April 16, 2025 • 16 mins
During Holy Week, when we remember Jesus's journey to crucifixion and resurrection, understanding the Lord's Supper takes on special importance.
Drawing from 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, we explore how Jesus transformed the Passover meal into something revolutionary during that final gathering with his disciples. Just as lamb's blood on doorposts once saved the Israelites from death in Egypt, Christ's blood—the ultimate Lamb of God—now saves us from sin's eternal consequences. The bread representing his broken body and the cup symbolizing his blood create tangible reminders of an intangible salvation.
This ordinance operates across time dimensions—looking back at Christ's sacrifice ("I remember that you died in pain so I can live in power"), grounding us in present fellowship with believers, and pointing forward to Christ's triumphant return. Like upgrading from disposable cameras to iPhones, Jesus established a new covenant infinitely superior to the old. Where repeated animal sacrifices once provided temporary atonement, his single perfect sacrifice covers all sin for those who believe.
At communion's heart lies forgiveness—both receiving it through Christ and extending it to others. As Ephesians 4:32 reminds us, we forgive "as God in Christ forgave you." When unforgiveness tempts us (that poisonous mindset where we drink toxins hoping others die), the Lord's Supper reorients our hearts toward the grace we've received.
Whether you call it communion or the Lord's Supper, this sacred practice invites us to remember, rejoice, and recommit ourselves to the One whose body was broken and blood was shed that we might live. Will you approach your next communion with renewed appreciation for what it truly means?
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Speaker 1 (00:09):
Welcome and thanks for tuning in to Real People,
real Talk, relevantconversations that take you from
surviving to thriving.
This is the podcast that goesthere.
My name is Paul Calco and I'myour host.
Now let's talk.
Well, hello, thriver, andwelcome to Real People, real
(00:33):
Talk, the podcast ministry thatequips you to thrive in your
walk with the Lord, to thrive inyour relationships and to
thrive in your mental andemotional health.
And at the time of thisrecording, it is Holy Week,
which, according to scripture,this is the week that we
commemorate when Jesus was ledto his crucifixion, his death
and resurrection.
So I wanna do an episoderelated to that, more so
(00:55):
specifically to Monday, thursday, and some call it Holy Thursday
, but on Holy Thursday Jesus hadwhat is called the Last Supper
with his disciples.
From that we get a command, weget an ordinance of the church
that we call the Lord's Supper,some call it communion, but by
the end of the episode you willknow two things Firstly, you
(01:19):
will know exactly what is theLord's Supper and, secondly, you
will know why do we observe itas Christians.
So our text for the day is 1Corinthians 11, 23-26.
But allow me first to give yousome context, and it's important
to know that the Apostle Paulhere is paraphrasing what was
(01:40):
said in the Gospels, in Matthew26 to be exact.
But the apostle Paul, he'saddressing some issues that's
occurring at the church inCorinth.
They were participating in thelove feast, which was a meal
shared by early Christians inconnection with the Lord's
supper.
It was done to remember Christ,to encourage one another and to
(02:01):
share God's provision with eachother.
But they were doing it wrong.
They were overeating gluttony,they were showing favoritism and
they wasn't walking in unity.
Now let's go to God's word, forI received from the Lord what I
also delivered to you, that theLord Jesus.
On the night that he wasbetrayed, he took bread and this
(02:23):
is once again referencing thelast supper of Holy week, that
Thursday, verse 24.
And when he had a given things,he broke it and said this is my
body, which is for you.
Do this in remembrance of me.
In the same way, he took thecup after supper, saying this
cup is a new covenant in myblood.
(02:43):
Do this, and as often as youdrink it in remembrance of me,
for as often as you eat thisbread and drink this cup, you
proclaim the lord's death untilhe comes.
So the first question I want toanswer is what is the lord's
supper?
The lord's supper is an act ofworship that calls to mind the
most tragic event in the entirehistory of the world, while also
(03:06):
calling to mind the greatesthope that has been offered to
humanity, that was wrapped up inthe person of jesus christ.
