Why Celebrate Lord's Supper
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knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold,
but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot.
He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was made manifest in the last times for the sake of you
who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart,
Intro:
Intro:
• Why do we celebrate the Lord’s Supper?
• Why do we celebrate communion?
o Do this in remembrance of me.
o What are we to remember?
I. Remember our Ransom (18-19)
I. Remember our Ransom (18-19)
We are bought with a price.
• “Redeemed” slavery term buying someone’s freedom(ransomed) one time event.
• What do we need to be ransomed from?
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for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
• Peter reminds us that we were not bought with earthly treasures.
• Peter reminds us that we were not bought with earthly treasures.
(KJV)
23 For the wages of sin is death; (but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.)
• Peter reminds us that we were not bought with earthly treasures.
o No earthly merit
o Cannot be earned
o It is not common
• Precious blood of Christ
o God has always taught that blood must be shed to cover sins.
• Value of blood
o Gives and sustains life.
o Delivers nutrition.
o Fights infection.
o Regulates body temp.
• It is more valuable than anything this world can offer.
o J.P. Morgan’s will
• “As of a lamb”
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The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
o Passover lamb
o Passover lamb
• “Without blemish and without spot”
o Christ’s perfect, sinless life (offering what we could not).
o God gave up His best for us, and expects us to give him our best.
II. Remember our Security (20-21)
II. Remember our Security (20-21)
Once saved always saved!
• Our salvation is eternal because Jesus is eternal, He is God.
• “Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world”
o Planned by God before the creation of the world.
o Carried out by the very Son of God.
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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
(KJV)
who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped,
but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.
And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
• God planned from eternity and Jesus carried it out with perfect obedience, Peter says He did this for you!
(NASB95)
6 who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. 8 Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
• God planned from eternity and Jesus carried it out with perfect obedience, Peter says He did this for you!
• God loves us so much that He would rather die than live with eternity without us, Jesus proved it.
For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers,
nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
(KJV)
• We know this because “God raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory.”
8 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
• We know this because “God raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory.”
o Christ’s sacrifice was sufficient
o The wage or price for our sin has been paid in full and Jesus now sits in glory.
• “That your faith and hope might be in God.”
1 God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, 2 in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world. 3 And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
• Why was Jesus able to sit down, because it was finished!
• “That your faith and hope might be in God.”
o Not resting in ourselves!
o Not qualified for the job call a professional.
III. Remember our Love (22)
III. Remember our Love (22)
Unity of Fellowship around the Lord’s Table
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For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning the body and blood of the Lord.
Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup.
For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself.
