1 00:00:06,300 --> 00:00:09,500 Thank you for joining us at Key Life Fellowship for her Pulpit 2 00:00:09,500 --> 00:00:13,000 Ministry, podcast. Each sermon on this podcast is 3 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:15,200 from our 11 a.m. Sunday service. 4 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:18,900 We are glad that you have joined us digitally, but would love to 5 00:00:18,900 --> 00:00:23,100 see you in person on Sunday mornings at either 9 a.m. or 11 6 00:00:23,100 --> 00:00:27,100 a.m. Now, let's open God's word and 7 00:00:27,100 --> 00:00:30,100 ask him to reveal his truths for our lives. 8 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:35,200 You have your Bibles. I want you to turn First 9 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:39,600 Corinthians. 11th chapter. And I want you to just put a 10 00:00:39,608 --> 00:00:44,200 bookmark there. Visitor card or hold a finger 11 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:47,700 there. Then I want you to flip over to 12 00:00:47,700 --> 00:00:52,400 Matthew chapter 26. We're going to read Matthew 13 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:56,000 chapter 26, Hazard introduction today. 14 00:00:57,500 --> 00:01:00,000 No fancy story. No fancy illustration. 15 00:01:00,300 --> 00:01:06,000 No joke. Just the truth of the Gospel. 16 00:01:07,300 --> 00:01:11,300 according to Matthew, Matthew chapter 26. 17 00:01:13,500 --> 00:01:16,600 Says this in verse 26, concerning the Lord's Supper. 18 00:01:17,700 --> 00:01:20,000 It says, while they were eating, Jesus Took bread. 19 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:26,800 He gave thanks and broke it. Gave it to his disciples saying 20 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:30,000 Take and Eat. This is my body. 21 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:35,000 Then he took the cup. He gave thanks and he offered it 22 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:38,600 to them. Sing drink from it, all of you. 23 00:01:39,900 --> 00:01:45,200 This is my blood of the Covenant which is poured out for many for 24 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:50,200 the Forgiveness of sins. I tell you, I will not drink of 25 00:01:50,208 --> 00:01:54,200 the fruit of the vine from now on until the day when I drink 26 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:56,600 it, a new with you in my father's Kingdom. 27 00:01:57,700 --> 00:02:03,400 When they had sung A Hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives 28 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:08,000 in Matthew. Matthew gives us in chapter 26, 29 00:02:08,699 --> 00:02:14,200 the eyewitness account. Of what we know as the Lord's 30 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:20,100 supper or the last supper or communion with the observance of 31 00:02:20,100 --> 00:02:23,800 the Eucharist. All of those titles, all apply 32 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:27,200 to what we know as the Lord's supper. 33 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:32,500 And in just a moment, we will be observing the Lord's supper 34 00:02:32,500 --> 00:02:34,700 together. We will be observing this 35 00:02:34,700 --> 00:02:38,700 ordinance that the Lord has himself commanded us to do. 36 00:02:39,700 --> 00:02:43,100 I know this that throughout the ages. 37 00:02:43,100 --> 00:02:46,700 There have been many questions about the Lord's Supper. 38 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:49,700 To which many of them go unanswered. 39 00:02:49,700 --> 00:02:54,600 In fact, it is the basic ones that seem to go unanswered, most 40 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:59,600 often that's what I want to do today as we look at the 41 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:02,900 scriptures and as we prepare our hearts and our minds, and our 42 00:03:02,900 --> 00:03:07,400 souls to observe the Lord's Supper in accordance with the 43 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:13,000 scriptures, I want us to ask these questions. 44 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:18,800 And in my feeble attempt, I will attempt to answer the questions 45 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:21,100 as best as I can find in Scripture. 46 00:03:22,900 --> 00:03:26,800 I told you to hold your place in First Corinthians chapter 11 and 47 00:03:26,800 --> 00:03:28,700 I told you to hold your place there for a reason. 48 00:03:28,700 --> 00:03:33,800 If you would turn over there and we will spend most of our time. 49 00:03:34,500 --> 00:03:39,600 They're in First Corinthians chapter 11, as Paul is writing 50 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:42,800 here to the Corinthian Church and he is giving them 51 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:45,000 instructions about the Lord's supper. 52 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:47,400 And let me just tell you this, he's giving them instructions 53 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:50,700 about the Lord's Supper, because they were majorly messing. 54 00:03:50,700 --> 00:03:56,300 The thing up, He's correcting them. 55 00:03:57,800 --> 00:04:01,400 I believe so many times in our church culture, we either ignore 56 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:04,900 the importance of the Lord's supper or we completely mess it 57 00:04:04,900 --> 00:04:07,100 up. I told them in just a moment ago 58 00:04:07,100 --> 00:04:09,900 before, we had our time of men's prayer, prior to the service 59 00:04:09,900 --> 00:04:12,200 that we're going to be looking at. 60 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:15,500 The Lord's Supper today in observing the Lord's supper 61 00:04:15,500 --> 00:04:19,800 together as the body of Christ and I don't like to do that 62 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:23,500 without first teaching on the topic of the Lord's, supper or 63 00:04:23,500 --> 00:04:28,200 communion the reason that I don't is because I my church 64 00:04:28,200 --> 00:04:31,100 experience have been in those Services where no one explains 65 00:04:31,100 --> 00:04:33,000 the elements of the Lord's Supper. 66 00:04:34,300 --> 00:04:36,400 No one talks about the importance of the body or the 67 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:38,400 blood of Christ. No one asked the questions and 68 00:04:38,407 --> 00:04:41,900 then answers the questions as to why we are to do this, why it's 69 00:04:41,900 --> 00:04:45,700 so important? What is the significance of 70 00:04:45,700 --> 00:04:48,800 these things? And so we go to the First 71 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:51,800 Corinthian letter in chapter 11 and Paul is going to give us 72 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:57,100 great insight into this as he begins to correct the church 73 00:04:57,400 --> 00:05:01,500 there in Corinth first. 20 starts out on. 74 00:05:01,500 --> 00:05:05,700 It says this when you come together it's not the Lord's. 75 00:05:05,700 --> 00:05:07,500 Supper you eat. He's letting them know the thing 76 00:05:07,500 --> 00:05:11,900 that you've made it into is not the Lord's supper and then watch 77 00:05:11,900 --> 00:05:14,200 what they made it into. He says, for as you eat Each of 78 00:05:14,200 --> 00:05:16,100 you goes ahead without waiting for anyone else. 79 00:05:16,100 --> 00:05:19,200 It's about you or we're going to see today. 80 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:21,700 That the Lord's Supper is not about us at all. 81 00:05:21,700 --> 00:05:27,200 That's not why it is commanded. One remains hungry, another gets 82 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:30,800 drunk other there and they are some of them committing 83 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:31,900 gluttony. Some of them. 84 00:05:33,100 --> 00:05:36,500 Committing drunkenness. Don't you have homes to eat and 85 00:05:36,500 --> 00:05:39,100 drink it? Or do you despise the Church of 86 00:05:39,100 --> 00:05:41,400 God and humiliate? Those who have nothing? 87 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:43,600 He said, there's some here you're not even sharing with 88 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:45,500 them. They can't even participate. 89 00:05:46,700 --> 00:05:49,700 What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you for this 90 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:54,600 certainly not Paul is not praising them here. 91 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:57,700 In fact, he is doing the complete opposite. 92 00:05:57,700 --> 00:06:00,000 He's rebuking them for the way that they have mistreated the 93 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:01,700 Lord's supper. And he says this in verse 23, 94 00:06:01,700 --> 00:06:05,300 for I received from the Lord, what I also passed on to you, 95 00:06:06,100 --> 00:06:08,600 the Lord Jesus on the night, he was betrayed took bread. 