Radiant Church
Stand Firm - Part 21
The Lord's Supper
Locations & Times
Radiant Church
409 S Washington Ave, Ludington, MI 49431, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
• Divisions were expected since there was extreme loyalty to different teachers (1 Corinthians 1:11-12 “I follow Paul/Apollos/Cephas/Christ”)
• The fruit of fractions *CAN* clearly affirms/condemns perspectives
• The Last Supper is described in Matthew 26:26-28, Mark 14:22-24, and Luke 22:19 (Lord’s Supper/Table/Holy Communion/Eucharist)
• The fruit of fractions *CAN* clearly affirms/condemns perspectives
• The Last Supper is described in Matthew 26:26-28, Mark 14:22-24, and Luke 22:19 (Lord’s Supper/Table/Holy Communion/Eucharist)
• Persecuted first-century believers worshipped at random times
• The first to arrive, typically the wealthier and more influential, would consume everything, leaving scraps for others (peasants and slaves)
• The first to arrive, typically the wealthier and more influential, would consume everything, leaving scraps for others (peasants and slaves)
• Christ’s body had to be broken in order for us, His Church body (1 Corinthians 12:27), to be healed and made whole (Isaiah 53:5)
• Jesus’ blood, not bulls and goats, is the perfect and final sacrifice that atoned for our sins and fulfilled the requirements of the new covenant
• God chose the most commonly available and understood elements in life to unite His worldwide Church from one generation to the next
• Evangelistically proclaim death, for only in it do we realize life!
• Protestants vs. Catholics views: 1) the bread and “cup” are figurative (representative elements) or literal miracle (Transubstantiation), 2 ) means of memorial/proclamation only or grace/forgiveness/fellowship with Christ, 3) practiced as “open” or “closed” tables, 4) intentionally and gratefully observed often or daily during Mass, 5) respected as Holy or displayed (Monstrance vessel) for Adoration
• Jesus’ blood, not bulls and goats, is the perfect and final sacrifice that atoned for our sins and fulfilled the requirements of the new covenant
• God chose the most commonly available and understood elements in life to unite His worldwide Church from one generation to the next
• Evangelistically proclaim death, for only in it do we realize life!
• Protestants vs. Catholics views: 1) the bread and “cup” are figurative (representative elements) or literal miracle (Transubstantiation), 2 ) means of memorial/proclamation only or grace/forgiveness/fellowship with Christ, 3) practiced as “open” or “closed” tables, 4) intentionally and gratefully observed often or daily during Mass, 5) respected as Holy or displayed (Monstrance vessel) for Adoration
• What if our “representative” doctrine has inadvertently caused contempt in our hearts and an irrelevant approach?
• We should recognize this as a sacred invitation and participation reserved only for those God gave the right to be called His children
• DO NOT receive communion if you are not a believer, haven't forgiven others, and are unrepentant of your sins!
• We should recognize this as a sacred invitation and participation reserved only for those God gave the right to be called His children
• DO NOT receive communion if you are not a believer, haven't forgiven others, and are unrepentant of your sins!
“So, brothers and sisters, come. Come joyfully and freely, as you abandon your sin. Examine yourselves. Confess your sin: sins of commission, sins of omission, sins of imagination, sins of desire, sins of word. If you have offended, go and repent. And come! This is a great time, a great moment to remember Jesus’ death and to remember that all of our hopes for heaven, all of our enjoyment of the Spirit, and all of our prospects for endless living in a new heaven and a new earth (the home of righteousness) are encapsulated, are won, are secured by Jesus’ death, which we now remember. Come! Come. In Jesus’ name, amen. Don Carson The Gospel Coalition
"The Lord's Supper" Article
The Gospel Coalition
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/sermon/the-lord-s-supper-1-corinthians-11-17-31/