The Lord

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The Lords Supper
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Why do we observe it?

• Just a nice idea?
• Proverbs 1412
• There is a way that seems right to a man,
        But its end is the way of death.
• Psalm 1912-13
•  12 Who can understand his errors?         Clean
  se me from secret faults. 13 Keep back Your
  servant also from presumptuous sins         Let
  them not have dominion over me.          Then I
  shall be blameless,          And I shall be
  innocent of great transgression.

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We dont get to decide how to worship God He
does.

• John 424 God is Spirit, and those who worship
  Him must worship in spirit and truth.
• John 1717 Sanctify them by Your truth. Your
  word is truth.

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We dont get to decide how to worship God He
does.

• Genesis 43-7
• 3 And in the process of time it came to pass
  that Cain brought an offering of the fruit of the
  ground to the LORD. 4 Abel also brought of the
  firstborn of his flock and of their fat. And the
  LORD respected Abel and his offering, 5 but He
  did not respect Cain and his offering. And Cain
  was very angry, and his countenance fell.6 So
  the LORD said to Cain, Why are you angry? And
  why has your countenance fallen? 7 If you do
  well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not
  do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is
  for you, but you should rule over it.

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We dont get to decide how to worship God He
does.

• Hebrews 114 By faith Abel offered to God a more
  excellent sacrifice than Cain,
• Romans 1017 So then faith comes by hearing, and
  hearing by the word of God.

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Why do we observe the Lords Supper?

Because we have instruction from God.
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The Lord instituted it.

• Luke 2214-20

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Luke 2214-20

• 14 When the hour had come, He sat down, and the
  twelve apostles with Him. 15 Then He said to
  them, With fervent desire I have desired to eat
  this Passover with you before I suffer 16 for I
  say to you, I will no longer eat of it until it
  is fulfilled in the kingdom of God. 17 Then He
  took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take
  this and divide it among yourselves 18 for I say
  to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine
  until the kingdom of God comes. 19 And He took
  bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to
  them, saying, This is My body which is given for
  you do this in remembrance of Me. 20 Likewise
  He also took the cup after supper, saying, This
  cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is
  shed for you.

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The Lord instituted it.

• Luke 2214-20
• Matthew 2626-30

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Matthew 2626-30

• 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.
  29 But I say to you, I will not drink of this
  fruit of the vine from now on until that day when
  I drink it new with you in My Fathers kingdom.
  30 And when they had sung a hymn, they went out
  to the Mount of Olives.

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The Lord instituted it.

• Luke 2214-20
• Matthew 2626-30
• Mark 1422-26

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Mark 1422-26

• 22 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread,
  blessed and broke it, and gave it to them and
  said, Take, eat this is My body. 23 Then He
  took the cup, and when He had given thanks He
  gave it to them, and they all drank from it. 24
  And He said to them, This is My blood of the new
  covenant, which is shed for many. 25 Assuredly, I
  say to you, I will no longer drink of the fruit
  of the vine until that day when I drink it new in
  the kingdom of God. 26 And when they had sung a
  hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

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The early Christians observed it.

• Acts 207 Now on the first day of the week, when
  the disciples came together to break bread, Paul,
  ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and
  continued his message until midnight.
• 1 Corinthians 1016 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?

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The early Christians observed it.

• 1 Corinthians 1123-26 For I received from the
  Lord that which I also delivered to you that the
  Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was
  betrayed took bread 24 and when He had given
  thanks, He broke it and said, Take, eat this is
  My body which is broken for you do this in
  remembrance of Me. 25 In the same manner He also
  took the cup after supper, saying, This cup is
  the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often
  as you drink it, in remembrance of Me. 26 For
  as often as you eat this bread and drink this
  cup, you proclaim the Lords death till He comes.

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The early Christians observed it.

• 1 Corinthians 417 For this reason I have sent
  Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful
  son in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways
  in Christ, as I teach everywhere in every church.
  
• 1 Corinthians 1437 If anyone thinks himself to
  be a prophet or spiritual, let him acknowledge
  that the things which I write to you are the
  commandments of the Lord.
• Philippians 317 Brethren, join in following my
  example, and note those who so walk, as you have
  us for a pattern.

