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*TILL HE COMES*
 
*INTRODUCTION*:
1.    Men have designed and constructed a host of monuments to honor and commemorate a variety of men and events.
(1)          Various substances:  (Steel; glass; concrete; stone).
(2)          Various shapes: (buildings, monuments, tombstones, statues).
(3)          Various reasons (Life; death;  discovery).
2.    Countless visits have been made to these “hallowed” places to */remember/* the significance of the person or the place.
3.    Christianity possesses a monument which *towers* up for nearly 2000 years.
(1)          The most *sublime* and yet perhaps the most *subtle* of monuments.
(2)          More observable and significant than any man made monument.
(3)          A monument of God’s design and unfortunately it can and has suffered from man’s corruption.
4.    Read Text:  (1 Cor.
11:17-34).
5.    Regarding the text:
(1)          It is not exactly clear why Paul introduces this subject here.
A.     Previously he has commended them (v.
2)
B.     But it is clear that on this subject Paul cannot give commendation.
(2)          More than likely those of Chloe’s household (1:11) reported on some of the irregularities occurring with regards to the Lord’s Supper.
(3)          The problem was occurring when they “came together in the church” (v.
17,18).
A.     They came together not for the better, but for the worse (v.
17).
B.     There were divisions (v.
18).
(a)    Schisms – “a tear in cloth.”
(b)    Separate congregations hadn’t been formed, but they might as well.
(c)     Paul “in part” believed the report.
(4)          The PROBLEM = The Lord’s Supper was being mixed with a common meal.
A.     We know it was occurring in a worship context (vv.
17-18).
B.     We know a “common meal” was involved because of context (vv.
21-22).
(a)    No order or consideration (v.
21).
(i)     One had eaten, one had not.
(ii)   One ate to excess, some had nothing to eat.
(iii) Some overate and over drank.
Some had no needs met.
(b)    Special note:  Paul is not talking here about a “church house!”
(i)     He talks about the “church” (people).
(ii)   More than likely they met in someone’s home.
C.     Eating in a certain building is not the thing condemned by Paul.
He condemns “eating a common meal in worship itself.”
6.    Paul rebuked the Corinthians because of their conduct towards worship and most especially the Lord’s Supper.
Paul gives a lesson on the Lord’s Supper
 
*DISCUSSION*:
*I.            **RESTRICTIONS OF OBSERVANCE* (1 Cor.
11:23-26).
1.
A *Commemoration* (v.
24).
(1)          “This do in */remembrance /* of me.”
Cf.
Mt. 26:26-30; Mk. 14:22-26; Lk. 22:14-23.
(2)          Jesus instituted the Lord’s Supper at the “*/Passover/*.”
A.        Passover feast was a memorial of salvation of firstborn (Ex.
12).
B.        Lamb was put up on 10th and killed on the 14th day of month.
C.        That lamb’s blood sprinkled on door post of home where lamb was eaten.
D.        God smote firstborn of Egypt but when He saw the blood, He “Passed Over” that home (Ex.
12:11-13).
E.        It was to be observed (Ex.
12:25-27) in the “promised land.”
(3)          Jesus is our */Passover/* (1 Cor.
5:7-8).
A.        Heb.
2:9 – “But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower…”
B.        “Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures” (1 Cor.
15:3).
C.        “…while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
(Rom.
5:8).
D.        Notice 1 Peter 1:19.
(4)          The *bread* and *cup* are “emblems” of Christ’s */death/*!
A.        Bread – represent the pale broken body.
B.        Cup = blood (cf.
Mt. 26:28).
(5)          Our focus should be on His DEATH and not on:
A.        Blessings we enjoy.
Instead on the price of those blessings.
B.        Children who do not understand the moment.
C.        Hurrying up so that we can get through.
D.        Whether the roast is burning, baby in front of you, etc.
E.        Some suggestions to help maintain focus:
a.        Read the words of the last song again.
b.        Read of the Lord’s death (Mt.
26; Mk. 15).
c.
Put your head down so you’re not distracted.
(6)          The /commemoration/ is to be done /often/ (vv.
25-26).
A.        They forgot why they were coming together (v.
20).
B.        Cf.
Acts 20:7 – “to break bread.”
C.        Cf.
Acts 2:42 – “Continued steadfastly….”
D.        We are to partake */often/*.
a.
Not once a year ~/ quarter ~/ month  (Acts 2:42 was at Pentecost).
b.
Not on days for which we have no authority.
2.       The Lord’s Supper is a */PROCLAMATION/*.
(1)          We preach Christ in words (Mk.
16:15-16) but also we preach when we observe the solemn feast of communion.
(2)          We preach to the world our faith in the death of Jesus.
(3)          We preach our understanding that life is only possible through His death.
3.
The Lord’s Supper is a sign of */ANTICIPATION/*.
(1)          We are commanded to observe it “till He comes.”
(v.
26).
(2)          We anxiously await the Lord’s return.
Fills us with hope.
(3)          Each time we partake, we pray it is the last (cf.
Rev. 22:20).
4.       The Lord’s Supper is a */COMMUNION/*.
(1)          It is *His* table, and we are here by *His* invitation.
(Sobering thought)
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