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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

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…

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…

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: 18 ff) �Jesus Himself said “do this in remembrance of Me” (Lk. 22: 19)

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

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

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: 18 ff – 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

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!

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)

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)

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!

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)

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

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

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 common meal (I Cor. 11: 20 -22)

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

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 spiritually sick