96 00:06:09,100 --> 00:06:10,800 And when he had given thanks, he broke it. 97 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:14,900 And said, this is my body, which is for you. 98 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:21,500 Do this in remembrance of me in the same way. 99 00:06:21,500 --> 00:06:24,900 After he took the cup saying this cup is the New Covenant in 100 00:06:24,900 --> 00:06:27,900 my blood. Do this whenever you drink it. 101 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:32,800 In remembrance of me whenever you eat this bread and drink 102 00:06:32,800 --> 00:06:36,400 this cup, you proclaim, the Lord's death until he comes. 103 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:39,600 Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the 104 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:43,400 Lord, in an unworthy manner. Will be guilty of sinning 105 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:45,600 against the body and blood of the Lord. 106 00:06:46,500 --> 00:06:49,200 A man ought to examine himself before he eats of the bread and 107 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:52,900 drink of the cup. Verse 29, says, for anyone who 108 00:06:52,900 --> 00:06:55,500 eats and drinks without recognizing the body of the Lord 109 00:06:55,500 --> 00:06:58,300 eats and drinks judgment on himself. 110 00:06:59,300 --> 00:07:03,000 That is why many among you are weak and sick. 111 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:08,200 And a number of you have fallen asleep but if we judge 112 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:14,500 ourselves, we would not come under Her judgment with this 113 00:07:14,500 --> 00:07:19,000 text comes, lots of questions, I assure, you of that, three of 114 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:22,200 which we will answer today. So if you're taking notes, let's 115 00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:26,500 write down at the first question that often times arises when 116 00:07:26,500 --> 00:07:30,200 observing the Lord's supper. And that is it this basic 117 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:33,500 question, what is the Lord's Supper? 118 00:07:33,500 --> 00:07:35,100 What is this? What is it? 119 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:39,400 All about? Verses, 20 through 25 and then 120 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:43,900 26 and we'll come back and grab Other verses, but verses 20 121 00:07:44,100 --> 00:07:50,500 through 25 and 26, tell us some things about what exactly the 122 00:07:50,500 --> 00:07:54,200 Lord's Supper really is verse 20. 123 00:07:55,300 --> 00:07:59,300 He begins by saying this don't miss this important part. 124 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:05,000 When you come together, when you come together, it's not the 125 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:09,500 Lord's Supper, you eat when you come together. 126 00:08:09,500 --> 00:08:11,800 And when we answer the question, what is the law? 127 00:08:11,900 --> 00:08:15,300 Lord's. Supper it is an ordinance for 128 00:08:15,500 --> 00:08:18,800 the church. You see that in this tax he said 129 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:21,500 when you come together now I know we live in a day and age 130 00:08:21,500 --> 00:08:24,400 where people in errors. Say things like this or that are 131 00:08:24,400 --> 00:08:29,100 ridiculously unbiblical. Well I can be the church here 132 00:08:29,100 --> 00:08:32,000 all by myself. I don't have to go down there 133 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:34,799 and participate. In organized religion. 134 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:39,900 No you cannot be the church by yourself. 135 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:44,000 Stop buying in. Into that lie of the enemy. 136 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:47,500 He is instructing them when you leave your homes because he 137 00:08:47,500 --> 00:08:49,900 references back to their homes. He said if you're going to eat, 138 00:08:49,900 --> 00:08:54,000 go eat at home but when we come together, the assembling of the 139 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:57,100 Saints and when do we do that on the Lord's Day? 140 00:08:57,800 --> 00:09:01,500 In fact, early church history, says that they would meet on the 141 00:09:01,500 --> 00:09:05,300 first day of the week on Sunday and they would observe the 142 00:09:05,300 --> 00:09:11,300 Lord's supper together. It is an ordinance for his 143 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:14,300 church. In fact, even the word church 144 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:18,200 ekklesia, Has the meaning of assembly. 145 00:09:18,700 --> 00:09:23,200 You can't have a necklace Iya by yourself because one person does 146 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:28,300 not constitute an assembly. An assembly must be the many. 147 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:30,900 Remember it said, this is the blood of the New Covenant, which 148 00:09:30,900 --> 00:09:35,700 I said for many, it is those who are God's elect his children 149 00:09:35,700 --> 00:09:41,800 coming together to remember what Jesus Christ has done for them. 150 00:09:42,500 --> 00:09:46,200 It is an ordinance for the church, when you come together 151 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:50,300 or we joined together today, to observe the Lord's Supper, on 152 00:09:50,300 --> 00:09:54,500 this first day of 2023, this first day of the week, the 153 00:09:54,500 --> 00:09:57,200 Lord's day, what a privilege and honor it is. 154 00:09:57,200 --> 00:10:03,300 I would not rather be in any other place and all the Earth 155 00:10:03,900 --> 00:10:06,800 than to be right here, with this body of Believers on this 156 00:10:06,800 --> 00:10:09,800 particular day. Why? 157 00:10:10,100 --> 00:10:12,000 Because I'm just a moment. We are going to remember our 158 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:13,400 Lord. And we're going to remember him 159 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:17,800 properly, exactly for who he is and what he did for us at the 160 00:10:17,800 --> 00:10:20,300 cross. What is the Lord's Supper? 161 00:10:20,300 --> 00:10:22,800 It's an ordinance for the church. 162 00:10:23,200 --> 00:10:25,700 So if you're here today and you're not a blood-bought member 163 00:10:25,700 --> 00:10:29,500 of the church or not born again, brought into the church, by The 164 00:10:29,500 --> 00:10:33,100 Sovereign, Grace of God. If you're not a member of God's 165 00:10:33,100 --> 00:10:35,800 Church through faith in Christ and his finished work at 166 00:10:35,800 --> 00:10:39,500 Calvary, please do not participate in the Lord supper 167 00:10:39,500 --> 00:10:44,200 today, it is not for you often times in churches, they ignore 168 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:48,400 the importance of that. But a person who does not know 169 00:10:48,400 --> 00:10:53,100 Christ, cannot understand the body and the blood of Christ are 170 00:10:53,200 --> 00:10:54,700 ignorant and they are in their sin. 171 00:10:54,700 --> 00:10:58,800 Just as I, once was unto the Holy Spirit, quickened, me and 172 00:10:58,800 --> 00:11:02,000 opened my eyes to the truth of who Jesus is and what he 173 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:05,600 accomplished at the cross. So we see first, when we ask the 174 00:11:05,600 --> 00:11:07,200 question, what is the Lord's Supper? 175 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:11,400 It's not something that anybody can participate in. 176 00:11:12,400 --> 00:11:15,400 It's for his people when they come together. 177 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:18,400 We've come together today to observe the Lord's. 178 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:20,500 Supper, it's an ordinance for the church, but not only that. 179 00:11:20,500 --> 00:11:24,800 What is the Lord's Supper? It is an observance of the 180 00:11:24,800 --> 00:11:31,400 Lord's, death verse 26 speaks of this verse 26 tells us for 181 00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:36,200 whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim, 182 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:42,800 the Lord's death until he comes. It is it is an observance of the 183 00:11:42,800 --> 00:11:47,200 Lord's death. We ought to approach the 184 00:11:47,200 --> 00:11:51,800 observance of the Lord's death with appreciation for his work 185 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:54,100 at the cross. Now, I want you to stop for a 186 00:11:54,100 --> 00:11:58,100 second and we are approaching the Lord's death here today, to 187 00:11:58,100 --> 00:12:02,600 remember what he's done for us, don't approach that lightly, 188 00:12:03,400 --> 00:12:06,700 don't approach, that nonchalantly, don't approach 189 00:12:06,700 --> 00:12:10,600 that without a hard in the attitude of worship approach 190 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:14,200 Christ today. As we ought to approach crimes, 191 00:12:14,700 --> 00:12:19,700 recognizing his death Expressing our appreciation for. 192 00:12:20,900 --> 00:12:24,300 When's the last time brother and sister in Christ was the last 193 00:12:24,300 --> 00:12:30,600 time. That you bow down, broken moved 194 00:12:30,700 --> 00:12:34,000 in your Thanksgiving, not for the blessings that you have in 195 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:36,300 this life that are only going to perish. 