I feel like preaching alreadyan ordinance or a command of the
church instituted by the lordjesus christ during the last
supper, which took place at thepassover.
Now let's rewind before we moveforward.
If we must go back to exodus,when god's people, the
(03:28):
israelites, they were in bondage, they was enslaved by the
egyptian people and god raisedup moses to lead them out, and
he did it through 10 differentplagues and even attacked the
nile river, which the egyptianlooked at as a god, and he
turned that water into blood.
Then fast forward to the 10thand final plague, which was the
angel of death, which all thefirstborn kiddos would be killed
(03:52):
.
But the Lord instructed Mosesto tell the people to take the
blood of a lamb and apply it tothe doorposts, so when the angel
of death sees the blood of thelamb, he will pass over that
house and death won't hit them.
I believe.
You see the connection rightthere.
Now the Israelites.
(04:13):
They celebrated the Passover asit reminded them of how the
blood of a lamb saved them fromdeath and destruction, saved
them from death and destruction.
We celebrate the Lord's Supperbecause of the blood of the Lamb
that saves us from eternaldeath and destruction.
The Passover meal remembers andit celebrates Israelites'
(04:36):
deliverance from Egyptianbondage.
But the Lord's Supper causes usto remember and to celebrate
our deliverance from the powerand the penalty of sin, from the
bondage of sin.
John 1 29 declares behold theLamb of God who takes away the
(04:57):
sins of the world.
Now there are two elements tothe Lord's Supper or to
communion.
First is the bread, and theseare symbols.
It's symbolic the breadrepresents the body of Jesus,
and Jesus is a bread of lifethat provides eternal life.
And the cup represents hisblood that was shed for our sins
(05:18):
.
Now, the Lord's Supper has past, present and future
implications.
Let me break it down Regardingthe past.
The Lord's Supper has past,present and future implications.
Let me break it down.
Regarding the past.
The Lord's Supper looks back atthe cross.
It looks back at Christ'ssacrificial, substitutionary
death.
For us, the Lord's Supper isthe perfect opportunity to
(05:40):
express our deepest praise.
And to express our deepestpraise and to express our
deepest appreciation as we lookback at what Jesus did for you
and what he did for me.
Never forget Every time youpartake in the Lord's Supper,
you are basically saying Jesus,I remember what you did for me.
I remember that you was hung upfor my hangups.
(06:02):
I remember that you died inpain so I can live in power.
I remember that you was hung upfor my hangups.
I remember that you died inpain so I can live in power.
I remember that you was beatenso I can be blessed.
You were scarred so I could besaved.
Never forget.
On the cross, jesus gave us allof him and now he desires and
deserves all of you.
(06:22):
Amen.
Now regarding the present, theLord's Supper is a beautiful and
sweet time of fellowship thatshould be shared together with
brothers and sisters in Christ.
It's a time of spiritualnourishment and empowerment that
should inspire us to continueto share the gospel, make Jesus
(06:44):
famous, make his name known.
We should be making disciples,thus fulfilling the great
commission, because we wantothers to participate in the
lord's supper.
We want others that are not yetpart of the family of god to be
part of the family of god.
Every time you partake in thelord's supper, you eat the bread
, you drink the juice, you arein effect saying that I am
(07:06):
forgiven and I am in rightstanding with God.
Forgiveness, I love that word.
Ephesians 1 7 says in him wehave redemption through his
blood, the forgiveness of ourtrespasses, according to the
riches of his grace.
Now, speaking of forgiveness,please know that Jesus has done
(07:28):
all of the heavy lifting.
The charges for your sin, thecharges against you have been
dropped and you have beenjustified as long as you have
named the name of Jesus Christ,as long as you have placed your
faith in Jesus for salvationalone.
You turn to him in faith afteryou have turned from your sins
by repenting.
In other words, you have beenjustified With this forgiveness.
(07:51):
You can't earn it.
You can only receive it throughfaith in Jesus Christ.
