The Lord

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• The Lords Supper
• 1 Corinthians 1120

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The Lords Supper

• Introduction
• A. Also called breaking bread, Acts 242 207.
• B. And this fruit of the vine, Matt. 2629.
• C. Or the table of the Lord, 1 Cor. 1021.

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• I. The Institution of the Lords Supper.
• A. When? the night He was betrayed, 1 Cor.
  1123. When they ate the Last Supper, Matt.
  2617-20 Lk. 2214, 15.
• B. What? Unleavened bread, fruit of the vine
• Doesnt say wine, grape juice.

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• C. Blessed, Matt. 2626 gave thanks, v. 27.
  Same in Mark. Luke does not say blessed.
• -- Paul says we bless, 1 Cor. 1016 1124,
  when He had given thanks.
• -- Give thanks for what? Privilege? Opportunity?
  Bread, fruit of the vine.

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• D. This is my body, Matt. 2626.
• -- Literal? By faith? To us as Christians?
  This is called transubstantiation.
• -- Mt. 1338, the field is the world.
• -- Gal. 424, these women are two covenants.
• -- Gen. 4126, 7 cows are 7 years.

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• E. the cup cup or cups?
• -- Mt. 2627, the cup v. 29, this fruit of
  the vine.
• -- Drink from it, all of you. Touch lips to
  same container? Jn. 412, Jacob, sons, cattle
  touched lips to well?
• -- Lk. 2217, divide it among yourselves.
  Divide a literal cup?

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• We bless the cup we divide the cup we
  drink the cup (1 Cor 1127).
• Is the table of the Lord literal?
• Obviously, cup contents!

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• F. Lords Supper is not for the remis-sions of
  sins. Not a sacrament.
• -- One reason why many do not partake weekly say
  they must confess sins, before partaking, so do
  it monthly, etc.

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• G. This is my blood of the new covenant. Matt.
  2628.
• -- As we partake we remember this blood that was
  shed from His hands, His feet and His side.

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• II. The communion of body, blood, 1 Cor. 1016.
• -- Communion partake, participate, share.
• -- Of what? Blessings and benefits procured by
  death of Christ.
• -- For this we should give thanks!

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• III. The Lords Supper unifies us.
• -- 1 Cor. 1017, For we, being many, are one
  bread and one body for we all partake of that
  one bread.
• -- Hypocrisy to partake of Lords Supper
  together if we are not united.

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• IV. Must partake of only one table.
• 1 Cor 1021 speaks of two tables.
• -- Hypocrisy to partake of table of Lord and
  table of demons.
• -- Therefore, 2 Cor. 614 71.

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• V. Do this in remembrance of me, 1 Cor. 1124
  proclaim the Lords death
• Resurrection? Baptism, 1st day of week.
• Memorial Passover (Ex 12), Sabbath (Deut. 515),
  rocks in River Jordan, (Josh. 45-7).
• Remember what? When instituted? Its a
  commandment? When to partake?
• Christs death on the cross, Matt. 27 Mark 15
  Lk. 23 Jn. 19. Read portions of these.

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• VI. As often as you eat this bread and drink
  this cup, 1 Cor. 1126 Acts 207.
• -- you proclaim the Lords death Looking back,
  make a proclamation.
• -- until He comes Looking forward, expecting
  His return.

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• VII. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily,
  eateth and drinketh damnation to himself (KJV).
• -- Are we worthy to partake? Who is?
• -- not discerning the Lords body. Obviously
  means unworthy manner.
• -- 1 Cor. 1117-22, were they discerning the
  Lords body?

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• -- Lesson for us Avoid strife, contentions in
  the church.
• -- Meditate on what we do, not distracted, not
  let mind wander.
• -- Partake with all reverence, remember-ing
  Lords death and that we are par-taking of
  (sharing) the benefits of it.

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• VIII. What about John 653, unless you eat the
  flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you
  have no life in you? Let Bible explain itself.
  How?
• -- Explained in same context. Compare v. 40 with
  verses 54.
• -- Things equal to the same thing are equal to
  each other.

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• Conclusion
• -- Central to Lords Day worship. Ac 207.
• -- We remember Jesus death on cross.
• -- We share in its benefits.
• -- We gratefully proclaim it as a fact.
• -- Until He comes, expressing our hope.
• -- We show our consecration to Christ, our
  separation from the world, our unity as members
  of His body.

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