“THE LORD’S SUPPER – PART II”

1. The Lord’s Supper is dealt with at length in 4 New Testament passages.

2. These 4 passages are Matt. 26: 26-29, Mk. 14:22-25, Lu. 22:19020; 1 Co. 11:23-29

3. Careful and thoughtful students of the Bible, when studying the Lords Supper,

4. Will not limit their attention to just one of these accounts.

5. All four accounts will be studied and compared.

I. FOR OUR STUDY THIS MORNING I AM GOING TO DRAW FROM THE (LS) PASSAGES.

A. Our study will focus on a few key words and expressions that relate.

B. What we study should enhance our understanding of the Lord’s Supper

C. We want to first begin with Matthew 26 & Lu. 22 – Need both chapters.

D. Luke 22 are often neglected. 1 Cor. 11 and Matt. 26 seem most studied.

E. There is nothing wrong with reading Matt. 26 more than Luke 22.

F. Something is wrong if we do not understand what is being read.

(1) An example of what I mean is in Mt. 26:26 - Read.

(2) The word “blessed” may be an obscure term.

(3) We hear this word, but do we know what it means

(4) What if we are asked to explain it to someone else, could we?

(5) To some, the words “blessed bread” express mystical concept.

(6) When the bread is “blessed”, some kind of change occurs.

(7) God does something to the bread.

(8) Others look at the word “blessed” and say, “I don’t know it means.

G. If we so desired we could study the original word.

H. If we did this we would find that the same term is used in Matt. 114:19.

(1) Jesus had five loaves of bread. Two fish were in His possession.

(2) What did He do with this food? He blessed it.

(3) Here the meaning is clear – gave thanks; praised God it.

(4) Matt. 14:19 show that “blessing food” is like our praying.

I. Moments ago I said that we have 4 accounts of the Lord’s Supper.

J. If you have your Bible opened to Lu look at vs. 10 RED

. (1) Matt. 26 and Luke 22 describe the same vent.

(2) Matthew says that Jesus “blessed” the bread.

(3) If we were unaware that Matt: uses the word “blessed”

(4) We could come to Luke 22.

(5) From Luke we would learn that “blessed” means “gave thanks.”

K. At the Lords’ supper there needs to be “blessing” (giving of thanks).

L. Let’s see what else we can learn about the communion.

M. If you have kept your testament open to Luke 22, look again at 19.

N. At the end of the verse the text says, “Which is given for you.”

O. I am going to come back to these words.

(1) Keep the end of vs. 19 in mind while vs. 20 is read- READ

(2) Jesus spoke of “His blood.”

(3) He said His blood would be “poured out” (“shed”, KJV).

(4) The ASV rendering of “poured out” indicates a violent death.

(5) The word used by Luke is used elsewhere in the NT.

a. It was applied to Judas in Acts 1:18 – bowels gushed out

b. Matt. 9:17 speaks of bottles breaking and wine “running out”

c. John 2:15 speaks of the money changer’s $ being “poured out

d. Isn’t this what happened to Jesus? He had been beaten.

e. He was on the cross and His side was pierced.

f. Out came blood and water.

g. Luke 22 is a prediction that Jesus’ blood wasn’t going to be a trickle.

h. When we speak about the blood of Christ,

i. There was a lot of blood

j. This is what is meant by the word “shed.”

P. Why would Jesus endure such a violent end?

Q. I asked you to keep in mind the words found in 19B-READ AGAIN

R. Sin results in death Romans 6:23, from what I read, a kind of death is required.

S. Instead of just “dying”, sin requires a violent death.

T. This is perhaps one of the reasons that hell exists.

U. Payment for sin comes at a premium. Very expensive premium.

. V. According to Luke 22:19, Jesus died for us (on our behalf).

W. His body and life were given in place of ours.

Y. His death gives us the means to escape sin if we obey Him.

Z. When we partake of the supper we should be thinking,

(1) “For my sins someone had to violently die. (Blood poured out)

(2) “It would have been me. A person interceded on my behalf.

(3) “The one named Jesus of Nazareth” died for me.

(4) Because of what happened at Calvary the Christ said,

A. Remember me, 19B of Luke 22.

B. There is a point in the original which bears mentioning.

C. Jesus used the present tense – “Keep on remembering me. “

D. We do that here/ Every Sunday we keep on remembering the Lord.

II LET’S MOVE BACK TO THE BOOK OF MATTHEW FOR SOME ADDITIONAL PIECES OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE LORDS’ SUPPER.

