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RememberingJesusbaptismintosuffering

HolyCommunion

HisdeathHisresurrectionHisreturn

WhatisHolyCommunion?OneoftwoSACRAMENTS tobeobservedbyChristiansintheNewTestament

•WaterBaptism - Repentandbebaptised•HolyCommunion– Dothisinremembranceofme

Sacramentbeing“AsymbolicChristianceremony”

WhatisaSACRAMENT?

Baptism

Matt28:18-20ThenJesuscametothemandsaid,"Allauthorityinheavenandonearthhasbeengiventome.19Thereforegoandmakedisciplesofallnations,baptisingtheminthenameoftheFatherandoftheSonandoftheHolySpirit,20andteachingthemtoobeyeverythingIhavecommandedyou.AndsurelyIamwithyoualways,totheveryendoftheage."

HolyCommunionMatt26:26-28Whiletheywereeating,Jesustookbread,gavethanksandbrokeit,andgaveittohisdisciples,saying,"Takeandeat;thisismybody.“27Thenhetookthecup,gavethanksandofferedittothem,saying,"Drinkfromit,allofyou.28Thisismybloodofthecovenant,whichispouredoutformanyfortheforgivenessofsins.

Luke22:19Andhetookbread,gavethanksandbrokeit,andgaveittothem,saying,"Thisismybodygivenforyou;dothisinremembranceofme."

HolyCommunion- Knownbyothernames

TheLordsTable: 1Cor10:21TheLordsSupper 1Cor11:20BreakingBread Acts2:42-46EucharistCommunionmeans“FellowshipwithGod”

AHolyFellowshipwithGodandoneanother

HolyCommunion– Wheredoesitcomefrom?

OldCovenant…NewCovenantPromise?Jeremiah31:31-33"Thetimeiscoming,"declarestheLord,"whenIwillmakeanewcovenantwiththehouseofIsraelandwiththehouseofJudah.32ItwillnotbelikethecovenantImadewiththeirforefatherswhenItookthembythehandtoleadthemoutofEgypt,becausetheybrokemycovenant,thoughIwasahusbandtothem,"declarestheLord.33"ThisisthecovenantthatIwillmakewiththehouseofIsraelafterthattime,"declarestheLord."Iwillputmylawintheirmindsandwriteitontheirhearts.IwillbetheirGod,andtheywillbemypeople.

It’sconnectiontoPassover?

God’spromiseofsalvationtoallwhoapplythebloodof

sacrifice

• EveoftheExodus• Sacrificedlamb–bloodondoorposts

• AngelofdeathPASSEDOVER(PASSOVER)

ThebloodofJesuscleansesusfrom

sin

• JesusisourPassoverLamb

•God’sjudgementpassesoverus

OLDCOVENANTEGYPTSlavery/BondagePrison/Death

MOSESSentbyGod-DelivererOldCovenant- Law

NEWCOVENANTSINAllshortofGod’sidealWagesofsin=death

JESUSSentbyGod- DelivererNewcovenant- Grace

OLDCOVENANTPASSOVERFaithSacrifice/bloodJudgement/Deliverance

THEEXODUSFreedomJourney

NEWCOVENANTCOMMUNIONJesusLambofGodJudgementonhimSalvationthroughJesusblood

JOURNEYOFFAITH

LeavingpastlifeWalkingintofuturelife

OLDCOVENANTREEDSEAFromEgypttopromisedland

LAW/OLDCOVENANTAnimalsacrificeDeathascannotkeepit

PROMISEDLANDLife

NEWCOVENANTBAPTISMIntoJesus:saviouranddelivererLeavingbondageofsin,puttingoldlifetodeath,risingtonewlifeinGod

GRACE/NEWCOVENANTInJesusbloodForgivenessofsinHEAVENEternallife/Startsnow

OLDCOVENANT

UNLEAVENED BREADLeaven a picture of sinUnleavened a picture of no sin

WINESymbol of lifeSymbol of joy

NEWCOVENANT

CHRIST’S BODYNo sin perfect Human and God

CHRIST’S BLOODHis life shed for usJoy comes through his sacrifice

AwordonBREADandWINE

EUCHARIST

TRANSUBSTANCIATION?TheliteralbodyandbloodofChristRomanCatholicDoctrine

NOTTRUE…WHY?

