// March 6th, 2013 // No Comments » // Sermons
Last week we spent some time looking at the Lord’s Supper–what it means and what it is. We took some time and looked at the record of the meal where Jesus instituted this sacrament. Tonight we are going to move forward to the next logical question–the question that Paul addresses immediately after this discussion. In 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 Paul says, “For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, ‘This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.’ In 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.’ For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.” So, Paul looks back to this same event talking about the Lord’s Supper. He ends it with a pretty intriguing sentence that once again reiterated the fact that this isn’t just an empty ritual. He says, “Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” Why should we do this? “For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.” (more…)
