Sermon Tone Analysis

The Early Church “Broke Bread”

Communion Defined in a Crisis Situation

The Problem of Divided Thinking Leads to Divided Actions/Activity (vv.

18-19)

The Problem of Selfish Participation that Denies the Nature and Work of Jesus (vv.

20-22)

The Real Communion Involves Three Main Points:

#1 - The Real, Physical Body of Jesus was Sacrificed for Our Sin and Disobedience

#2 - The Shed Blood of Jesus Has Paid the Price For My Sin, Finalized the Dispensation and Covenant of the Law, Established a New Dispensation and Covenant between God and Man that begins with Total Trust in The Name, the Work and the Person of Jesus Christ and is dependent on His Sacrifice for Eternal Salvation

#3 - Each Time the Church Body Participates in Holy Communion we Publicly Proclaim the Importance of the Death of Jesus as the Express Moment in Time Where The Plan of God and our relationship to God are forever rooted in His Sacrifice.

This Public Proclamation is Relevant in all moments of Church History and only Culminate When Jesus Physically and Literally returns.

Preparation for Communion Involves:

Examination - Is our motivation and are our activities reminiscent of our conversion through the shed blood of Jesus, or are we still sinning which brings condemnation on our immediate context (not eternal judgement) (vv.

17-28)

Purification - We confess our immediate sin and disobedience - though covered by the cross - as a method of choosing appropriate thinking and activity in our present context- We judge our actions unworthy and cease from them (v.

31-34) so that God does not need to step in and provide penalty and punitive action

Altruism - We express Charity and Selflessness by “waiting for” or “sharing with” others.

We keep our appetites out of the Church Service and make sure others are our primary concern, (vv.

33-34)