THE LORD’S SUPPER

WHAT IS IT?

REDEFINED PASSOVER[CELEBRATES A NEW REDEMPTION]COMMUNION - KOINONIA = FELLOWSHIP[PARTICIPATION IN CHRIST AND CHRIST IN US]EUCHARIST – THANKSGIVING[APPRECIATION OF GRACE]REMEMBRANCE [STRENGTHENING RELATIONSHIPS]

FORM

A LOAF OF BREAD – THIS IS MY BODYA CUP OF WINE – THIS IS MY BLOOD OF THE NEW COVENANT

THE LOAF

1 CORINTHIANS 10:16-17

ONE LOAF = ON BODYCHRIST’S OLD BODY OR HIS NEW ONE?1 CORINTHIANS 11:29

DISCERN THE BODY

WE ARE THE BODY OF CHRIST – HE THE HEAD, WE THE MEMBERSHE WORKS THROUGH US

THE CUP

THE CUP OF THE COVENANTBLOOD OF A SACRIFICE APPLIED TO THE PEOPLE MADE A COVENANT OPPERATIONAL[EXODUS 24:3-8]

GOD’S RELATIONSHIPS ARE DETERMINED BY COVENANTSWHICH COVENANT ARE YOU UNDER?THE LAW COVENANT OR THE GRACE COVENANT?

THE NEW [GRACE] COVENANT

JEREMIAH 31:31-34

I WILL MAKE A NEW COVENANTI WILL PUT MY LAW WITHIN THEM AND I WILL WRITE IT ON THEIR HEARTSI WILL BE THEIR GOD AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLETHEY SHALL ALL KNOW MEI WILL FORGIVE THEIR INIQUITY AND I WILL REMEMBER THEIR SIN NO MORE

THE NEW [GRACE] COVENANT

EZEKIEL 36:25-27

I WILL CLEANSE YOUI WILL GIVE YOU A NEW HEARTI WILL PUT MY SPIRIT WITHIN YOU AND CAUSE YOU TO WALK IN MY STATUTES AND BE CAREFUL TO OBEY MY RULES

THE NEW [GRACE] COVENANT

JOEL 2:28-29

I WILL POUR OUT MY SPIRIT ON ALL FLESHYOUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS SHALL PROPHESYYOUR OLD MEN SHALL DREAM DREAMS YOUR YOUNG MEN SHALL SEE VISIONSEVEN ON MY MALE AND FEMALE SERVANTS [SLAVES] I WILL POUR OUT MY SPIRIT

THE NEW [GRACE] COVENANT

GALATIANS 3:8, 16, 14

ABRAHAM, IN YOU ALL NATIONS WILL BE BLESSEDTHIS PROMISE WAS MADE TO ABRAHAM AND HIS SEED, JESUS CHRISTTHE BLESSING OF ABRAHAM IS THE HOLY SPIRIT

UNDER THE NEW COVENANT

THE DEATH OF JESUS MAKES IT OPPERATIONALAS EXALTED HIGH PRIEST HE APPLIES IT HEBREWS 7:25

HE DIED FOR US BUT NOW HE IS WORKING IN OUR LIVESTHIS IS POSSIBLE BECAUSE THE HOLY SPIRIT IS RESIDENT IN OUR HEARTS

BLESSINGS OF THE NEW COVENANT

ONGOING FORGIVENESSREDEMPTION – BELONGING TO CHRISTRECONCILIIATION – HARMONISING WITH GODCOMMUNITY – SHARING, PARTICIPATIONA GLORIOUS FUTURE

THE LORD’S SUPPER - CELLEBRATION

JESUS DIEDBUT HE IS ALIVE, HE IS WITH US, HE IS WORKING IN OUR LIVES, HE IS PREPARING US FOR THE FUTUREHE IS COMMUNITY FOCUSEDTHE COMMUNITY BEING THE TRINITY AND THEIR PEOPLE