The Lord's Supper
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What is The Lord’s Supper -It’s Importance
What is The Lord’s Supper -It’s Importance
As a New believer you might be wondering what is the Lord’s Supper or what some people refer to as Communion.
I remember when I first started to go to church I wasn’t sure if I should partake of it because I wasn’t baptized as yet so I refused to do so.
I understood this to be a very holy occasion so I think think I was worthy to partake of the bread and the wine.
Hopefully by the end of this articule you will have a good idea of what is the Lord’s Supper and the importance of it.
I would like to share some gleanings on it that I learnt from Dr. Adrian Rogers who was one of the best preachers I enjoy listening to.
The longer I live, the deeper I get into the Word of God, the more I study the Bible, and the more I study church history, and the more I learn about human nature, the more I understand the deep, deep significance of what we call the Lord’s Supper
Understanding The Lord’s Supper
Understanding The Lord’s Supper
Firstly we need to understand the supper and what it is about. In the Lord’s Supper there are 6 basic things taht we do
We Congregate
20 So then, when you come together, it is not the Lord’s Supper you eat,
So in this scripture it says that when we come together, we do not come together to have a feast like the pagans do which may include drunken orgies etc but we come together in one place to have a family meal because that is what the Lord’s Supper is about.
When we take the Lord’s Supper it is not just commuion with the Lord but communion with one another.
It is a great sign of our unity in Christ.
2. We Consecrate
23 For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread,
Adrian Rogers Sermon Archive B. We Consecrate
Now here the emphasis is on the Lordship of Christ, the Lord Jesus, that we are consecrated to Him
Adrian Rogers Sermon Archive B. We Consecrate
This table tonight is for those who have bowed the knee to Jesus, who have clearly, plainly, openly, publicly, everlastingly said, “Jesus Christ is Lord.”
3. We Commemorate
24 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.”
Adrian Rogers Sermon Archive C. We Commemorate
We commemorate the death, the burial of our Lord. You show the Lord’s death till He come
Adrian Rogers Sermon Archive C. We Commemorate
Now God has given the church two ordinances: the Lord’s Supper and baptism
In the Lord’s Supper and Baptism we have the gospel.
The Lord’s Supper focuses on the death of Christ but in Baptism it focuses on the burial and resurrection of the Lord.
4. We Celebrate
24 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.”
25 In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.”
Notice that this is not a funeral but a feast. It took place on the night of the Passover Feast. It is a meal of celebration for someone who is alive. Jesus is alive!!!.
Adrian Rogers Sermon Archive D. We Celebrate
Therefore, if we want to laugh at the Lord’s Table, we’re not irreverent. If we want to praise at the Lord’s Table, we’re not irreverent. If our hearts are filled with joy, we are not irreverent, because He is not dead!
5. We Communicate
26 For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
Everytime we do this we are communicating as well. It is a sermon we are preaching.
The church is communicating that Christ died for our sins and what a vivid, visual illustration the Lord’s Supper is of the death of our Lord Jesus Christ.
6. We Contemplate
27 So then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.
28 Everyone ought to examine themselves before they eat of the bread and drink from the cup.
Adrian Rogers Sermon Archive F. We Contemplate
Oh, we contemplate. We think. We examine. We search. We allow the Holy Spirit of God to come into our heart and look at our inmost being. And how good and how wonderful it is that we come to that place of contemplation, not only of His death, but of our life and the way that we live in the light of His great sacrifice.
Preparing Your haearts For The Lord’s Supper
Preparing Your haearts For The Lord’s Supper
willingly, worthily, watchfully
Who can take the Lord’s Supper
Who can take the Lord’s Supper
reddemed, reconciled etc
Enjoying The Lord’s Supper
Enjoying The Lord’s Supper
Partaking of The Supper
Partaking of The Supper
3 elements - our fellowship, our faith and our future in him
The ourpose of the Lord’s Supper
The ourpose of the Lord’s Supper
remebber the presence, the proviosiin, the passion , the ourpose
The motive for taking the Lord’s Supper
The motive for taking the Lord’s Supper
adoration, appreciation, clebration and anticipation