Now Ephesians 4.32 says Be kindto one another, tenderhearted,
forgiving one another, as God inChrist forgave you.
Uh-oh, we forgive because wehave been forgiven.
Forgiveness is an essentialpart of the life of every single
(08:15):
believer.
Now, on the other hand,unforgiveness has no place in
the life of the believer.
I've heard it said like thisthat unforgiveness is like
drinking poison but you'rehoping that the other person
would die.
You think you're hurting poisonbut you're hoping that the
other person would die.
You think you're hurting thembut you're actually hurting
yourself.
Forgiveness is the key to setyou free from the prison of
(08:39):
bitterness and resentment.
We don't forgive because thatperson deserves forgiveness.
We don't forgive because thepain is gone.
We don't forgive because of anyof those reasons.
We forgive because we have beenforgiven, and forgiveness does
not necessarily meanreconciliation.
But that's another sermon foranother day, amen.
So, regarding the future, theLord's Supper looks forward,
(09:00):
with the hope of God's kingdomcoming and Jesus's glorious
return.
Friends, we have a hopefulanticipation.
We have a reminder thatsomething better is coming,
something exponentially betterthan all that this world has to
offer.
All in all, the Lord's Supperis a special time of worship and
(09:22):
obedience.
As we go back to verse 24 ofour text, and when he had given
thanks, he broke it and saidthis is my body, which is for
you.
Do this in remembrance of me.
Have you ever traveled somewhereand you bought a souvenir as a
reminder of your trip?
Maybe you got a T-shirt or apostcard or a pen Most tourists,
(09:46):
they will buy something fromthat place that they visited,
that they enjoyed, to serve as atangible reminder of that trip,
of those memories and of thatvacation.
Well, the Lord's Supper issimilar to a souvenir, just in a
much holier sense, because asouvenir is a thing that is kept
as a reminder of a person,place or event.
(10:06):
For example, I have a mug thatI have from New York City.
Each time I drink coffee frommy New York City mug, I'm
reminded of the awesome timethat my wife and I had in the
Big Apple.
Now let's take this metaphorhigher and holier.
Every time you partake in theLord's Supper, we bring back to
remembrance, we flood our mindwith the memories of what Jesus
(10:31):
did on the cross.
See, most of us, we try toforget how those that we love
died, but Jesus wants us toremember his death, because
everything that we have asChristians centers around that
death and, more so, centersaround that resurrection.
Christ died for our sins andhis death paid a debt that we
(10:54):
could never repay, and his deathpaid a debt that we could never
repay.
Let me read another passage ofscripture for you Romans,
chapter five, verses eightthrough 11.
Hear the word of the Lord, butGod showed his love for us that
while we were still sinners,christ died for us.
Since, therefore, we have beenjustified by his blood, much
(11:16):
more shall we be saved by himfrom the wrath of God, for while
we were enemies, we werereconciled to God by the death
of his son.
Much more, now that we arereconciled, shall be saved by
his life Verse 11.
More than that, we also rejoicein God through our Lord, jesus
(11:36):
Christ, whom we have nowreceived reconciliation.
Thank God for Jesus.
Now back to our original text.
1 Corinthians 11, verse 25, wesee the phrase new covenant in
blood.
Now, covenants back in thosedays they had to be ratified,
they had to be made official inblood, similar to the contracts
(11:59):
of today are made officialthrough our signatures.
Because of what Jesus did onthe cross, we now have a better
covenant, a better deal withbetter promises and the best
sacrifice.
Jesus's death and hisresurrection established a new
covenant between humanity andGod.
Direction, establish a newcovenant between humanity and
(12:20):
God, a covenant of unconditionallove, a covenant of forgiveness
.
And here's a metaphor to betterunderstand the new covenant.
Um, so I'm a millennial, I'm 35and I grew up in the era of
disposable cameras and the thingabout disposable cameras they
were only good for one use,which means if I wanted more
pictures, I would have toconstantly be buying more and
(12:42):
more disposable cameras.
