Sermon Tone Analysis

Scripture Reading

Opening Prayer

Introduction

Intro about Thanksgiving

Someone may have communicated something like the following to Paul:

“When the church was gathered at so-and-so’s house for the Lord’s Supper, they had their best friends (other richer families of the church) with them in the triclinium (dining room) where all the food was served (and where some were even getting drunk as in a common drinking party).

The rest hung around out in the atrium and hardly got to eat or drink anything.

It was apparent from where and what each one was served (if anything) how they ranked in terms of their social status.

Transition to Exposition 1 (17-22)

I.

The Lord’s Supper is not a meal for sustenance but an action of community (11-22)

Do we do anything else like that?

How about busywork?

Application:

Realize that the Lord’s Supper is something for the community

I believe that the Lord’s Supper is an ordinance of the CHURCH and is not to be taken apart from it.

Transition to Exposition 2 (23-26)

II.

The Lord’s Supper is a community action of Thanksgiving and Remembrance (23-26)

Monuments

Application:

When you recognize the celebration, remember what Jesus has done

Do it in thanksgiving

Transition to Exposition 3 (27-34)

III.

The Lord’s Supper is an act of community reconciliation and identification(27-34)

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Application:

Prepare

Pray

Don’t always take