196 00:12:37,800 --> 00:12:42,100 For the death of Jesus Christ. The one who gave his all to 197 00:12:42,100 --> 00:12:45,200 rescue you from your sin and from your misery and from a 198 00:12:45,200 --> 00:12:48,600 certain hell that you were condemned to when's the last 199 00:12:48,600 --> 00:12:53,000 time that you showed your appreciation for the death of 200 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:55,200 Jesus. Christ, it is an observance of 201 00:12:55,200 --> 00:12:59,200 his death where we might with appreciation approach, the 202 00:12:59,200 --> 00:13:03,400 throne of grace and to say Thank You Lord, once again, thank you. 203 00:13:03,700 --> 00:13:10,100 When I was lost in my sin. You rescued me by your death on 204 00:13:10,100 --> 00:13:11,600 a cross. Thank you. 205 00:13:11,608 --> 00:13:15,300 Lord. It's an observance of the Lord's 206 00:13:15,300 --> 00:13:16,600 death. We are to observe it with 207 00:13:16,600 --> 00:13:20,900 appreciation for his work at the cross but also with anticipation 208 00:13:20,900 --> 00:13:24,600 for his return. Verse 26 says, for whenever you 209 00:13:24,600 --> 00:13:27,200 eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's 210 00:13:27,200 --> 00:13:27,900 death. Yes you do. 211 00:13:27,900 --> 00:13:31,500 You are identifying with the fact that the Lord died for you 212 00:13:32,100 --> 00:13:35,000 if you're in Christ, I assure you this, you died with him 213 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:40,200 there upon that cross. We acknowledge that fact with 214 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:43,700 appreciation but we also should acknowledge that fact with 215 00:13:43,700 --> 00:13:47,100 anticipation of his return. He goes on to say in verse 26, 216 00:13:47,100 --> 00:13:49,200 for whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you 217 00:13:49,200 --> 00:13:52,600 proclaim, the Lord's death until he returns. 218 00:13:52,600 --> 00:13:54,700 Isn't that what we ought to be doing? 219 00:13:55,900 --> 00:13:58,900 Proclaiming the death of the Lord Jesus Christ, which brought 220 00:13:58,900 --> 00:14:03,400 us live with every ounce, in fiber of our being until we 221 00:14:03,400 --> 00:14:05,900 leave this earth. I know you have other things to 222 00:14:05,900 --> 00:14:09,700 do But as a Christian, you ought to let those other things go. 223 00:14:09,700 --> 00:14:12,400 When you want to proclaim the death of the Lord, Jesus Christ, 224 00:14:12,400 --> 00:14:15,000 every opportunity that you have because it is in the death of 225 00:14:15,000 --> 00:14:18,000 Christ that we find life and life, eternal. 226 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:22,400 So, when we ask the question, what is the Lord's Supper? 227 00:14:22,400 --> 00:14:23,900 It is an ordinance for the church. 228 00:14:23,900 --> 00:14:27,100 We have gathered today as his church, his bride. 229 00:14:29,400 --> 00:14:34,400 Observe this ordinance. As we have come together, it's 230 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:38,200 an observance of his death. It's a time when we observe 231 00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:43,400 again through the word of God, we remember importance of 232 00:14:43,400 --> 00:14:48,400 Christ's death on the cross. What is the Lord's Supper? 233 00:14:49,800 --> 00:14:53,800 It is an ordinance for the church and it is an observance 234 00:14:53,800 --> 00:14:59,100 of the Lord's death according to verse 26 of chapter, 11 of that 235 00:14:59,300 --> 00:15:02,600 First Corinthian letter. Which brings us to the second 236 00:15:02,600 --> 00:15:05,700 question today. Now, second question, is this 237 00:15:06,400 --> 00:15:07,600 not only should we ask the question? 238 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:10,100 What is the Lord's Supper? I pray that you do understand 239 00:15:10,100 --> 00:15:11,800 what it is. I pray that you have a clear 240 00:15:11,800 --> 00:15:14,000 understanding. Now, it's not just some ritual 241 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:15,800 that we do for the sake of doing it. 242 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:22,500 It is an act of worship and reflection and Remembrance upon 243 00:15:22,500 --> 00:15:27,100 Christ and what he did for us. But the second question that 244 00:15:27,100 --> 00:15:31,000 arises that we should ask from this text and also receive the 245 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:34,400 answer from this text is why should we observe the Lord's 246 00:15:34,400 --> 00:15:38,600 Supper, why should we do this? Can't we just go along about our 247 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:41,200 merry business and just every now and then think about Jesus 248 00:15:41,200 --> 00:15:44,400 and remember what he did for us and you can buy yourself and you 249 00:15:44,400 --> 00:15:49,400 should In fact, every moment of every second of every minute of 250 00:15:49,400 --> 00:15:53,000 your life you should, this is special time when we joined 251 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:56,200 together to do that as the Lord has commanded us to do. 252 00:15:56,200 --> 00:15:58,000 Why should we observe the Lord's Supper? 253 00:15:58,600 --> 00:16:02,200 Well verses 24 and 25. Give us those answers there in 254 00:16:02,200 --> 00:16:07,100 chapter 11 verse 24 says this. And when he had given thanks, he 255 00:16:07,100 --> 00:16:09,600 broke it. And said this is my body which 256 00:16:09,600 --> 00:16:14,300 is for you. Do this in remembrance of me in 257 00:16:14,300 --> 00:16:17,400 the same way after supper. He took the cup saying this cup 258 00:16:17,400 --> 00:16:22,700 is the New Covenant in my blood, do this, whenever you drink it 259 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:28,300 in remembrance of me. So as we look at this, I want 260 00:16:28,300 --> 00:16:32,200 you to see the answer that is contained there or answers for 261 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:35,300 us to our question today. Why should we observe the Lord's 262 00:16:35,300 --> 00:16:38,700 Supper simply put I would ask you this question. 263 00:16:38,700 --> 00:16:42,300 Is he your lord? And if he is your lord, you 264 00:16:42,300 --> 00:16:47,200 know, that he is your Lord, because you Obey what He 265 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:50,400 commands. And so it would be proper as we 266 00:16:50,400 --> 00:16:52,800 ask the question. Why should we observe the Lord's 267 00:16:52,800 --> 00:16:56,200 Supper to give you this clear and concise answer? 268 00:16:57,100 --> 00:17:01,300 Because it's commanded by the Lord Jesus, that's an easy 269 00:17:01,300 --> 00:17:02,800 enough. Answer to that question. 270 00:17:02,800 --> 00:17:07,200 It's commanded in fact, in Luke's Gospel of Luke chapter 22 271 00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:09,599 verse 19. When he records it do this. 272 00:17:09,599 --> 00:17:13,300 In remembrance of me, it is very clear there by the context. 273 00:17:14,099 --> 00:17:18,400 That Jesus is not making a request, he's not giving a 274 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:21,300 suggestion. If you know anything about the 275 00:17:21,300 --> 00:17:24,800 Greek language, what you know is that this the the mood and which 276 00:17:24,800 --> 00:17:30,200 it is written is very important and the mood of that phrase do 277 00:17:30,200 --> 00:17:33,300 this is in the imperative in the Greek. 278 00:17:33,300 --> 00:17:36,300 What does that mean? It means it's a command. 279 00:17:36,700 --> 00:17:41,200 It is Jesus saying of this is not optional. 280 00:17:42,300 --> 00:17:46,500 This is what you are to do, do this. 281 00:17:46,500 --> 00:17:50,000 Just like I have shown you this example where the Corinthians 282 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:51,500 messed up Paul makes it very clear. 283 00:17:52,300 --> 00:17:54,500 They were getting outside of the example of Christ, they had made 284 00:17:54,500 --> 00:17:58,200 it into a big feast and a drunken party. 285 00:17:58,900 --> 00:18:01,300 It's not what the Lord's Supper is to be at all. 286 00:18:02,700 --> 00:18:06,800 It is a command from Christ to observe his body and his blood. 