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The Purpose

• Luke 2219 And He took bread, gave thanks and
  broke it, and gave it to them, saying, This is
  My body which is given for you do this in
  remembrance of Me.
• 1 Corinthians 1126 For as often as you eat this
  bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lords
  death till He comes.

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The Emblems

• Mark 1422-25 And as they were eating, Jesus
  took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to
  them and said, Take, eat this is My body.
• 23 Then He took the cup, and when He had given
  thanks He gave it to them, and they all drank
  from it. 24 And He said to them, This is My
  blood of the new covenant, which is shed for
  many. 25 Assuredly, I say to you, I will no
  longer drink of the fruit of the vine

Exodus 128 Then they shall eat the flesh on
that night roasted in fire, with unleavened
bread and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.
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The Emblems
No Substitution!
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The Emblems No Substitutions!

• Leviticus 101-2
• Then Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each
  took his censer and put fire in it, put incense
  on it, and offered profane fire before the LORD,
  which He had not commanded them. 2 So fire went
  out from the LORD and devoured them, and they
  died before the LORD.

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The Emblems Not His literal flesh and blood

• Transubstantiation is a false doctrine.
• John 155 I am the vine, you are the branches.
  
• John 107 Then Jesus said to them again, Most
  assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the
  sheep.

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The Day of Observance

• The Lords Day
• Acts 207 Now on the first day of the week, when
  the disciples came together to break bread,
• Revelation 110 I was in the Spirit on the
  Lords Day,
• The day He was raised
• Mark 169 Now when He rose early on the first
  day of the week,

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The Day of Observance

• The Day the church was established
• Leviticus 2316 Count fifty days to the day
  after the seventh Sabbath then you shall offer a
  new grain offering to the LORD.
• Acts 21 When the Day of Pentecost had fully
  come, they were all with one accord in one place
  

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Frequency of Observance

• Every first day of the week
• 1 Corinthians 161-2 Now concerning the
  collection for the saints, as I have given
  orders to the churches of Galatia, so you
  must do also 2 On the first day of the week let
  each one of you lay something aside, storing up
  as he may prosper, that there be no collections
  when I come.

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Frequency of Observance

• Every first day of the week
• Exodus 208 Remember the Sabbath day, to keep
  it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all
  your work, 10 but the seventh day is the Sabbath
  of the LORD your God.

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Frequency of Observance

• Lutheran Scholar
• As we have already remarked, the celebration of
  the Lord's Supper was still held to constitute an
  essential part of divine worship every Sunday, as
  appears from Justin Martyr (A.D. 150)
• Augustus Neander, History Of Christian
  Religion And Church, Vol. I, p. 332

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Frequency of Observance

• Presbyterian Scholar
• This ordinance (the Lord's Supper) seems to have
  been administered every Lord's day and probably
  no professed Christian absented themselves
• (Thomas Scott, Commentary On Acts 207)

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Frequency of Observance

• Episcopalian Scholar
• This also is an important example of weekly
  communion as the practice of the first
  Christians.
• A. C. Hervey, Commentary On Acts 207

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Frequency of Observance

• Congregationalist Scholar
• It is well known that the primitive Christians
  administered the Eucharist (the Lord's Supper)
  every Lord's day.
• P. Doddridge, Notes On Acts 207

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Manner of Observance

• In spirit and truth
• John 424 God is Spirit, and those who worship
  Him must worship in spirit and truth.
• Decently and in order
• 1 Corinthians 1440 Let all things be done
  decently and in order.
• With other Christians
• 1 Corinthians 1133 Therefore, my brethren, when
  you come together to eat, wait for one another.

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Manner of Observance

• In a worthy manner
• 1 Corinthians 1127-29 Therefore whoever eats
  this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an
  unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and
  blood of the Lord. 28 But let a man examine
  himself, and so let him eat of the bread and
  drink of the cup. 29 For he who eats and drinks
  in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to
  himself, not discerning the Lords body.

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The Lords Supper

• Established by God
• Observed in remembrance of our Lord and His
  death.
• Observed until He comes.

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Take advantage of the Lords sacrifice!

• Believe John 824
• Repent Luke 133
• Confess Romans 1010
• Be Baptized Mark 1616
• Be faithful Revelation 210