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May 9, 2017
Jesus gave the Lord’s Supper to His church as a sign of His covenant love—yet believers may sometimes participate in a shallow, perfunctory way. Teaching from 1 Corinthians, Sinclair Ferguson helps us develop a deeper understanding of this gift by discussing eight aspects of the ordinance: benediction, communion, consecration, commemoration, repetition, proclamation, anticipation, and self-examination. Pastors are encouraged to share an appreciation of this Gospel sign with those they lead, which will strengthen their fellowship with Jesus and with each other.
14Therefore, my beloved, yflee from idolatry. 15I speak zas to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say. 16aThe cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? bThe bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? 17Because there is one bread, we who are many are cone body, for we all partake of the one bread. 18Consider dthe people of Israel:4 eare not those who eat the sacrifices participants in the altar? 19What do I imply then? That food offered to idols is anything, or that fan idol is anything? 20No, I imply that what pagans sacrifice gthey offer to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be participants with demons. 21hYou cannot drink the cup of the Lord and ithe cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and jthe table of demons. 22kShall we provoke the Lord to jealousy? lAre we stronger than he?
17But in the following instructions I do not commend you, because when you come together it is not for the better but for the worse. 18For, in the first place, when you come together as a church, rI hear that there are divisions among you. And I believe it in part,5 19for sthere must be factions among you in order tthat those who are genuine among you may be recognized. 20When you come together, it is not the Lord's supper that you eat. 21For in eating, each one goes ahead with his own meal. One goes hungry, uanother gets drunk. 22What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise vthe church of God and whumiliate those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I commend you in this? No, I will not.
23For xI received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that ythe Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, 24and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body, which is for6 you. Do this in remembrance of me.”7 25In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” 26For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death zuntil he comes.
27aWhoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord bin an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning cthe body and blood of the Lord. 28dLet a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 29For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself. 30That is why many of you are weak and ill, and some ehave died.8 31fBut if we judged9 ourselves truly, we would not be judged. 32But when we are judged by the Lord, gwe are disciplined10 so that we may not be hcondemned along with the world.
33So then, my brothers,11 when you come together to eat, wait for12 one another—
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