Bringing Meaning into the Lord’s Supper
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- Nov, 11, 2018
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The Lord’s Supper is a really important part of Church life, but we so often lose the deep sense of meaning as to what it is all about. The following list is a brainstorm of ideas about the various emphases that could be brought out when introducing the Lord’s Supper. I am sure that there are more, but it is a good start!
1. Remembering Jesus death [including the nature of the death]
2. Cleansing by his blood; we are clean
3. Unity of the body (1 Cor 11:29)
4. Prefiguring the end-time banquet (1 Cor 11:26)
5. Placing the Lord at the centre of the community life (1 Cor 11:20)
6. Covenant renewal (Ex 24; 1 Cor 11:25)
7. Body as the curtain – reconciliation with God (Heb 10:20)
8. New Passover Feast (1 Cor 5:8)
9. Unleavened loaf – get rid of the yeast => purity (1 Cor 5:7)
10. Celebration of our release from slavery (See Passover)
11. Marked with and participating in the new covenant sign
12. Eating together in the presence of God (Ex 24; 1 Cor 10:21)
13. The LORD’s supper – behaviour in gatherings (1 Cor 11:17-34)
14. Servanthood as the former of and model for the community (John 13)
15. Placing God in the reality of our everyday lives (1 Cor 11:17-34)
16. The Lord building his temple [reconciliation] (Eph 2:22)
17. Celebrating all the benefits of salvation
18. Manna & water from the rock – God’s miraculous provision and constant presence. (1 Cor 10:16)
19. Forming of Christ’s body – everyone has a place, all come on equal terms (1 Cor 12:12)
20. Our participation in Christ (1 Cor 10:16)
21. Link with a historical faith (in the realities of the events of the past and the celebration through history)
22. Means of grace and receiving God’s forgiveness
23. Awe at God’s action/work in Christ
24. Being right with each other
25. Life through the resurrection
26. Sustaining life – Food for the journey [spiritual food and drink]
27. Renewing and ratifying the covenant; allegiance to King Jesus
28. Linking past [act in Jesus], present [reality of that today] and future [expectation and hope]
29. Shared lives together
30. Considering Jesus’ life and humanity [incarnation]
31. Our link and solidarity with Jesus
32. Tool to teach children our history (Deut 6:7)
33. Reminder of sacrifice for everyone [evangelistic]
34. God’s expression of unconditional love for us
35. Symbol of hope in all circumstances
36. Freedom from slavery; from darkness to light
37. Inter-generational family event as all a drawn together in the symbolic nature.
38. Symbol of victory of God’s power and defeat for the enemy
39. Sacrifice [taking God’s judgment for us]
40. Forming the identity of the community in Christ
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