And on top of that, I had towait until the film was
developed, after I dropped itoff, in order to see the
pictures that I just took.
The disposable camera once metour picture needs, but it was so
limited just like the oldcovenant was limited.
But fast forward to today, inthe era of the iphone, in the
(13:05):
era of the iphone's camera, Ionly gotta buy once.
I can take as many pictures asI want and I can see the
pictures right then, and there Ican even zoom in and zoom out.
Overall, a much better deal, amuch better arrangement than
that of the disposable camera.
This new covenant that we haveis so much better than the old
(13:29):
covenant.
In the old covenant, back inthe old testament, they had to
constantly sacrifice animals forthe remission and the
forgiveness of their sins.
But under this new covenant,there has already been one
sacrifice and that's all that ittakes, and that's the one lamb,
the lamb of God, jesus Christ.
I said all of that to say thisthat I am so grateful for Jesus'
(13:55):
ultimate sacrifice, and now Ihave a new covenant with God.
Partaking in the Lord's Suppercelebrates this new covenant of
mercy and grace bestowed upon usby our father.
But let's delve deeper intoquestion number two.
Why do we partake in the Lord'sSupper?
(14:17):
We do it because Jesus tells usto, and, as his followers, we
should be obedient to his everycommand, and this is one of the
two ordinances, one of the twocommands that Jesus instituted,
with the other one being baptism.
We partake in the Lord's Supperto remember Christ, his
(14:37):
sacrifice, his suffering and hisshame.
It's a time that we rededicateourselves to the cause and
reminds us that there are morepeople out there that need to
experience this gospel.
The Lord's Supper is a visibleand tangible reminder of God's
love and of God's faithfulness.
(14:57):
Partaking in it is anopportunity, as the body of
Christ, to express our worship,to express our love to Jesus for
all that he has done.
We partake in the Lord's Supperto celebrate our Lord and
Savior, jesus Christ, who hasgraciously, jesus Christ, who
has graciously, sacrificially,provided a means of salvation.
(15:20):
The Lord's Supper.
It reminds us that in Christ,we have the victory in this life
and the next.
We partake in the Lord's Supperto be reminded of the good news
of the gospel, the salvationthat we have, the mercy that we
have.
The mercy that we have, thelove that we have, the
(15:41):
forgiveness that we have.
That is the beauty of thegospel, the beauty of the Lord's
Supper.
It reminds us of the lastsupper of Holy Week.
So that is a snapshot of whatthe Lord's Supper is all about,
aka communion.
Thank you so much for listening.
Be sure to share this episodewith a few friends that need to
hear this, but before I go,before I let you go, rather, be
(16:04):
sure to go to church this sundayand all the sundays, but until
next time, know this the tomb isempty and we serve a risen
savior, a risen savior.
Welcome and thanks for tuning in to Real People,
real Talk, relevantconversations that take you from
surviving to thriving.
This is the podcast that goesthere.
My name is Paul Calco and I'myour host.
Now let's talk.
Well, hello, thriver, andwelcome to Real People, real
(00:33):
Talk, the podcast ministry thatequips you to thrive in your
walk with the Lord, to thrive inyour relationships and to
thrive in your mental andemotional health.
And at the time of thisrecording, it is Holy Week,
which, according to scripture,this is the week that we
commemorate when Jesus was ledto his crucifixion, his death
and resurrection.
So I wanna do an episoderelated to that, more so
(00:55):
specifically to Monday, thursday, and some call it Holy Thursday
, but on Holy Thursday Jesus hadwhat is called the Last Supper
with his disciples.
From that we get a command, weget an ordinance of the church
that we call the Lord's Supper,some call it communion, but by
the end of the episode you willknow two things Firstly, you
(01:19):
will know exactly what is theLord's Supper and, secondly, you
will know why do we observe itas Christians.
So our text for the day is 1Corinthians 11, 23-26.
