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“When We Meet In Sweet Communion”. (Luke 22:19) . And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is My body which is given for you ; do this in remembrance of Me ." (NKJV). What Communion Means for You:. =. For You. What Communion Means for You:.
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(Luke 22:19) And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me." (NKJV)
What Communion Means for You: = For You
What Communion Means for You: • (John 6:53-57) • Then Jesus said to them, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you. "Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. "For My flesh is food indeed, and My blood is drink indeed. "He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him. "As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me. =
(1 Corinthians 11:28-29) But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. (NKJV)
(1 Corinthians 14:15) What is the conclusion then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will also pray with the understanding. I will sing with the spirit, and I will also sing with the understanding. (NKJV)
Communion: Remembering Christ Died For Us (1 Peter 2:24) who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness--by whose stripes you were healed. (NKJV)
Following = Dying to Self (Mark 8:34) When He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, "Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. (NKJV)
An Important Issue (1 Corinthians 11:1-2) Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ. Now I praise you, brethren, that you remember me in all things and keep the traditions just as I delivered them to you. (NKJV)
An Important Issue (Romans 6:2) Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it? (NKJV) (Romans 6:10) For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God. (NKJV)
Fruit of the Vine – BloodBlood is For Living (Leviticus 17:11) 'For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.' (NKJV)
Bread – BodyThe Body is For Doing (Ephesians 4:16) from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love. (NKJV)
Warnings For Partaking Properly (1 Corinthians 11:17) Now in giving these instructions I do not praise you, since you come together not for the better but for the worse. (NKJV)
Warnings For Partaking Properly (1 Corinthians 11:30-31) For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep. For if we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged. (NKJV)
Corinth Was Not Partaking Properly (1 Corinthians 11:20) Therefore when you come together in one place, it is not to eat the Lord's Supper. (NKJV)
Parallels: A Memorial • Passover • (Exodus 12:14) ‘…this day shall be to you a memorial; and you shall keep it as a feast to the LORD throughout your generations. You shall keep it as a feast by an everlasting ordinance. (NKJV) • Christ • (1 Corinthians 5:7) “…indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us.” • Lord’s Supper • (1 Corinthians 11:24-25) “….He broke it and said, "Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me." …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."
Parallels: A Proclamation • Passover • (Exodus 12:26-27) “…when your children say to you, 'What do you mean by this service?...you shall say, 'It is the Passover sacrifice of the LORD, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt when He struck the Egyptians and delivered our households.'"… • Christ • (Acts 26:23) "that the Christ would suffer, that He would be the first to rise from the dead, and would proclaim light to the Jewish people and to the Gentiles." • Lord’s Supper • (1 Corinthians 11:26) …as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death till He comes.
Parallels: A Delivery • Passover • Israel delivered after angel passed over • Christ • Our Passover • We are delivered after His sacrifice. • (Hebrews 9:16-17) • “…where there is a testament, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. For a testament is in force after men are dead, since it has no power at all while the testator lives. (NKJV)
Parallels: A Delivery • Passover • Israel delivered after angel passed over • Christ • Our Passover • We are delivered after His sacrifice. • (Hebrews 9:28) so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. … for salvation. (NKJV) • Lord’s Supper • Remembering that sacrifice.
Parallels: A Slaying • Passover • Lab was slain • Christ • Our “Passover Lamb” was slain • Lord’s Supper • (Galatians 5:24) • And those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
Parallels: Blood Saved • Passover • (Exodus 12:11-13) • “… 'For I will pass through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD. 'Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt. “ • Christ • (Ephesians 1:7) “In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins…” • Lord’s Supper • Remembering the Blood: • (Romans 5:10) “…we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.
Parallels: Bread = Coming From Bondage in Haste • Passover • (Deuteronomy 16:3) "You shall eat no leavened bread with it; seven days you shall eat unleavened bread with it, that is, the bread of affliction (for you came out of the land of Egypt in haste), …” • Christ • (Acts 22:16) 'And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.' • Lord’s Supper • Remembers His Mssg.: • (Revelation 2:16) 'Repent, or else I will come to you quickly...”
Parallels: Grape Juice & Blood • Passover • (Genesis 49:11) “…He washed his garments in wine, And his clothes in the blood of grapes. “ • (Deuteronomy 32:14) “…you drank wine, the blood of the grapes.” • Christ • Again, His Blood Saves • Lord’s Supper • (1 Corinthians 11:25) In the same manner He also took the cup… saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood..."
Parallels: Slaves of Sin to Slaves of Righteousness • Passover • (Ex. 1:13) Israelites were slaves in Egypt • Christ • (John 8:36) "Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.”
Parallels: Slaves of Sin to Slaves of Righteousness • Passover • (Ex. 1:13) Israelites were slaves in Egypt • Christ • (Romans 6:18) • And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. • (Romans 6:22) • But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life. (NKJV)
Parallels: Slaves of Sin to Slaves of Righteousness • Passover • (Ex. 1:13) Israelites were slaves in Egypt • Christ • (John 8:36; Rom. 6:18, 22) • Lord’s Supper • (1 Timothy 2:5-6) “… Jesus, who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.”
Parallels: An Example Through Obedience • Passover • (Exodus 12:13) 'Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt. • Christ • (Hebrews 5:8) • “…He learned obedience by the things which He suffered. • (Matthew 26:39) • “He …fell on His face, and prayed, saying, ‘O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.’” • Lord’s Supper • (Hebrews 5:9) “And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him”
Parallels: God’s Strength Delivered • Passover • (Exodus 13:3) And Moses said to the people: "Remember this day in which you went out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the LORD brought you out of this place. No leavened bread shall be eaten. • Christ • (Acts 10:38) "how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him. • Lord’s Supper • (Hebrews 10:12) But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever… • (Hebrews 10:14) For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.
Bread: Staple; Sustains Life • Passover • Gave Israel energy to flee from Egyptians • Christ • (John 6:48) "I am the bread of life. • Lord’s Supper • (John 11:25) Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.
The Lord’s Table (Matthew 26:29) "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."
The Lord’s Table (Luke 22:28-30) "But you are those who have continued with Me in My trials. "And I bestow upon you a kingdom, just as My Father bestowed one upon Me, "that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel."
The Lord’s Table (Colossians 1:12-13) giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light. He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,
The Lord’s Table (Revelation 1:9) I, John, both your brother and companion in the tribulation and kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was on the island that is called Patmos for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. (NKJV)
The Lord’s Table (1 Corinthians 10:16) The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? (NKJV)
The Lord’s Table (1 Corinthians 10:21) You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons; you cannot partake of the Lord's table and of the table of demons. (NKJV)
The Lord’s Table (Matthew 18:20) "For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them."