Bible Readings:
Matthew 26:26-46
1 Corinthians 10:14-22, 11:17-34
Sermon Outline:
Matthew 26:26–28 (NKJV)
26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.”
27 Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you.
28 For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
I The Lord’s Supper
1 Corinthians 11:20–22 (NKJV)
20 Therefore when you come together in one place, it is not to eat the Lord’s Supper.
21 For in eating, each one takes his own supper ahead of others; and one is hungry and another is drunk.
22 What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and shame those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I do not praise you.
II Communion
1 Corinthians 10:16 (NKJV)
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?
III Eucharist
Matthew 26:27 (NKJV)
27 Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you.
Matthew 26:27 (NKJV)
27 Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you.
Faith
Faith is not a distant view, but a warm embrace of Christ.
John Calvin
Upon a life I did not live,
Upon a death I did not die;
Another’s life, another’s death,
I stake my whole eternity.
Horatius Bonar