But allow me first to give yousome context, and it's important
to know that the Apostle Paulhere is paraphrasing what was
(01:40):
said in the Gospels, in Matthew26 to be exact.
But the apostle Paul, he'saddressing some issues that's
occurring at the church inCorinth.
They were participating in thelove feast, which was a meal
shared by early Christians inconnection with the Lord's
supper.
It was done to remember Christ,to encourage one another and to
(02:01):
share God's provision with eachother.
But they were doing it wrong.
They were overeating gluttony,they were showing favoritism and
they wasn't walking in unity.
Now let's go to God's word, forI received from the Lord what I
also delivered to you, that theLord Jesus.
On the night that he wasbetrayed, he took bread and this
(02:23):
is once again referencing thelast supper of Holy week, that
Thursday, verse 24.
And when he had a given things,he broke it and said this is my
body, which is for you.
Do this in remembrance of me.
In the same way, he took thecup after supper, saying this
cup is a new covenant in myblood.
(02:43):
Do this, and as often as youdrink it in remembrance of me,
for as often as you eat thisbread and drink this cup, you
proclaim the lord's death untilhe comes.
So the first question I want toanswer is what is the lord's
supper?
The lord's supper is an act ofworship that calls to mind the
most tragic event in the entirehistory of the world, while also
(03:06):
calling to mind the greatesthope that has been offered to
humanity, that was wrapped up inthe person of jesus christ.
I feel like preaching alreadyan ordinance or a command of the
church instituted by the lordjesus christ during the last
supper, which took place at thepassover.
Now let's rewind before we moveforward.
If we must go back to exodus,when god's people, the
(03:28):
israelites, they were in bondage, they was enslaved by the
egyptian people and god raisedup moses to lead them out, and
he did it through 10 differentplagues and even attacked the
nile river, which the egyptianlooked at as a god, and he
turned that water into blood.
Then fast forward to the 10thand final plague, which was the
angel of death, which all thefirstborn kiddos would be killed
(03:52):
.
But the Lord instructed Mosesto tell the people to take the
blood of a lamb and apply it tothe doorposts, so when the angel
of death sees the blood of thelamb, he will pass over that
house and death won't hit them.
I believe.
You see the connection rightthere.
Now the Israelites.
(04:13):
They celebrated the Passover asit reminded them of how the
blood of a lamb saved them fromdeath and destruction, saved
them from death and destruction.
We celebrate the Lord's Supperbecause of the blood of the Lamb
that saves us from eternaldeath and destruction.
The Passover meal remembers andit celebrates Israelites'
(04:36):
deliverance from Egyptianbondage.
But the Lord's Supper causes usto remember and to celebrate
our deliverance from the powerand the penalty of sin, from the
bondage of sin.
John 1 29 declares behold theLamb of God who takes away the
(04:57):
sins of the world.
Now there are two elements tothe Lord's Supper or to
communion.
First is the bread, and theseare symbols.
It's symbolic the breadrepresents the body of Jesus,
and Jesus is a bread of lifethat provides eternal life.
And the cup represents hisblood that was shed for our sins
(05:18):
.
Now, the Lord's Supper has past, present and future
implications.
Let me break it down Regardingthe past.
The Lord's Supper has past,present and future implications.
Let me break it down.
Regarding the past.
The Lord's Supper looks back atthe cross.
It looks back at Christ'ssacrificial, substitutionary
death.
For us, the Lord's Supper isthe perfect opportunity to
(05:40):
express our deepest praise.
And to express our deepestpraise and to express our
deepest appreciation as we lookback at what Jesus did for you
and what he did for me.
Never forget Every time youpartake in the Lord's Supper,
you are basically saying Jesus,I remember what you did for me.
I remember that you was hung upfor my hangups.
(06:02):
I remember that you died inpain so I can live in power.
I remember that you was hung upfor my hangups.
I remember that you died inpain so I can live in power.
I remember that you was beatenso I can be blessed.
You were scarred so I could besaved.
Never forget.
On the cross, jesus gave us allof him and now he desires and
deserves all of you.