A. Some of the words in this chapter have been perverted; distorted.

B. The example I have in mind comes from vs. 26-28 READ.

C. Some have concluded that the disciples actually ate Jesus’ body.

D. Some of you have a picture of your children/spouse in your billfold/pictures

E. What if you took out that picture and said to a stranger,

F. “This is my daughter. This is my husband. This is my wife.”

(1) Would any of these statements be literally true? No.

(2) We are saying that the picture is a representation of our family.

(3) This is precisely what Jesus did on this occasion.

(4) We can be absolutely sure about this.

G. If you like marginal notes, I am about to give you a useful one.

H. In verse 28 Jesus said, “this is my blood.”

I. We take language to mean literal unless there is a compelling reason not to.

J. Is there anything that makes us reject a literal understanding of a word.

K. Yes. One of the things is in this chapter.

L. Look at verse 28-30 READ

(1) In one place Jesus says that the cup contained His “blood.”

(2) Then He added to His thought and said that the cup is the FOV

(3) Jesus used the same figure of speech that we use.

(4) When we hold up a picture & say, “This is my daughter.

M. When we partake of the supper, the bread/juice is not Jesus’ body.

N. There are groups which believe that they have Jesus’ body

O. There are groups which think they are drinking the Lord’s blood.

P. Matt. 26 shows us what the truth is.

Q. The Bread remains bread. It is not mysteriously change into another body.

R. The juice remains juice.

S. The juice is no different from the juice in the refrigerator

T. Let’s keep going.

U. 27B - of Matt. 26 has also been a point of confusion.

V. Jesus said, Drink ye all of it.

W. I have met members of a church who felt obligated to drain the cup

X. They have understood the thought to be, “drink al the contents:

Y. It is understandable how this conclusion has been reached.

Z. Notice how we can emphasize a certain part of the Lords words

(1) Drink ye All OF IT (drain the cup).

(2) We can also understand the words in another way.

(3) DRINK YE ALL of it (all must drink).

A. Which is the right meaning?

B. Commentaries and other translations could be used to answer our quest.

C. Or, as has been said already, we can go to 1 of the other accounts.

D. This is what we will do-Mark 14:23 You may want a margin note.

(1) Mark says, READ vs. 23:

(2) There is a difference between Mk. 14 and Matt. 26.

(3) Matthew 26 tells us that Jesus Christ gave a command – “Drink ye all”

(4) Mark shows us how the command was fulfilled; all drank.

(5) If we want to fulfill the command of Matt. 26, Mk. 14 tells us

(6) The point is that all are to partake.

E. As we consider what was just said, point of application.

(1) There are times when Christians say, “I don’t want to partake.

(2) God’s plan is for all Christians to participate in the supper.

(3) Jesus wants each one to remember how His blood was poured.

F. One of the things we are to remember is a change in covenants.

(1) It is odd that the religious world will observe the supper,

(2) But at the same time still bind certain items from the OT.

(3) I want to go back to the OT for just a minute, EX. 24:8.

(4) To my knowledge, this reference is unique.

(5) It says that the people of Israel, was sprinkled with blood.

(6) READ – Notice this point.

\ (7) The words “blood” and “covenant” go together.

(8) The children of Israel received a covenant; blood was along w/it.

(9) Blood “ratified” (confirmed) the covenant.

G. Question. What did Jesus say?.

H. This is my blood of the covenant.

(1) Ex. 24:8 shows us that when Jesus’ blood was poured out,

(2) That shedding of blood had a covenant connected with it—new.

(3) The old testament is gone; we live under (by) the New Testament.

(4) Is it not very strange that the religious world.

(5) Will observe the L. S. (which points to a new covenant).

(6) And then in the same service go back to the Old Covenant for an act of

(7) The Lords’ Supper reminds us that the OT is gone; fulfilled.

(8) When we partake of the Supper we need to keep in mind we have sinned.

CONCLUSION:

1. For the Christian the L. S. is not the most important act.

2. It is a part of worship which reminds us of many things.

3. One of these things is the fact that JC died a violent death

4. For our sins some one will pay a price.

5. We can let that be the Lord.

6. If you have not become a Christian, think about what sin requires.

7. Right now you have a way to escape from a violent, eternal death.