287 00:18:06,800 --> 00:18:10,500 He says do this. It's a command In fact, John 288 00:18:10,500 --> 00:18:13,200 Calvin and noted this, he said this, and I quote, he said, 289 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:17,700 wherever we find the word of God, surely preached in heard 290 00:18:18,200 --> 00:18:20,500 wherever we walk into assembly, and they're preaching the word 291 00:18:20,500 --> 00:18:24,100 of God and the sacraments administered according to the 292 00:18:24,100 --> 00:18:26,400 institutions of Christ. He said in there, observing the 293 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:29,400 Lord's, Supper, the sacraments, according to the institution of 294 00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:32,100 Christ Christ's teaching. He says, when you find a place 295 00:18:32,100 --> 00:18:34,300 and they're preaching the truth of the word of God, they're 296 00:18:34,300 --> 00:18:36,900 preaching, the truth of the gospel, and they are observing 297 00:18:36,900 --> 00:18:40,500 the body and the blood of Christ through the sacraments As they 298 00:18:40,500 --> 00:18:46,400 have been instituted of Christ there, he says it is not to be 299 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:53,200 doubted is a Church of God. John Calvin, believe that was 300 00:18:53,200 --> 00:18:58,300 the mark of a true church. We see today many places claim 301 00:18:58,300 --> 00:19:04,500 to be churches and never ever observe communion and never 302 00:19:04,500 --> 00:19:06,500 observe the Lord's supper and thank you would ask them. 303 00:19:06,500 --> 00:19:09,400 Do you guys observe the Lord's Supper know, what is it? 304 00:19:09,400 --> 00:19:12,500 Why is that so important? Oh now sad, is it that we've 305 00:19:12,500 --> 00:19:14,900 gone so far in our church culture? 306 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:17,800 That's no longer important to remember the body and the blood 307 00:19:17,800 --> 00:19:22,300 of Jesus Christ. We ask ourselves this question. 308 00:19:22,300 --> 00:19:23,500 Why should we observe the Lord's? 309 00:19:23,500 --> 00:19:26,500 Supper is commanded by the Lord. Why? 310 00:19:26,500 --> 00:19:29,700 Because it's indicative that we are truly a church. 311 00:19:30,700 --> 00:19:34,500 When we observe the body and the blood of Jesus Christ. 312 00:19:34,500 --> 00:19:35,700 Why should we observe the Lord's? 313 00:19:35,700 --> 00:19:37,500 Supper is commanded by the Lord Jesus. 314 00:19:38,500 --> 00:19:41,500 Secondly, not only is it commanded by the Lord Jesus, it 315 00:19:41,500 --> 00:19:44,500 is to commemorate the Lord Jesus. 316 00:19:45,300 --> 00:19:47,900 He says, do this that imperative and then he tells you. 317 00:19:47,900 --> 00:19:53,500 Why in remembrance of Of me in remembrance of me there 318 00:19:53,500 --> 00:19:56,100 monuments all over our country. Unfortunately, many of them 319 00:19:56,100 --> 00:19:59,300 being torn down for political reasons and that's a whole 320 00:19:59,300 --> 00:20:02,900 nother topic. But there are monuments all over 321 00:20:02,900 --> 00:20:04,700 our country. In fact, I talked to someone 322 00:20:04,700 --> 00:20:08,100 this morning who during the Christmas holiday, went to DC 323 00:20:08,100 --> 00:20:11,100 and got to see all of The Monuments there and all of the 324 00:20:11,100 --> 00:20:13,600 things that commemorated soldiers and battles. 325 00:20:13,600 --> 00:20:16,200 And all the things that we know. Our history is full of as a 326 00:20:16,208 --> 00:20:19,600 nation. We spend lots of time and lots 327 00:20:19,600 --> 00:20:22,800 of money. Commemorating these things. 328 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:27,300 If you were to Google the average cost of a funeral where 329 00:20:27,300 --> 00:20:32,700 you commemorate a loved one or if you have recently had a 330 00:20:32,708 --> 00:20:36,700 funeral service for a loved one. You know, this is no easy task 331 00:20:36,700 --> 00:20:41,500 and it comes at a great expense and we go through great extent 332 00:20:41,500 --> 00:20:46,600 to commemorate others. Ben often times when it's time 333 00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:49,900 to commemorate Christ. We approach it with a nonchalant 334 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:53,500 attitude. He says, do this in remembrance 335 00:20:53,500 --> 00:20:59,200 of me, commemorate me by doing this, when you come together for 336 00:20:59,200 --> 00:21:03,100 the Lord's Supper, it's not something that is just a 337 00:21:03,100 --> 00:21:07,900 flippant ritual. It is a commemoration of your 338 00:21:07,900 --> 00:21:11,800 savior, if you know him, you will take this moment and this 339 00:21:11,800 --> 00:21:17,700 opportunity very seriously be something that you approach 340 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:21,600 haphazardly. Be something that you approach 341 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:27,400 with great, all you approach with great reverence and great 342 00:21:27,400 --> 00:21:32,200 honor and respect. It is to commemorate the Lord 343 00:21:32,200 --> 00:21:34,600 Jesus. He said, do this, I command you 344 00:21:35,800 --> 00:21:40,100 so that you don't forget Oh, how quick we are to forget, aren't 345 00:21:40,100 --> 00:21:42,200 we? You know this many of you are 346 00:21:42,200 --> 00:21:44,600 struggling in your Christian, Life is In. 347 00:21:44,600 --> 00:21:48,700 It's because you constantly forget what Christ has done for 348 00:21:48,700 --> 00:21:51,100 you. You constantly forget that he is 349 00:21:51,100 --> 00:21:53,800 your justification and that he is your sanctification. 350 00:21:54,200 --> 00:21:58,100 He is your adoption and one day, he will be your glorification. 351 00:21:58,100 --> 00:22:00,800 You forget constantly of what Christ has done for you. 352 00:22:00,800 --> 00:22:03,600 This is the time where we come together and we say let's not 353 00:22:03,600 --> 00:22:07,400 forget Let's commemorate him for who he is and for what he has 354 00:22:07,400 --> 00:22:11,800 done, bringing God glory and bringing Sinners to 355 00:22:11,800 --> 00:22:15,600 reconciliation with God, it is to commemorate the Lord Jesus. 356 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:19,800 He says, do this in remembrance of me and when we commemorate 357 00:22:19,800 --> 00:22:23,300 the Lord Jesus, we see there are some elements to that, that we 358 00:22:23,300 --> 00:22:25,200 must. Remember, I'm going to give you 359 00:22:25,200 --> 00:22:27,400 some theological terms and I know some of you the moment I 360 00:22:27,400 --> 00:22:29,600 say that you turn your ear off and you say, oh I'm not a 361 00:22:29,600 --> 00:22:31,200 theologian. What you need to learn to be? 362 00:22:31,700 --> 00:22:33,700 Did they is a good start first day of the first year? 363 00:22:33,700 --> 00:22:35,000 The first day of the week. Let's start. 364 00:22:35,100 --> 00:22:39,200 Now. And the first thing that we see 365 00:22:39,200 --> 00:22:41,600 that we ought to commemorate, the Lord for is his 366 00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:44,900 propitiation. I know this that's a big 367 00:22:44,900 --> 00:22:47,600 theological word, don't be afraid of it. 368 00:22:49,100 --> 00:22:51,200 Oh, I remember when I would sit in churches and they would dumb 369 00:22:51,200 --> 00:22:53,700 everything down so that they could keep people dumb, so that 370 00:22:53,700 --> 00:22:56,900 they could seem smart. How about we do something new? 371 00:22:56,900 --> 00:22:59,800 How about I tell you what propitiation means. 372 00:23:00,600 --> 00:23:03,400 And then, from this point on, you will understand how we are 373 00:23:03,400 --> 00:23:06,700 to commemorate the propitiation of Jesus Christ. 374 00:23:06,700 --> 00:23:10,700 Who weren't propitiation. The easy-to-remember definition 375 00:23:10,700 --> 00:23:15,800 is this. It means to appease wrath means 376 00:23:15,800 --> 00:23:18,000 to appease wrath. Oh, wait a second pastor. 377 00:23:20,100 --> 00:23:22,100 You're going to talk about wrath and in the middle of the Lord's 378 00:23:22,100 --> 00:23:23,500 Supper. Oh yes, I am. 379 00:23:24,300 --> 00:23:26,900 I'm going to tell you that it is the body and the blood of Jesus 380 00:23:26,900 --> 00:23:29,900 Christ that has freed you from the wrath of God. 381 00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:33,300 And so, as we look at this, I want you to understand when we 382 00:23:33,300 --> 00:23:38,500 talk about propitiation, we talk about his body, his bodily 383 00:23:38,500 --> 00:23:41,600 death, the death that he died on the cross, the beating that he 384 00:23:41,600 --> 00:23:45,600 took in the suffering that he endured under the Wrath of the 385 00:23:45,600 --> 00:23:48,400 father. That bothers so many people in 386 00:23:48,400 --> 00:23:51,600 modern Christianity. That the father would pour His 387 00:23:51,600 --> 00:23:54,800 wrath out upon the Sun but I promise you biblically, that is 388 00:23:54,800 --> 00:23:57,500 exactly what happened. You want me to Fleur. 389 00:23:57,500 --> 00:24:00,500 You even more and it was God's will. 390 00:24:01,800 --> 00:24:08,600 It was God's will, in fact, Isaiah 53:10, Watch what it says 391 00:24:08,600 --> 00:24:10,500 here. As God spoke through the 392 00:24:10,500 --> 00:24:12,200 prophet. He says in verse 10 yet, it was 393 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:14,100 the Lord's. Will some of your chance could 394 00:24:14,100 --> 00:24:16,700 say this yet? It pleased, the Lord to crush 395 00:24:16,700 --> 00:24:20,800 him and cause him to suffer. And though, the Lord makes his 396 00:24:20,800 --> 00:24:24,200 life, a guilt offering, he will see his offspring and prolong 397 00:24:24,200 --> 00:24:29,700 his days and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hands. 398 00:24:29,900 --> 00:24:31,500 We look at the propitiation of Jesus. 399 00:24:31,700 --> 00:24:38,100 Christ is Christ. At the cross, satisfying, the 400 00:24:38,100 --> 00:24:42,400 wrath of God. On our behalf as Believers. 401 00:24:42,400 --> 00:24:45,000 And we need to think about that for just a moment. 