(06:22):
Amen.
Now regarding the present, theLord's Supper is a beautiful and
sweet time of fellowship thatshould be shared together with
brothers and sisters in Christ.
It's a time of spiritualnourishment and empowerment that
should inspire us to continueto share the gospel, make Jesus
(06:44):
famous, make his name known.
We should be making disciples,thus fulfilling the great
commission, because we wantothers to participate in the
lord's supper.
We want others that are not yetpart of the family of god to be
part of the family of god.
Every time you partake in thelord's supper, you eat the bread
, you drink the juice, you arein effect saying that I am
(07:06):
forgiven and I am in rightstanding with God.
Forgiveness, I love that word.
Ephesians 1 7 says in him wehave redemption through his
blood, the forgiveness of ourtrespasses, according to the
riches of his grace.
Now, speaking of forgiveness,please know that Jesus has done
(07:28):
all of the heavy lifting.
The charges for your sin, thecharges against you have been
dropped and you have beenjustified as long as you have
named the name of Jesus Christ,as long as you have placed your
faith in Jesus for salvationalone.
You turn to him in faith afteryou have turned from your sins
by repenting.
In other words, you have beenjustified With this forgiveness.
(07:51):
You can't earn it.
You can only receive it throughfaith in Jesus Christ.
Now Ephesians 4.32 says Be kindto one another, tenderhearted,
forgiving one another, as God inChrist forgave you.
Uh-oh, we forgive because wehave been forgiven.
Forgiveness is an essentialpart of the life of every single
(08:15):
believer.
Now, on the other hand,unforgiveness has no place in
the life of the believer.
I've heard it said like thisthat unforgiveness is like
drinking poison but you'rehoping that the other person
would die.
You think you're hurting poisonbut you're hoping that the
other person would die.
You think you're hurting thembut you're actually hurting
yourself.
Forgiveness is the key to setyou free from the prison of
(08:39):
bitterness and resentment.
We don't forgive because thatperson deserves forgiveness.
We don't forgive because thepain is gone.
We don't forgive because of anyof those reasons.
We forgive because we have beenforgiven, and forgiveness does
not necessarily meanreconciliation.
But that's another sermon foranother day, amen.
So, regarding the future, theLord's Supper looks forward,
(09:00):
with the hope of God's kingdomcoming and Jesus's glorious
return.
Friends, we have a hopefulanticipation.
We have a reminder thatsomething better is coming,
something exponentially betterthan all that this world has to
offer.
All in all, the Lord's Supperis a special time of worship and
(09:22):
obedience.
As we go back to verse 24 ofour text, and when he had given
thanks, he broke it and saidthis is my body, which is for
you.
Do this in remembrance of me.
Have you ever traveled somewhereand you bought a souvenir as a
reminder of your trip?
Maybe you got a T-shirt or apostcard or a pen Most tourists,
(09:46):
they will buy something fromthat place that they visited,
that they enjoyed, to serve as atangible reminder of that trip,
of those memories and of thatvacation.
Well, the Lord's Supper issimilar to a souvenir, just in a
much holier sense, because asouvenir is a thing that is kept
as a reminder of a person,place or event.
(10:06):
For example, I have a mug thatI have from New York City.
Each time I drink coffee frommy New York City mug, I'm
reminded of the awesome timethat my wife and I had in the
Big Apple.
Now let's take this metaphorhigher and holier.
Every time you partake in theLord's Supper, we bring back to
remembrance, we flood our mindwith the memories of what Jesus
(10:31):
did on the cross.
See, most of us, we try toforget how those that we love
died, but Jesus wants us toremember his death, because
everything that we have asChristians centers around that
death and, more so, centersaround that resurrection.
Christ died for our sins andhis death paid a debt that we
(10:54):
could never repay, and his deathpaid a debt that we could never
repay.
Let me read another passage ofscripture for you Romans,
chapter five, verses eightthrough 11.
Hear the word of the Lord, butGod showed his love for us that
while we were still sinners,christ died for us.
