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Jesus Institutes The Lord's Supper Introduction:
Each week we as Christians observe the Lord’s Supper.
Why? Why have unleavened
bread; we don’t normally eat such bread. Why
have grape juice or fruit of the vine to drink?
Why would Jesus tell use to do this and why every week?
We hope to answer these questions and more in this lesson. I)
Looking at the Passover A)
Exodus 12 God institutes the Passover 1.
The Passover was to be observed the 1st month of every year.
(No one argued they should keep it every third or fourth year but the 1st
of every year.) 2.
Elements for the Passover
a. A male lamb – one year old, without blemish, v.
5
b. Unleavened bread, v. 8
c. Bitter herbs, v. 8 3..
The lamb on the 14th day was to be killed, roasted whole and eaten.
Not a bone was to be broken, v. 6.
5.
The lamb’s blood was to be sprinkled on the door post and lintel, v. 7
a. Killed on the
14th day
b. Roasted whole and eaten
c. Not a bone was to be broken
d. Its blood sprinkled on the doorpost and lintel. v. 7 B)
What did all of this signify? 1.
God would pass through the 2.
Resulting in the death of the firstborn. 3.
God pass over the houses with the
lamb’s blood, v. 13 4.
Resulting in the deliverance of the children of 5.
The bitter herbs to signify the bitterness of their bondage in 6.
The unleavened bread, due to their leaving C)
The Passover Feast was a memorial, Exodus 12.14 1.
To be kept through out all their generations 2.
To remind the people of this event and to teach their children. V. 24-27. This would
present a teaching opportunity as each generation would be taught by their
parents and in return teach their children. II)
Jesus Institutes the Lord’s Supper, Matthew 26.26-29; Mark 14.22-26; Luke
22.17-20 A)
After the Passover observance Jesus speaks 1.
The unleavened bread – this is my body, Luke
22.19
a. The body of Christ would be crucified on the cross, to be sacrificed
for our sins.
b. We are to take the unleavened bread remembering the body of Jesus
being crucified. 2.
The cup referring to His blood that was shed on the cross, Luke
22.17-19
a. The New Covenant in my blood, v.
20; Jeremiah 31.31-32; Hebrews 9.16-17, 22.
b. His blood shed “for the remission of sins”
Matthew 26.28; John 19.34,36; Acts 2.38
c. Christ would drink this with them in His kingdom, Matthew
26.29 3.
When we partake of the Lord’s Supper, we are in communion with Christ and all
others saints. 4.
We proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes, 1
Corinthians 11.26 (read 23) 5.
Jesus is speaking by use of “Metonymy” or change of noun.
a. the bread is not literally His body but by faith is His body
b. the cup, the container is not an element but the fruit of the vine is
by faith His blood. B)
the observance (when) 1.
On the 1st day of the week, Acts
20.7; 1 Corinthians 16.1-2 2.
Not to be taken as a common meal, 1
Corinthians 11.20-22 C)
To be taken in a “worthy manner”
1 Corinthians 11.27-29 1.
Each person is to examine themselves; not the other person 2.
Each person is to discern the Lord’s body 3.
What is meant by the Lord’s body? Look
at the context of the night in which Jesus instituted the Supper.
a. What was sacrificed on the cross?
b. What can you substitute in the sentence that makes sense? His body was
broke in 1 Corinthians 11.24. His
church that was broken? His brethren that was broken? His saints, etc.
Jesus is referring to His body. D)
Three problems with the observance 1.
Taking the unleavened bread and fruit of the vine without thinking of Jesus 2.
Thinking this is all a Christian has to do to be saved. 3.
Thinking the solution to sin in our lives is to not partake of the
Lord’s Supper III)
The Lord’s Supper Teaches Us and Reminds Us, 1 Corinthians 11.23-26 A)
Jesus died for me B)
We have the New Testament today C)
We are in the Kingdom today D)
We are in communion with Christ and other Christians today, 1 Corinthians
10.16-17 E)
Jesus shall return, 1 Corinthians 15.24 Conclusion:
The Lord’s Supper is timeless and not limited by space.
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