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Advent Reading
Intro:
One of the themes of the season is Peace.
The peace offering was introduced in Leviticus 3 and expanded instructions are found in ch 7
This was an offering that the Lord prescribed for those who wished to have fellowship with God.
It could be an expression of thanks or praise to God.
It could also be offered in petition for God’s help in times of hardship.
When they wanted to draw close to God, they were to offer this peace offering.
The Peace Offering
Unique among the offerings and sacrifice was the peace offering.
In it, only the fat (the premium choice cuts) of the animal and its blood were burned upon the altar.
The rest was divided between the priest and the offeror(s).
It was the only burnt offering where the individual bringing the offering was permitted to eat a portion of the sacrificed animal.
God gave his people the peace offering so that they could have communion with Him.
AG: Think about it, sitting down around a table in a home or at a restaurant is one of our favorite things to do with the people we love.
We share meals together after weddings and funerals.
A meal was involved in most lifelong sweethearts’ first dates.
This is what the Lord afforded his people in the peace offering, a chance to share a meal with the God who loved them and whom they loved.
RS: Now, consider how the peace offering relates to the person and work of Jesus Christ.
The OT points us to the Christ of the New Testament.
When we look for how it relates to Christ, we ask the question, is there anything like a peace offering in the New Testament?
Is there a place where the worshippers gather around to eat the flesh of a sacrifice?
There is!
Jesus told His Jewish inquisitors that unless they ate His flesh and drank his blood they would have “no life.”
They thought He was senile, but if they had understood what He was saying and how it related to the peace offering, they would have had peace and fellowship with God.
They would have been there at the last supper when Jesus said, “This bread is my body which was given for you… this cup is my blood which takes away sins and gives life.”
At the Last Supper, Jesus took the symbolism of Passover and the Peace Offering and applied it to Himself.
He is the Passover Lamb, slain so that those covered by the blood can live
He is the bread: the offering who symbolizes communion with God as it is consumed
The Spirit revealed that Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross was a peace offering in reverse!
It was God sacrificing His most precious possession.
It was Him inviting us to a feast upon the Lamb that was slain by eating the bread which symbolizes the flesh of the sacrifice and drinking the cup which symbolizes His blood.
When we partake of the Lord’s Supper we demonstrate to God that we accept His peace offering.
That is what we do this morning
We demonstrate before the gathered church what happened when we repented of our sins in faith.
We display that we have entered into communion with GOD and enjoy that fellowship
One other thing: In the Old Testament it was forbidden to eat the blood of any animal.
All clean animals were given for food, but the blood belonged only to God because the blood was the animal’s life.
With that in mind, ponder this:
Jesus invites us, not only to eat His flesh but to drink His blood.
It is impossible to describe how significant this statement is!
In it, He invites us to feast on His life and take it into ourselves.
His blood gives us life!
The elements of the Lord supper symbolize His body and blood
The act of consuming them at God’s invitation reminds us of the Peace Offering and the fellowship and communion it brings with God.
That is why many call the Lord’s Supper communion.
That is why We are invited to share this meal to remember His sacrifice and show our application of His atonement to our sin debt.
Conclusion:
Let us wait for each other as we pray
Repent of sin
Restore and renew your communion with GOD and your brothers and sisters.
PRAY
Stand for Lord’s Supper.
Lord’s Supper
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