Since, therefore, we have beenjustified by his blood, much
(11:16):
more shall we be saved by himfrom the wrath of God, for while
we were enemies, we werereconciled to God by the death
of his son.
Much more, now that we arereconciled, shall be saved by
his life Verse 11.
More than that, we also rejoicein God through our Lord, jesus
(11:36):
Christ, whom we have nowreceived reconciliation.
Thank God for Jesus.
Now back to our original text.
1 Corinthians 11, verse 25, wesee the phrase new covenant in
blood.
Now, covenants back in thosedays they had to be ratified,
they had to be made official inblood, similar to the contracts
(11:59):
of today are made officialthrough our signatures.
Because of what Jesus did onthe cross, we now have a better
covenant, a better deal withbetter promises and the best
sacrifice.
Jesus's death and hisresurrection established a new
covenant between humanity andGod.
Direction, establish a newcovenant between humanity and
(12:20):
God, a covenant of unconditionallove, a covenant of forgiveness
.
And here's a metaphor to betterunderstand the new covenant.
Um, so I'm a millennial, I'm 35and I grew up in the era of
disposable cameras and the thingabout disposable cameras they
were only good for one use,which means if I wanted more
pictures, I would have toconstantly be buying more and
(12:42):
more disposable cameras.
And on top of that, I had towait until the film was
developed, after I dropped itoff, in order to see the
pictures that I just took.
The disposable camera once metour picture needs, but it was so
limited just like the oldcovenant was limited.
But fast forward to today, inthe era of the iphone, in the
(13:05):
era of the iphone's camera, Ionly gotta buy once.
I can take as many pictures asI want and I can see the
pictures right then, and there Ican even zoom in and zoom out.
Overall, a much better deal, amuch better arrangement than
that of the disposable camera.
This new covenant that we haveis so much better than the old
(13:29):
covenant.
In the old covenant, back inthe old testament, they had to
constantly sacrifice animals forthe remission and the
forgiveness of their sins.
But under this new covenant,there has already been one
sacrifice and that's all that ittakes, and that's the one lamb,
the lamb of God, jesus Christ.
I said all of that to say thisthat I am so grateful for Jesus'
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ultimate sacrifice, and now Ihave a new covenant with God.
Partaking in the Lord's Suppercelebrates this new covenant of
mercy and grace bestowed upon usby our father.
But let's delve deeper intoquestion number two.
Why do we partake in the Lord'sSupper?
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We do it because Jesus tells usto, and, as his followers, we
should be obedient to his everycommand, and this is one of the
two ordinances, one of the twocommands that Jesus instituted,
with the other one being baptism.
We partake in the Lord's Supperto remember Christ, his
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sacrifice, his suffering and hisshame.
It's a time that we rededicateourselves to the cause and
reminds us that there are morepeople out there that need to
experience this gospel.
The Lord's Supper is a visibleand tangible reminder of God's
love and of God's faithfulness.
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Partaking in it is anopportunity, as the body of
Christ, to express our worship,to express our love to Jesus for
all that he has done.
We partake in the Lord's Supperto celebrate our Lord and
Savior, jesus Christ, who hasgraciously, jesus Christ, who
has graciously, sacrificially,provided a means of salvation.
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The Lord's Supper.
It reminds us that in Christ,we have the victory in this life
and the next.
We partake in the Lord's Supperto be reminded of the good news
of the gospel, the salvationthat we have, the mercy that we
have.
The mercy that we have, thelove that we have, the
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forgiveness that we have.
That is the beauty of thegospel, the beauty of the Lord's
Supper.
It reminds us of the lastsupper of Holy Week.
So that is a snapshot of whatthe Lord's Supper is all about,
aka communion.
Thank you so much for listening.
Be sure to share this episodewith a few friends that need to
hear this, but before I go,before I let you go, rather, be
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sure to go to church this sundayand all the sundays, but until
next time, know this the tomb isempty and we serve a risen
savior, a risen savior.
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