AwordonBREADandWINEJohn6:51-56Iamthelivingbreadthatcamedownfromheaven.Ifanyoneeatsofthisbread,hewillliveforever.Thisbreadismyflesh,whichIwillgiveforthelifeoftheworld.“52ThentheJewsbegantoarguesharplyamongthemselves,"Howcanthismangiveushisfleshtoeat?“53Jesussaidtothem,"Itellyouthetruth,unlessyoueatthefleshoftheSonofMananddrinkhisblood,youhavenolifeinyou.54Whoevereatsmyfleshanddrinksmybloodhaseternallife,andIwillraisehimupatthelastday.55Formyfleshisrealfoodandmybloodisrealdrink.56Whoevereatsmyfleshanddrinksmybloodremainsinme,andIinhim.

AwordonBREADandWINEJohn6:60-63Onhearingit,manyofhisdisciplessaid,"Thisisahardteaching.Whocanacceptit?“61Awarethathisdisciplesweregrumblingaboutthis,Jesussaidtothem,"Doesthisoffendyou?62WhatifyouseetheSonofManascendtowherehewasbefore!

63 TheSpiritgiveslife;thefleshcountsfornothing.ThewordsIhavespokentoyouarespiritandtheyarelife.

AwordonBREADandWINE

HOLYCOMMUNIONISASPIRITUALACTOFWORSHIP

PurposeofHolycommunion

1.TohonourandrememberthedeathofChrist:2.AParticipationinChrist3.TobeabadgeoftheChristianprofession.4.Topromotetooneanotherholiness.5.Torepresentthemutualcommunionof

believerswitheachother.

WhatisHolyCommunion?1.TohonourandrememberthedeathofChrist:Luke22:19Andhetookbread,gavethanksandbrokeit,andgaveittothem,saying,"Thisismybodygivenforyou;dothisinremembranceofme.“

1Cor11:25"Thiscupisthenewcovenantinmyblood;dothis,wheneveryoudrinkit,inremembranceofme.“26Forwheneveryoueatthisbreadanddrinkthiscup,youproclaimtheLord'sdeathuntilhecomes.ACOMMANDOFCHRIST– ASACRAMENT"tillhecomes"again.

WhatisHolyCommunion?2.AparticipationinChrist:1Corinthians10:16-17IsnotthecupofthanksgivingforwhichwegivethanksaparticipationinthebloodofChrist?AndisnotthebreadthatwebreakaparticipationinthebodyofChrist?17Becausethereisoneloaf,we,whoaremany,areonebody,forweallpartakeoftheoneloaf.

WhatisHolyCommunion?

3.Tobeabadge

WhatisHolyCommunion?

4.TopromotetooneanotherHoliness

WhatisHolyCommunion?

Acts2:42Theydevotedthemselves totheapostles'teaching andtothefellowship,tothebreakingofbread andtoprayer.

5.Afellowshipmealofunity

Process

•ForChristiansonly(LinktoSalvationandBaptism)

•Withtherightattitude•Withtherightpreparation/carefulexamination•Afterjudgingourselvesinhonesty•Withreverence

ABigWarning…ToChristians

1Corinthians10:2121Youcannot drinkthecupoftheLordandthecupofdemonstoo;youcannot haveapartinboththeLord'stableandthetableofdemons.1Corinthians11:2727Therefore,whoevereatsthebreadordrinksthecupoftheLordinanunworthymannerwillbeguilty ofsinningagainstthebodyandbloodoftheLord.

Consequences

Sicknessandevendeath

1Corinthians11:29-30ForanyonewhoeatsanddrinkswithoutrecognisingthebodyoftheLordeatsanddrinksjudgmentonhimself.30Thatiswhymanyamongyouareweakandsick,andanumberofyouhavefallenasleep.

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