Flee Idolatry

Sermon Outline:

Introduction

• The Sign & Seal in the Lord’s Supper [Heidelberg Catechism (“HC”) 75]
• Two promises in the Lord’s Supper (HC 76, 77; 1 Corinthians 10:16-17)

I. “Flee Idolatry” (v. 14)

• The Old Testament Provoked with Their Idolatry (1 Corinthians 10:1-14)
• What is Idolatry (HC 95; 1 John 4:1-6)
• Acceptable to Practice Idolatry? (v. 15)

II. Acceptable to Practice Idolatry? (vs. 15-20)

• Judge for Yourselves (v. 15)
• Believers are Partakers of Christ’s Death and United to Him (vs. 16-17)
o “Because there is on bread, so we being many are on Body for we are all Partakers of that One Bread” (v.17; HC 77; John 6:25ff; Ephesians 2:11)
• Partakers of the Altar (v. 18)
• An Idol is Nothing and Sacrifices to Idols are to sacrifices to Demons (v. 19-20)
• Fellowshipping with Demons (v. 20; Deuteronomy 32:17)

III. Impossible to partake of the Lord’s Table and of the Table of Demons (v. 21-22)

• Cannot Serve Two Masters – Cannot Serve God & Demons (Luke 16:31)
• Do We Want to Provoke the Lord to Jealousy? (v. 22a; 1 Corinthians 11:27)
• Are We Stronger than the Lord? (v. 22b; Isaiah 43:13; 14:27; Job 9:12)

Conclusion and Application

• Flee Idolatry - A Word of Warning from Hebrews 12:22ff
• Our Hearts are reassured as we Serve the Lord alone by faith in Reverence and Godly Fear, and He will Nourish us to Everlasting Life as we Commune with Him alone