402 00:24:45,300 --> 00:24:48,600 Christ, was not deserving of the Wrath, Christ was perfect and 403 00:24:48,600 --> 00:24:51,200 righteous and holy and complete in all of his ways, never 404 00:24:51,200 --> 00:24:52,700 breaking one of God's Commandments. 405 00:24:54,400 --> 00:24:57,200 I on the other hand was a sinner. 406 00:24:57,200 --> 00:24:59,500 How do I know the scriptures? True for all have sinned and 407 00:24:59,500 --> 00:25:01,900 come short of the glory of God, there's none righteous? 408 00:25:01,900 --> 00:25:04,600 No, not one no one seeks after him. 409 00:25:04,700 --> 00:25:06,900 You can put Kerr calls name in there. 410 00:25:07,800 --> 00:25:11,200 Her called did not seek after him for call was not righteous 411 00:25:11,900 --> 00:25:17,500 by his own. it is the righteousness of Christ, it has 412 00:25:17,500 --> 00:25:22,500 been accredited to Kirk all That God counts is enough. 413 00:25:22,900 --> 00:25:26,100 Why? Because of the body of Jesus 414 00:25:26,100 --> 00:25:30,700 Christ. Appeasing, the wrath of God in 415 00:25:30,700 --> 00:25:33,400 my stead. What are you saying, pastor? 416 00:25:33,400 --> 00:25:37,200 I'm saying this. That the Wrath that Christ 417 00:25:37,200 --> 00:25:40,800 endured at Calvary. Should have been mine. 418 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:44,500 So I don't know that. I really could say that. 419 00:25:44,500 --> 00:25:47,600 You don't understand it yet and I pray today that God would open 420 00:25:47,600 --> 00:25:49,200 your eyes so that you could understand it. 421 00:25:49,208 --> 00:25:51,500 So, it would bring you to a place of bended knee and 422 00:25:51,500 --> 00:25:54,600 humbleness and Brokenness before God, Almighty saying Thank You. 423 00:25:54,600 --> 00:25:57,800 Lord, thank you that when I could not come to you. 424 00:25:58,200 --> 00:26:01,200 When I deserve the wrath of God, you did not bore your ass out on 425 00:26:01,200 --> 00:26:03,900 me because you could have just lie at any moment in time but 426 00:26:03,900 --> 00:26:07,100 you were patient with me and you poured your ass out on your only 427 00:26:07,100 --> 00:26:10,100 begotten son so that at the appointed time that you had 428 00:26:10,100 --> 00:26:13,100 decided. And Or infinite mind in eternity 429 00:26:13,100 --> 00:26:15,200 past. So that the appointed time Kirk 430 00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:18,900 Hall could get in on the deal that you had in store for him. 431 00:26:19,900 --> 00:26:21,900 That's by his grace and his grace alone. 432 00:26:23,100 --> 00:26:26,700 So it is to commemorate the Lord Jesus Christ for his 433 00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:30,800 propitiation. Oh, second Corinthians, five and 434 00:26:30,800 --> 00:26:32,500 a verse. You all should know at this 435 00:26:32,500 --> 00:26:34,600 point. In time verse 21 says this, God 436 00:26:34,600 --> 00:26:39,500 made him who had no sin to be sin for us so that in him. 437 00:26:40,800 --> 00:26:44,500 We might become the righteousness of God. 438 00:26:47,200 --> 00:26:49,200 Pastor, are you trying to tell me? 439 00:26:52,700 --> 00:26:57,200 That Jesus put on the filth of our sin. 440 00:26:58,300 --> 00:27:01,400 And gave us his garments of righteousness. 441 00:27:01,400 --> 00:27:04,100 Watch me, watch me closely. That's exactly what I'm telling 442 00:27:04,100 --> 00:27:07,900 you. That is his propitiation he 443 00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:16,600 appeased the will and the wrath of God in my place and in the 444 00:27:16,600 --> 00:27:22,900 place of all those who would believe past present and future. 445 00:27:24,300 --> 00:27:27,500 And we should commemorate. Is propitiation. 446 00:27:29,000 --> 00:27:32,300 Not only his propitiation theological term. 447 00:27:32,300 --> 00:27:33,500 Number two. Are you ready? 448 00:27:34,500 --> 00:27:38,600 Is expiation is expiation. You say another big word. 449 00:27:38,600 --> 00:27:40,600 It's not that big. It's only a few letters. 450 00:27:40,600 --> 00:27:43,200 Don't let it throw you off. Look at what it means. 451 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:46,800 And see how amazing the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. 452 00:27:46,800 --> 00:27:51,000 Is he was our opinion, which means he appeased and satisfied, 453 00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:54,300 the Wrath of the father, but he's also our expiation. 454 00:27:54,300 --> 00:27:59,400 And expiation means this to cover or to cleanse from sin. 455 00:28:01,200 --> 00:28:04,000 I don't know about you, but I do know about me and I can speak 456 00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:08,700 for myself. Had Jesus not become my 457 00:28:08,700 --> 00:28:11,800 expiation on the cross, there would be no cleansing and 458 00:28:11,800 --> 00:28:14,700 covering from my sin. It was far too great. 459 00:28:16,300 --> 00:28:19,800 But in Christ, he has indeed become our expiation are 460 00:28:19,800 --> 00:28:24,900 covering our cleansing, the atoning blood of Jesus Christ. 461 00:28:24,900 --> 00:28:26,400 That is what we were all remembering. 462 00:28:26,400 --> 00:28:29,300 When we take the cup, just as we take the body and we remember 463 00:28:29,300 --> 00:28:32,200 his propitiation, how he was crushed there on the on the 464 00:28:32,200 --> 00:28:34,500 cross according to the plan, in the will of God. 465 00:28:36,300 --> 00:28:38,800 We look at his Pro. We look at his expiation and we 466 00:28:38,800 --> 00:28:42,500 leave his propitiation. We see that he was not only the 467 00:28:42,508 --> 00:28:44,800 one who's satisfied, the wrath of God, he's the one who 468 00:28:44,800 --> 00:28:51,300 cleanses The wicked sinner, not only did Christ satisfy, the 469 00:28:51,300 --> 00:28:55,900 wrath of God that belongs to me. But he also cleanse me, of all 470 00:28:55,900 --> 00:29:00,400 of my sin. He is my expiation, all of my 471 00:29:00,400 --> 00:29:06,900 sin, watch this, dear believer, past present, and future sin. 472 00:29:07,400 --> 00:29:11,900 There will never be a sin held to the charge of a True 473 00:29:11,900 --> 00:29:12,800 Believer. Why? 474 00:29:12,900 --> 00:29:18,400 Because Christ is your expiation, he's your expiation. 475 00:29:18,400 --> 00:29:21,100 He is recovering. He is your cleansing. 476 00:29:22,000 --> 00:29:24,600 When the father sees the believer, he no longer sees the 477 00:29:24,600 --> 00:29:27,900 believer as a. Filthy wretched sinner, he sees 478 00:29:27,900 --> 00:29:32,000 the believer clothed in the righteousness of Jesus Christ. 479 00:29:32,100 --> 00:29:35,500 An heir to the throne and a son of the Living. 480 00:29:35,500 --> 00:29:39,800 God thinks be to Christ and what he did for us at the cross. 481 00:29:40,500 --> 00:29:42,900 What is in this time of commemoration? 482 00:29:44,200 --> 00:29:49,100 in remembrance of me, he said, we remember his propitiation and 483 00:29:49,100 --> 00:29:53,600 his expiation atoning work that he accomplished through his 484 00:29:53,600 --> 00:29:58,400 death and through his blood Is where we remember? 485 00:29:59,600 --> 00:30:02,200 The gift that he gave us to by faith. 486 00:30:02,700 --> 00:30:05,500 Trust in that blood, the by faith. 487 00:30:05,500 --> 00:30:09,000 Trust in that blood, I can assure you of this without 488 00:30:09,000 --> 00:30:11,300 faith. In the blood of Jesus Christ, 489 00:30:11,300 --> 00:30:18,100 you will remain a filthy unacceptable sinner, When it 490 00:30:18,100 --> 00:30:21,500 comes to a holy God. You cannot approach him. 491 00:30:22,300 --> 00:30:26,500 You cannot fellowship with them. And you are completely cut off 492 00:30:26,500 --> 00:30:32,000 from your creator but it is through the expiation, the 493 00:30:32,000 --> 00:30:34,100 covering the cleansing of the blood of Christ. 494 00:30:34,100 --> 00:30:39,900 That one can be forgiven back in Ephesians 1:7 and says this. 495 00:30:39,900 --> 00:30:43,200 In him Christ, we have Redemption through his blood, 496 00:30:43,200 --> 00:30:49,800 the forgiveness of sin. Oh, you will not be forgiven by 497 00:30:49,800 --> 00:30:53,600 God for your sins. Lest you be cleansed by the 498 00:30:53,600 --> 00:30:57,300 precious blood of Jesus. Jesus Christ, I assure you of 499 00:30:57,300 --> 00:31:00,300 that he says, we have Redemption through his blood, the 500 00:31:00,300 --> 00:31:03,600 Forgiveness of sins in accordance with the riches of 501 00:31:03,600 --> 00:31:08,900 God's grace, God did it all that he lavished on us with all 502 00:31:08,900 --> 00:31:12,300 wisdom, and understanding. And Colossians Paul says this, 503 00:31:12,300 --> 00:31:16,600 in verse 14 of chapter one in whom talking about Christ, we 504 00:31:16,600 --> 00:31:19,000 have Redemption, the forgiveness of sin. 505 00:31:19,100 --> 00:31:22,600 These should be familiar, passages and familiar verses. 