table with them, that He took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened (WHEN?) and they knew Him; and He vanished from their sight.”
In the beginning sin entered in through eating. The fruit of tree of the knowledge of good and evil. More knowledge will not save us!!!
Genesis 3:6-7
“…she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate. Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked;…”
Lords Table – Remember Me!
Not a call to commiserate his suffering or our sin, but a call to commemorate His triumph.
“It is finished!” Eucharist:– gratitude, thanks/grace
Embrace Restored Benefits Health and Prosperity
Psalm 105:26-37
“He also brought them out with silver and gold, And there was none feeble among His tribes.”
First Passover … Shadow
Victory Over Enemy Psalm 23:5
“You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil;
My cup runs over.”
1 Samuel 7:10 “Now as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel. But the Lord thundered with a loud thunder upon the Philistines … they were overcome before Israel.”
Hebrews 2:14 “Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil,…”
I John 3:8 “For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.”
Matthew 9:35 “Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.”
DIS :– apart, asunder, negative or reversing force, in Roman mythology the god of the underworld.
Add “dis” to anything and is ruled by the devil.
dis comfort / dis courage / dis ability / dis advantage / dis qualify dis connect / dis integrate / dis inherit
comfort courage ability advantage qualify connect integrate inherit
dis ease
Jesus took the dis out of my world. My ease is not ruled by the devil. Jesus healed me at the cross.
1 Corinthians 11:25
“This cup is the new covenant [ratified and established] in My blood. Do this, as often as you drink [it], to call Me [affectionately] to remembrance.”
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