Memorials to the

1. Memorialsto the Master

2. We are prone to forget.

3. Thus, the Lord set up memorials so that we could remember.

4. Thus, the Lord set up memorials so that we could remember. • The Passover.

5. Thus, the Lord set up memorials so that we could remember. • The Passover: “This day shall be for you a memorial day, and you shall keep it as a feast to the LORD; throughout your generations, as a statute forever, you shall keep it as a feast” (Ex 12:14, ESV).

6. Thus, the Lord set up memorials so that we could remember. • The Passover. • Tassels on garments.

7. Thus, the Lord set up memorials so that we could remember. • The Passover. • Tassels on garments: “It shall be a tassel for you to look at and remember all the commandments of the LORD, to do them” (Num 15:39, ESV).

8. Thus, the Lord set up memorials so that we could remember. • The Passover. • Tassels on garments. • Stones in the middle of the Jordan.

9. Thus, the Lord set up memorials so that we could remember. • The Passover. • Tassels on garments. • Stones in the middle of the Jordan: “These stones shall be to the people of Israel a memorial forever” (Josh 4:7, ESV).

10. Thus, the Lord set up memorials so that we could remember. • The Passover. • Tassels on garments. • Stones in the middle of the Jordan. • We want to look at memorials the Lord ahs left for us in this age.

11. The Lord's Supper 1 Corinthians 11:23-25

12. “I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when 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 also he took the cup, after supper, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me’” (1 Corinthians 11:23-25, ESV).

13. Jesus gave both the bread & the cup to his disciples with the admonition, “Do this in remembrance of me.”

14. Jesus gave both the bread & the cup to his disciples with the admonition, “Do this in remembrance of me.” • “Do this in remembrance of me” is repeated twice in this narrative.

15. Jesus gave both the bread & the cup to his disciples with the admonition, “Do this in remembrance of me.” • “Do this in remembrance of me” is repeated twice in this narrative. This stresses that the Lord’s Supper is in Jesus’ memory.

16. There are several false views of the Lord’s Supper.

17. There are several false views of the Lord’s Supper. • Some claim that the bread & wine literally become the Lord’s body & blood.

18. There are several false views of the Lord’s Supper. • Some claim that the bread & wine literally become the Lord’s body & blood. • Others claim that the Lord is literally present in the bread & cup.

19. There are several false views of the Lord’s Supper. • Some claim that the bread & wine literally become the Lord’s body & blood. • Others claim that the Lord is literally present in the bread & cup. • Some claim that taking the Lord’s Supper is a way of receiving the forgiveness of sins.

20. There are several false views of the Lord’s Supper. • Some claim that the bread & wine literally become the Lord’s body & blood. • Others claim that the Lord is literally present in the bread & cup. • Some claim that taking the Lord’s Supper is a way of receiving the forgiveness of sins. • This all flies in the face of what the Lord himself said about the Supper—it’s a way of remembering him.

21. There are important lessons we learn from this memorial.

22. We learn about the seriousness of sin.

23. We learn about the seriousness of sin. • Sin is so serious that Jesus had to die to redeem me from sin.

24. We learn about the seriousness of sin. • Sin is so serious that Jesus had to die to redeem me from sin. • Sin is so serious that I need this Supper to remind me of what Jesus did for me.

25. We learn about the seriousness of sin. • We learn the greatness of God’s love.

26. We learn about the seriousness of sin. • We learn the greatness of God’s love. • God loved me enough to send Jesus to die for my sins.

27. We learn about the seriousness of sin. • We learn the greatness of God’s love. • God loved me enough to send Jesus to die for my sins. • “God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life” (Jn 3:16, ESV).

28. We learn about the seriousness of sin. • We learn the greatness of God’s love. • We learn about the cost of our salvation.

29. We learn about the seriousness of sin. • We learn the greatness of God’s love. • We learn about the cost of our salvation. • Salvation costs the death of the very Son of God.

30. We learn about the seriousness of sin. • We learn the greatness of God’s love. • We learn about the cost of our salvation. • Salvation costs the death of the very Son of God. • “Freedom is not free!”

31. Some declare that it devalues the Lord’s Supper to take it weekly.

32. Some declare that it devalues the Lord’s Supper to take it weekly. • Yet, does it devalue the memory of a loved one if you see his picture every week?

33. Some declare that it devalues the Lord’s Supper to take it weekly. • Yet, does it devalue the memory of a loved one if you see his picture every week? • Jesus’ death is so important that we need to remember it often!

34. When we come to the Lord's Supper, we need to remember Jesus' death.

35. Baptism Rom 6:4

36. “We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life” (Rom 6:4, ESV).

37. Baptism is a reminder of the death, burial, & resurrection of Jesus Christ.

38. Baptism is a reminder of the death, burial, & resurrection of Jesus Christ. • We were baptized in Jesus’ death.

39. Baptism is a reminder of the death, burial, & resurrection of Jesus Christ. • We were baptized in Jesus’ death. • Baptism puts us in a position where we receive the benefits of Jesus’ death.

40. Baptism is a reminder of the death, burial, & resurrection of Jesus Christ. • We were baptized in Jesus’ death. • Baptism puts us in a position where we receive the benefits of Jesus’ death: “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit” (Acts 2:38, ESV).

41. Baptism is a reminder of the death, burial, & resurrection of Jesus Christ. • We were baptized in Jesus’ death. • Baptism puts us in a position where we receive the benefits of Jesus’ death. • In baptism, we die to the old self & put on the new man.

42. Baptism is a reminder of the death, burial, & resurrection of Jesus Christ. • We were baptized in Jesus’ death. • Baptism puts us in a position where we receive the benefits of Jesus’ death. • In baptism, we die to the old self & put on the new man. • “We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin” (Rom 6:6, ESV).

43. Baptism is a reminder of the death, burial, & resurrection of Jesus Christ. • We were baptized in Jesus’ death. • Baptism puts us in a position where we receive the benefits of Jesus’ death. • In baptism, we die to the old self & put on the new man. • Rom 6:6. • “You have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God” (Col 3:3, ESV).

44. Baptism reminds us of Jesus’ death.

45. Baptism reminds us of Jesus’ death. • Baptism reminds us that Jesus’ death was necessary to free us from sin.

46. Baptism reminds us of Jesus’ death. • Baptism reminds us that Jesus’ death was necessary to free us from sin: “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins” (Mt 26:28, ESV).

47. Baptism reminds us of Jesus’ death. • Baptism reminds us that Jesus’ death was necessary to free us from sin (Mt 26:28). • Baptism reminds us that Jesus’ death was necessary so that we could pledge to live for him.

48. Baptism reminds us of Jesus’ death. • Baptism reminds us that Jesus’ death was necessary to free us from sin (Mt 26:28). • Baptism reminds us that Jesus’ death was necessary so that we could pledge to live for him: “He died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised” (2 Cor 5:15, ESV).

49. Baptism reminds us of Jesus’ death. • Baptism reminds us that Jesus’ death was necessary to free us from sin (Mt 26:28). • Baptism reminds us that Jesus’ death was necessary so that we could pledge to live for him (2 Cor 5:15). • Baptism reminds us that Jesus’ death was necessary to present us holy, blameless, & above reproach in him.

50. Baptism reminds us of Jesus’ death. • Baptism reminds us that Jesus’ death was necessary to free us from sin (Mt 26:28). • Baptism reminds us that Jesus’ death was necessary so that we could pledge to live for him (2 Cor 5:15). • Baptism reminds us that Jesus’ death was necessary to present us holy, blameless, & above reproach in him: “He has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him” (Col 1:22, ESV).