The Lord's Supper
Series Survey of 1 Corinthians
- Paul deprecates the Corinthians self-serving attitude 17-19
- The reality of Divisions
- The necessity of Divisions
- The purpose of Divisions
- The self-centered chaos of Corinth 20-22
- Gluttony
- Drunkenness
- Insensitivity to the poor
- Correcting the malpractice regarding the Lord’s Table 23-34
a. The Institution of the Ordinance (Sacrament) 23-26
THE ELEMENTS
Broken bread: as the symbolism of Him being crushed on a cross, even when none of His bones were broken, His body was mangled previous and during the crucifixion.
The blood poured: this is the language of OT sacrifices, where the animal was slain and its blood sprinkled on the altar.
Communion is a memorial:
A memorial of the person: Do this in remembrance of Me.
A memorial of the sacrifice
A memorial of the purpose of that sacrifice
The Frequency of the celebration is not prescribed: Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me."
b. The Necessary Posture to celebrate the Ordinance 27-29
What is eating in an unworthy manner? The word itself means “careless” or “improper”
The consequences are serious: “shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.”
c. The Temporal Consequences of despising the Ordinance 30-32
Partaking without discernment is eating judgment.
d. Sundry Practical Instructions and deductions 33-34
An orderly celebration: wait for one another
A Corporate celebration: do not come together for judgment – communion is done under a gathering of the church – it is not a private institution
A celebration of redemption:
Beware of clericalism:
Sermon ID | 1129151019446 |
Duration | 44:49 |
Date | Nov 29, 2015 |
Category | Sunday School |