506 00:31:22,600 --> 00:31:27,300 You hear them all the time? But don't forget them, remind 507 00:31:27,300 --> 00:31:31,000 yourself of them constantly. When you feel dirty because you 508 00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:33,200 do as a Believer, commit, a sin. Remember this? 509 00:31:33,200 --> 00:31:37,300 You're a clan, you're forgiven, you recovered, why not? 510 00:31:37,300 --> 00:31:41,100 Because you always get it right? But because Christ died in your 511 00:31:41,100 --> 00:31:44,700 place on a cross and his blood has cleansed you of your sin. 512 00:31:46,400 --> 00:31:50,900 Many a man, even a believer spends his life in a miserable 513 00:31:51,100 --> 00:31:55,400 State because he doesn't understand the expiation of 514 00:31:55,400 --> 00:31:59,700 Jesus Christ his covering in his cleansing by his blood. 515 00:31:59,800 --> 00:32:05,800 That there will be no sin held to the charge of Kirk Hall any 516 00:32:05,800 --> 00:32:09,700 longer because of his faith in the expiation of Jesus Christ. 517 00:32:10,800 --> 00:32:14,900 You say none? Yes, none Christ, died. 518 00:32:15,000 --> 00:32:19,400 Once for all sin. I'm thankful for that. 519 00:32:20,100 --> 00:32:27,600 He died for my sin. He is my expiation Without faith 520 00:32:27,600 --> 00:32:30,900 in his blood. You're an eternal trouble. 521 00:32:31,800 --> 00:32:35,100 There is no cleansing for you. That first John says this and 522 00:32:35,100 --> 00:32:38,200 John's first epistle, he says in verse 7, but if we walk in the 523 00:32:38,200 --> 00:32:41,500 light as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another 524 00:32:42,300 --> 00:32:46,900 and the blood of Jesus his son purifies us from all sin. 525 00:32:46,900 --> 00:32:51,000 Anyone here thankful that you have been cleansed and purified 526 00:32:51,300 --> 00:32:54,700 by the blood of Jesus Christ. Allowing you communion that's 527 00:32:54,700 --> 00:32:59,400 exactly what John is talking about with the father Communion 528 00:32:59,400 --> 00:33:02,100 with the father comes because you have been cleansed. 529 00:33:04,300 --> 00:33:06,100 Is expiation. Something that we ought to 530 00:33:06,100 --> 00:33:08,900 commemorate when we observe the Lord's Supper. 531 00:33:11,500 --> 00:33:13,900 So we asked the first question, what is the Lord's Supper to an 532 00:33:13,900 --> 00:33:16,600 ordinance for the church and observance of the Lord's death. 533 00:33:16,600 --> 00:33:18,700 The second question was, why should we observe the Lord's 534 00:33:18,700 --> 00:33:20,500 Supper? Because the Lord said to do it, 535 00:33:22,400 --> 00:33:25,300 And because it is to commemorate the Lord for what he has done. 536 00:33:25,300 --> 00:33:30,100 Do this in remembrance of me, you say, well, I don't think I 537 00:33:30,100 --> 00:33:32,700 have to do this. To remember what Jesus did for 538 00:33:32,700 --> 00:33:34,800 me really. You didn't know where your car 539 00:33:34,800 --> 00:33:41,900 keys were this morning. So we do this so that we don't 540 00:33:41,900 --> 00:33:47,300 forget so that we are reminded of this propitiation through his 541 00:33:47,300 --> 00:33:51,300 body. And his expiation provided by 542 00:33:51,300 --> 00:33:56,200 his blood. Third question, who should 543 00:33:56,200 --> 00:34:00,900 observe the Lord's Supper? Oh, I have seen churches in 544 00:34:00,900 --> 00:34:05,500 error. Run people through the communion 545 00:34:05,500 --> 00:34:08,300 lines as if they were cattle being vaccinated. 546 00:34:10,400 --> 00:34:12,600 I want you to pay close attention to what the Apostle 547 00:34:12,699 --> 00:34:15,900 teaches here in verse 27 of chapter 11. 548 00:34:17,000 --> 00:34:19,900 As we answer the question, who should observe the Lord's 549 00:34:19,900 --> 00:34:23,900 Supper, is this for everyone. Therefore, whoever eats the 550 00:34:23,900 --> 00:34:27,199 bread or drinks the cup of the Lord, in an unworthy manner will 551 00:34:27,199 --> 00:34:31,300 be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. 552 00:34:32,000 --> 00:34:35,500 He says, in verse 28, a man ought to examine himself before 553 00:34:35,500 --> 00:34:38,100 he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup. 554 00:34:38,500 --> 00:34:42,100 Why should he do that? Verse 29, says, for anyone who 555 00:34:42,100 --> 00:34:45,500 eats and drinks without recognizing the body of the Lord 556 00:34:45,699 --> 00:34:48,900 eats and drinks? Judgment on himself. 557 00:34:49,600 --> 00:34:53,199 I would say this to you. Anyone who eats or drinks 558 00:34:53,199 --> 00:34:57,700 without recognizing the body and the blood of the Lord eats and 559 00:34:57,700 --> 00:35:01,400 drinks judgment upon himself, pay attention to what he's 560 00:35:01,400 --> 00:35:06,600 saying here, only a True Believer can fully understand 561 00:35:06,800 --> 00:35:09,000 the body and the blood of Jesus Christ. 562 00:35:09,000 --> 00:35:11,400 Why? Because that was not revealed by 563 00:35:11,400 --> 00:35:16,100 your own human intellect. It was revealed by God himself, 564 00:35:16,100 --> 00:35:19,800 we know that Peter, when he confessed the Lord Jesus, you 565 00:35:19,800 --> 00:35:21,500 are the Christ, the son of the Living God. 566 00:35:21,500 --> 00:35:24,900 He said, yes, Peter and Flesh. And Blood did not reveal this to 567 00:35:24,900 --> 00:35:27,800 you, but God's spirit has revealed this to you. 568 00:35:28,600 --> 00:35:31,600 So as we think on these things, understand the first thing that 569 00:35:31,600 --> 00:35:34,800 I want you to understand about who should observe the Lord's 570 00:35:34,800 --> 00:35:39,000 Supper, it's only those who understand the body and the 571 00:35:39,000 --> 00:35:41,500 blood of Christ. If you're sitting here right now 572 00:35:41,500 --> 00:35:44,000 and you're going man, us is really making sense. 573 00:35:44,000 --> 00:35:46,800 We're going to eat a body and drink some blood. 574 00:35:46,800 --> 00:35:49,600 This is weird. These people are car Navarra 575 00:35:49,600 --> 00:35:55,100 cannibals. If that's your attitude, let me 576 00:35:55,100 --> 00:35:59,600 say this, don't protect. If the cup You have no idea. 577 00:36:00,200 --> 00:36:02,000 Oh I pray this. I pray that before we're done 578 00:36:02,000 --> 00:36:04,600 today that God would sovereignly open your eyes to see the truth 579 00:36:04,600 --> 00:36:07,300 that he would Quicken your dead Spirit to understand and to 580 00:36:07,300 --> 00:36:11,800 Believe In Christ. and 42 in for the first time in your life, to 581 00:36:11,800 --> 00:36:16,300 see him for who he truly is, Who should observe the Lord's 582 00:36:16,300 --> 00:36:17,300 Supper? He makes it very clear. 583 00:36:17,300 --> 00:36:22,200 The real believers Those who by faith have been given true 584 00:36:22,200 --> 00:36:24,000 Enlightenment from the Holy Spirit. 585 00:36:25,400 --> 00:36:28,500 True Enlightenment, true, Enlightenment concerning the 586 00:36:28,500 --> 00:36:32,600 magnitude of Christ's atoning death because a True Believer is 587 00:36:32,600 --> 00:36:35,100 going to understand that. That's interesting when I talk 588 00:36:35,100 --> 00:36:37,000 to people, I ask them if they're a Believer and they said, yeah, 589 00:36:37,000 --> 00:36:41,300 that's will tell me about when you became a Christian and they 590 00:36:41,300 --> 00:36:46,300 never talk about Sin. He never talked about Brokenness 591 00:36:46,900 --> 00:36:50,300 and never talk about repentance and never talk about the death, 592 00:36:50,300 --> 00:36:53,400 and the blood of Jesus Christ, and his cross, and his death, 593 00:36:53,400 --> 00:36:55,000 and it's very real. And his resurrection. 594 00:36:55,000 --> 00:36:57,200 All they talk about is their free ticket to Heaven. 595 00:36:57,300 --> 00:37:01,800 That some shyster sold them yet, because I walk the, I prayed a 596 00:37:01,808 --> 00:37:05,100 little prayer, you have no understanding of the sacrifice 597 00:37:05,100 --> 00:37:07,600 of Jesus Christ. Do not partake of his table. 598 00:37:07,600 --> 00:37:11,700 You don't belong here. Some for you. 599 00:37:12,800 --> 00:37:15,300 It's only for the real believer is it will Pastor? 600 00:37:15,300 --> 00:37:17,000 That's kind of bold. I'd been in churches where they 601 00:37:17,000 --> 00:37:19,100 invite everyone to take Community. 602 00:37:19,100 --> 00:37:21,600 Yeah they do. No those are living an active 603 00:37:21,600 --> 00:37:23,600 sin. Those are living a sinful 604 00:37:23,600 --> 00:37:26,600 Lifestyles, those who aren't Believers at all and they abuse 605 00:37:26,600 --> 00:37:29,100 the table of the Lord. And if the Lord was going to 606 00:37:29,100 --> 00:37:31,500 write another letter to the church, it would address the 607 00:37:31,500 --> 00:37:34,400 fact that they have abused and abused and abused, the table of 608 00:37:34,400 --> 00:37:37,400 the Lord, we're not going to do it just because others do. 609 00:37:39,200 --> 00:37:43,600 This for real believers. You know, Christ and were known 610 00:37:43,600 --> 00:37:45,800 of Christ. We've been brought the true 611 00:37:45,800 --> 00:37:47,700 Faith. True repentance. 612 00:37:48,600 --> 00:37:52,300 We're broken over their sin and humbled by the sacrifice of 613 00:37:52,300 --> 00:37:56,400 Jesus Christ. It is for the real Believers 614 00:37:57,300 --> 00:37:59,400 because only a True Believer will really understand this at 615 00:37:59,400 --> 00:38:01,900 all. The rest, it would just be 616 00:38:01,900 --> 00:38:05,400 something that people do. Oh, don't let this just be 617 00:38:05,400 --> 00:38:07,800 something that people do a ritual. 