The Lord’s Supper

The Lord’s Supper – 1 Corinthians 11:17-34

We observe the Lord’s Supper because Jesus us to!

The meal goes back to the r meal that Jesus shared with his disciples the night before his crucifixion. 

Jesus told his disciples to “do this in remembrance of .” 

The Bread represents Jesus’ broken for us, and the cup represents the blood of the new . 

It is important to remember what Jesus has for us

Who participates in the Lord’s Supper?

–The Lord’s Supper is only for .

Is the Lord’s Supper for all believers? 

— We do require that one must be baptized or a member of the church (Although being a baptized member of a church is the norm).

We trust the of parents in this area when it comes to their children.

Parents: Do children understand the gathering of the church (it is here that we should have the baptism/membership conversation)  and the proclamation of Jesus’ death in the Lord’s Supper event?

If a person is under Church , they would not be allowed to come to the Lord’s Table.

We use bread and Juice — what about Oreos and milk?

— This kind of playful substitute is too , for in the Scriptures, there is a weightiness and importance to this event, and other elements take away from that.

What should you be thinking about during the Lord’s Supper?

–The answer to that question is:

–How he us from our sin

We were rescued from God – By God – for God. 

Our redemption is grounded in a event

Can we do the Lord’s Supper so often that it loses its meaning? 

Could we ever think about what Christ has done for us too much?

If the Lord’s Supper becomes a ritual, we are approaching it the way.

In the Lord’s Supper, the participant is spiritually with the of Christ’s death (it is a means by which we grow in our faith) 

Romans 10:16-17

Spiritual nourishment comes from !

Why the small portions? It isn’t the meal itself that brings satisfaction, but the meal pushes to true satisfaction in Jesus!