618 00:38:10,000 --> 00:38:17,400 See this for what it really is. Is a picture of the communion 619 00:38:17,900 --> 00:38:23,300 that we have with the father through the son because we are 620 00:38:23,400 --> 00:38:25,100 true. Believers who have been saved by 621 00:38:25,100 --> 00:38:28,300 grace alone through faith alone. In Christ alone. 622 00:38:29,200 --> 00:38:31,900 We can come as true believers to his table. 623 00:38:32,000 --> 00:38:36,700 Why? Because he has invited us Sup 624 00:38:36,700 --> 00:38:40,800 with him to fellowship with him to have that intimate 625 00:38:40,900 --> 00:38:44,300 relationship with him who should observe the Lord's Supper the 626 00:38:44,300 --> 00:38:48,600 real Believers, but it doesn't just stop there Paul goes on. 627 00:38:49,500 --> 00:38:52,900 He says in verse 27, he talks about therefore whoever eats the 628 00:38:52,900 --> 00:38:55,100 bread and drink the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will 629 00:38:55,100 --> 00:38:57,300 be guilty of sinning against the body and the blood of the Lord 630 00:38:57,300 --> 00:38:59,700 and a man ought to examine himself before he eats of the 631 00:38:59,700 --> 00:39:02,900 bread and drinks of the God. He goes on to say for anyone who 632 00:39:02,900 --> 00:39:05,200 eats and drinks without recognizing the body of Lord 633 00:39:05,200 --> 00:39:07,000 eats and drinks judgment. I meant on himself. 634 00:39:08,000 --> 00:39:12,000 That is why many among you are weak and sick and a number of 635 00:39:12,000 --> 00:39:15,500 you have fallen asleep. See the seriousness of what the 636 00:39:15,500 --> 00:39:18,300 Apostle Paul teaches here that he has received from the Lord. 637 00:39:19,100 --> 00:39:21,600 He's saying many of you have read are receiving discipline 638 00:39:21,600 --> 00:39:23,900 and have received discipline from the Lord in the form of 639 00:39:23,900 --> 00:39:27,500 sickness and even death. That's what it means when it 640 00:39:27,500 --> 00:39:29,900 talks about asleep. When we refer to Believers 641 00:39:29,900 --> 00:39:31,900 dying. It is the fact that we refer to 642 00:39:31,900 --> 00:39:34,900 it in scripture as those who have fallen asleep in Christ. 643 00:39:35,400 --> 00:39:37,600 He's saying there are many believers who are right now. 644 00:39:37,700 --> 00:39:41,800 Now undergoing sickness and some have even died. 645 00:39:43,100 --> 00:39:47,000 Because they have mishandled and abused the Lord's Supper. 646 00:39:48,800 --> 00:39:52,600 It's beginning to make sense. Now, why I take this topic? 647 00:39:52,600 --> 00:39:59,000 So seriously when others do not Because I have been placed in a 648 00:39:59,400 --> 00:40:04,100 position of Under Shepherd to this body of Christ, and is my 649 00:40:04,100 --> 00:40:07,100 duty to warn the sheep of the danger that lie ahead. 650 00:40:07,100 --> 00:40:11,400 And I say to you. True sheep of God, do not take 651 00:40:11,400 --> 00:40:14,900 of the Lord's table today. Do not partake of the body and 652 00:40:14,900 --> 00:40:17,300 the blood. Lets you first, examine 653 00:40:17,300 --> 00:40:20,300 yourself, why? Because, as we have seen this 654 00:40:20,400 --> 00:40:24,400 observances for the real Believers, but it's also for the 655 00:40:24,400 --> 00:40:28,700 repentant Believers though, those who are walking in a 656 00:40:28,707 --> 00:40:35,000 constant state of examination, followed by confession and 657 00:40:35,000 --> 00:40:38,200 repentance. Oh, so many times Christians. 658 00:40:39,500 --> 00:40:43,600 Leave repentance and confession to this one-time experience. 659 00:40:43,900 --> 00:40:46,900 Can I tell you this? That is the biggest error that 660 00:40:46,900 --> 00:40:52,400 anyone has ever taught you. We as Christians are to walk in 661 00:40:52,400 --> 00:40:57,300 a continual state of repentance. In fact Charles Spurgeon said it 662 00:40:57,300 --> 00:40:59,500 best. He said this sincere, repentance 663 00:40:59,500 --> 00:41:03,500 is continual are you will repent at Salvation and you will 664 00:41:03,500 --> 00:41:05,500 continue to repent. He's a sincere. 665 00:41:05,500 --> 00:41:09,500 Repentance is continual Believers repent until their 666 00:41:09,500 --> 00:41:15,600 dying day. Christian, we must never ever 667 00:41:15,800 --> 00:41:19,800 ever neglect that continual examination. 668 00:41:19,800 --> 00:41:22,700 That the Lord calls for that continual confession and 669 00:41:22,700 --> 00:41:27,900 repentance that he calls for. Each day of our life, but 670 00:41:27,900 --> 00:41:32,800 especially, especially when we approach the Lord's table as we 671 00:41:32,800 --> 00:41:34,900 are going to do in just a few moment. 672 00:41:37,100 --> 00:41:38,500 Who should observe the Lord's Supper? 673 00:41:39,700 --> 00:41:43,400 Only the real believer. I tell you this today, if you're 674 00:41:43,400 --> 00:41:47,600 not a Believer here today, Do not partake of this cop. 675 00:41:47,600 --> 00:41:50,000 You are per taking judgment upon yourself. 676 00:41:51,100 --> 00:41:52,500 It's only for the real believers. 677 00:41:54,900 --> 00:41:56,100 It's only for the repentant Believers. 678 00:41:56,100 --> 00:41:59,600 If you're a True Believer here today, I want you to listen to 679 00:41:59,600 --> 00:42:00,600 me. I want you to listen to me 680 00:42:00,600 --> 00:42:01,800 clearly. You are a True Believer here 681 00:42:01,800 --> 00:42:03,700 today. And there's active sin in your 682 00:42:03,700 --> 00:42:08,600 life that the Holy Spirit has made you aware of And I assure 683 00:42:08,600 --> 00:42:12,300 you this, if he lives inside of you, you can't sin unaware. 684 00:42:14,800 --> 00:42:18,800 If you are holding onto it, oh and is even your little pet 685 00:42:18,800 --> 00:42:22,200 secrets in that goes on on the internet that you think no one 686 00:42:22,200 --> 00:42:24,400 knows about because you're pretty good at covering your 687 00:42:24,400 --> 00:42:27,000 tracks. You know. 688 00:42:28,800 --> 00:42:32,900 And to partake of the supper with that unconfessed and 689 00:42:32,900 --> 00:42:37,600 unrepented of sin in your life is to bring judgment and 690 00:42:37,600 --> 00:42:40,800 discipline upon yourself. You say current, do you really 691 00:42:40,800 --> 00:42:43,500 believe that? Yes, I believe all of the word 692 00:42:43,500 --> 00:42:45,700 of God. Hebrews chapter 12, says those, 693 00:42:45,700 --> 00:42:48,500 he loves he disciplines and he chastens with Rod. 694 00:42:48,500 --> 00:42:51,800 If you're a truly loved by Christ today, if you were truly 695 00:42:51,800 --> 00:42:56,400 his, I assure you of this, he is not going to let you approached 696 00:42:56,400 --> 00:42:58,700 his table with unconfessed sin in. 697 00:42:58,800 --> 00:43:04,200 Your life without consequence. How do I know this? 698 00:43:04,200 --> 00:43:06,200 Look what? He says there in verse 31. 699 00:43:08,100 --> 00:43:12,200 Verse 31, he says, but if we judged ourselves, we would not 700 00:43:12,200 --> 00:43:15,600 come under judgment. What is he talking about? 701 00:43:16,400 --> 00:43:18,600 He's talking about the self-examination that ought to 702 00:43:18,600 --> 00:43:20,400 go on in the life of a Believer every day. 703 00:43:20,400 --> 00:43:22,700 He's talking about the preaching of the Gospel to yourself. 704 00:43:22,700 --> 00:43:25,100 He's talking about the preaching of the truth of the scripture to 705 00:43:25,100 --> 00:43:28,300 yourself constantly. Are you doing that? 706 00:43:29,000 --> 00:43:33,500 Are you doing like the psalmist? Who invites the Lord. 707 00:43:34,900 --> 00:43:36,700 That's me. Try me. 708 00:43:37,600 --> 00:43:40,100 See if there's any wickedness in me at all. 709 00:43:40,100 --> 00:43:43,000 Are you doing that believer? Are you today approaching his 710 00:43:43,000 --> 00:43:46,300 table with the attitude of Lord? Show me if there's anything in 711 00:43:46,300 --> 00:43:49,300 my life? That is a defilement to you. 712 00:43:49,300 --> 00:43:51,600 That is offensive to you. Everybody's worried about 713 00:43:51,600 --> 00:43:54,500 offending, everybody in this culture and no one seems to 714 00:43:54,500 --> 00:43:58,100 worry about offending God. Would you pray that? 715 00:43:58,100 --> 00:43:59,700 What if there's something offensive in my life? 716 00:43:59,700 --> 00:44:01,900 Is that my language that I use on a day-to-day basis? 717 00:44:02,000 --> 00:44:03,400 I Repent of that. Is it? 718 00:44:03,400 --> 00:44:05,300 My lustful thoughts? I Repent of that. 719 00:44:05,400 --> 00:44:07,300 Is it my lustful Deeds? I Repent of that. 720 00:44:07,300 --> 00:44:08,400 Is it? My greed? 721 00:44:08,400 --> 00:44:12,000 Is it my covetousness, is it my lack of contentment Lord, I 722 00:44:12,008 --> 00:44:14,600 Repent of that and I confess it to you by name. 723 00:44:14,600 --> 00:44:17,300 I am in need of your body and your blood. 724 00:44:17,300 --> 00:44:19,500 I'm in need of your cleansing constantly. 725 00:44:19,500 --> 00:44:20,100 Thank you. Lord. 726 00:44:20,100 --> 00:44:23,500 Jesus. What would happen? 727 00:44:25,100 --> 00:44:26,800 We approached his table like that. 728 00:44:28,000 --> 00:44:30,300 So it would be what it was intended to be. 729 00:44:31,700 --> 00:44:35,900 The time of worship and adoration a time of remembrance. 730 00:44:37,800 --> 00:44:42,600 The time, sweet, sweet, intimate Fellowship because of what 731 00:44:42,600 --> 00:44:45,900 Christ has done for us all the attention now goes off of us. 732 00:44:45,900 --> 00:44:48,900 Well, that was the big problem with the Corinthian Church. 733 00:44:48,900 --> 00:44:51,000 All the attention was on them. They were having a party. 734 00:44:53,500 --> 00:44:55,000 Paul says, this is not about a party. 735 00:44:56,200 --> 00:44:59,200 This is about Christ. This is about remembering 736 00:44:59,200 --> 00:45:06,000 Christ, his body and his blood. Walking in a manner. that is 737 00:45:06,000 --> 00:45:11,900 consistent with someone who truly understands that Who 738 00:45:11,900 --> 00:45:16,500 should observe the Lord's? Supper the real believers. and 739 00:45:16,500 --> 00:45:20,400 the repentant Believers perhaps today, as we prepare our hearts 740 00:45:20,400 --> 00:45:25,000 and our minds to observe the Lord's Supper You would examine 741 00:45:25,000 --> 00:45:27,600 yourself. In fact, I would implore you to 742 00:45:27,600 --> 00:45:29,800 do that. To examine yourself to test 743 00:45:29,800 --> 00:45:32,700 yourself, as Paul said to see, if you're truly of the faith. 744 00:45:33,600 --> 00:45:37,000 To do as the word commands in to work out your own salvation with 745 00:45:37,000 --> 00:45:38,100 fear. And trembling, are you a real 746 00:45:38,100 --> 00:45:44,400 believer here today? Go to examine yourself. 747 00:45:45,600 --> 00:45:50,400 As a believer. My repentant believer today. 748 00:45:51,700 --> 00:45:54,300 Are there things in my life that I need to let go of and and 749 00:45:54,300 --> 00:45:59,500 Trust Christ power. Free me from them today. 750 00:46:01,300 --> 00:46:03,500 The things that I need to confess by name that I've never 751 00:46:03,500 --> 00:46:05,900 mentioned hoping God would somehow look the other way. 752 00:46:05,900 --> 00:46:09,000 Can I say this? Your forgiveness came at the 753 00:46:09,000 --> 00:46:11,800 price of his only begotten, son. He's not going to look the other 754 00:46:11,800 --> 00:46:14,400 way. Did you hear me? 755 00:46:15,400 --> 00:46:16,900 It's not going to look the other way. 756 00:46:17,700 --> 00:46:20,300 God does not cast a blind eye to your sin. 757 00:46:21,200 --> 00:46:22,700 You confess your sin to Christ today. 758 00:46:22,700 --> 00:46:27,000 Your mediator Walking, the Forgiveness that he has provided 759 00:46:27,000 --> 00:46:28,900 for you first. John 1:9 says that if we confess 760 00:46:28,900 --> 00:46:31,100 our sins he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to 761 00:46:31,100 --> 00:46:32,700 cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 762 00:46:32,700 --> 00:46:35,500 Would you take Christ up on that today before coming to his 763 00:46:35,500 --> 00:46:38,200 table? Did you hear the words of John 764 00:46:38,200 --> 00:46:39,600 and that same epistle where he said? 765 00:46:39,600 --> 00:46:44,700 I would that you not sin. but if you do, But if you do you have 766 00:46:44,700 --> 00:46:46,700 an advocate with the Father the Lord Jesus Christ. 767 00:46:46,700 --> 00:46:49,100 Would you today approach The Advocate the Lord Jesus Christ. 768 00:46:49,100 --> 00:46:52,600 Confess those sins. And walking the Forgiveness that 769 00:46:52,600 --> 00:46:56,300 he died for you to walk in. Would you approach the table? 770 00:46:57,700 --> 00:47:01,400 With a clear conscience. Knowing that you have not 771 00:47:01,400 --> 00:47:03,900 trampled over the body in the blood of Jesus Christ, is the 772 00:47:03,900 --> 00:47:08,300 Corinthian Church did but that you as best as you could. 773 00:47:09,700 --> 00:47:13,300 Your broken state. Relied upon the grace and the 774 00:47:13,300 --> 00:47:18,800 mercy of the Lord Jesus Christ, you identified with his body. 775 00:47:19,900 --> 00:47:24,000 With his blood. We answer the questions 776 00:47:24,000 --> 00:47:25,800 surrounding the Lord's Supper what is the Lord's? 777 00:47:25,800 --> 00:47:27,900 Supper. It's an ordinance for the 778 00:47:27,900 --> 00:47:34,100 church, as for the Believers and observance of the Lord's death. 779 00:47:34,800 --> 00:47:37,700 It is where we observe and commemorate the Lord and his 780 00:47:37,700 --> 00:47:40,100 death. Why should we observe the Lord's 781 00:47:40,100 --> 00:47:43,100 Supper? Because it is commanded by the 782 00:47:43,100 --> 00:47:46,800 Lord. And his to commemorate the Lord. 783 00:47:46,800 --> 00:47:49,400 His propitiation aren't you. Glad that? 784 00:47:49,400 --> 00:47:53,400 You know what that means now? and as expiation this 785 00:47:53,400 --> 00:47:56,500 propitiation provided by his body where he bore the wrath of 786 00:47:56,500 --> 00:47:59,500 God on the cross for you and Main died in our place, 787 00:48:01,600 --> 00:48:05,000 Fulfilling the wrath of God. Why satisfying it completely, 788 00:48:05,000 --> 00:48:06,500 why? The wages of sin is death, he 789 00:48:06,500 --> 00:48:10,700 bore our sin and he died our death but the gift of God is 790 00:48:10,707 --> 00:48:13,400 eternal life through Jesus Christ, Our Lord giving us 791 00:48:14,200 --> 00:48:20,400 eternal life It is to commemorate his propitiation and 792 00:48:20,400 --> 00:48:24,600 is expiation. What of atonement but of 793 00:48:24,600 --> 00:48:27,800 atonement that the whole Old Testament sacrificial system 794 00:48:27,800 --> 00:48:31,600 pointed to, it is to commemorate, the Fulfillment of 795 00:48:31,600 --> 00:48:34,800 that to commemorate, the true Passover Lamb. 796 00:48:34,800 --> 00:48:37,800 It's no coincidence that this happened at Passover, where 797 00:48:37,800 --> 00:48:40,800 Jesus stood, he took the bread and he took the cup, it's no 798 00:48:40,800 --> 00:48:42,400 coincidence that it happened that way. 799 00:48:42,500 --> 00:48:47,900 He was saying, I am the one that all of this pointed to all of 800 00:48:47,900 --> 00:48:51,200 this time, just as John, the Baptist identified him there and 801 00:48:51,207 --> 00:48:55,200 he said, behold the lamb Lamb of God who takes away the sin of 802 00:48:55,200 --> 00:48:57,800 the world as he walked the banks of the Jordan River. 803 00:48:59,200 --> 00:49:01,100 So now that these questions have been answered. 804 00:49:01,100 --> 00:49:06,900 I pray hopefully, clearly now that these questions have been 805 00:49:06,900 --> 00:49:12,400 answered, I want us to go into a time of careful examination. 806 00:49:13,700 --> 00:49:16,800 Careful examination. I'm going to ask that you not 807 00:49:16,800 --> 00:49:20,500 examine your husband husbands. Don't examine your wives lives. 808 00:49:20,500 --> 00:49:22,900 Don't examine the lives of your children, your grandchildren, 809 00:49:24,900 --> 00:49:27,200 just a moment. Would you examine your own life? 810 00:49:28,600 --> 00:49:30,700 Would you rely on the power of the Holy Spirit? 811 00:49:32,300 --> 00:49:35,200 To show you the things that maybe you would miss your 812 00:49:35,200 --> 00:49:38,400 fallible state. Would you be bold enough and 813 00:49:38,400 --> 00:49:40,300 brave enough to confess those things to the Lord? 814 00:49:40,300 --> 00:49:43,800 He already knows. And to repent you say well I 815 00:49:43,800 --> 00:49:46,500 can't I've tried yeah that's why you haven't because you keep 816 00:49:46,500 --> 00:49:49,700 trying. You call in the name of Jesus in 817 00:49:49,700 --> 00:49:51,100 the power of the Holy Spirit today. 818 00:49:51,900 --> 00:49:54,700 Let you walk out from that sin, that you've played around with 819 00:49:54,700 --> 00:49:57,300 so long. May this be a day? 820 00:49:57,300 --> 00:50:00,600 You remember forever the day you took communion for the first 821 00:50:00,600 --> 00:50:03,300 time with a pure heart toward God. 822 00:50:04,500 --> 00:50:06,100 Would you stand your feet? Every head, bowed? 823 00:50:07,100 --> 00:50:08,900 Every eye closed. Let's free together. 824 00:50:13,600 --> 00:50:15,400 Father, in the name of Jesus, we thank you. 825 00:50:17,500 --> 00:50:20,800 For the picture. You have given us. 826 00:50:21,900 --> 00:50:27,200 Your body and your blood that we might remember you but we thank 827 00:50:27,200 --> 00:50:30,500 you for the lessons in your word that make it so clear as we do 828 00:50:30,500 --> 00:50:34,100 have questions or thank you for the grace of answering those 829 00:50:34,100 --> 00:50:37,900 questions that we have. Got a preacher. 830 00:50:37,900 --> 00:50:42,700 Now that now that we would all approach your table with the 831 00:50:42,700 --> 00:50:46,600 right heart in the right mind. That it would be a time of 832 00:50:46,600 --> 00:50:51,100 worship appreciation and adoration toward you what you 833 00:50:51,107 --> 00:50:55,500 did for us at Calvary. 2000 years ago, we pray and we ask 834 00:50:55,500 --> 00:50:56,900 all these things in Christ's name. 835 00:50:57,700 --> 00:51:01,800 Amen. Thank you for listening to the 836 00:51:01,800 --> 00:51:04,700 key Life Fellowship, Pulpit Ministry podcast. 837 00:51:05,100 --> 00:51:08,000 If you would like to talk with one of our pastors, please email 838 00:51:08,000 --> 00:51:13,500 us at info at Key Life Fellowship, dot org or call us 839 00:51:13,500 --> 00:51:20,400 at 28 1689 1604. You can also visit our website 840 00:51:20,400 --> 00:51:25,400 at www.piofl.com. We hope and pray. 841 00:51:25,400 --> 00:51:28,700 You have a blessed week and remember you are lying. 842 00:51:28,900 --> 00:51:29,900 Light in the dark. Light in the dark.