9:30 am Worship Service
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Scripture: I Corinthians 11: 23-34

For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s death till he come. Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall e guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body. For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sheep. For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world. Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another. And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come.

Sermon: For You – Tomm Tice

1. The incarnation of Christ was for you.
2. The life of Christ was for you.
3. The broken body and shed blood of Christ was for you.
4. The resurrection of Christ was for you.
5. The intercession of Christ is for you.
6. The return of Christ is for you.
7. The eternal state which Christ is preparing is for you.

Catechism -Westminster Shorter Catechism Question #74

What is required in the eighth commandment?

The eight commandment requireth the lawful procuring and furthering the wealth and outward estate of ourselves and others.

Leviticus 25:35 And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee. Ephesians 4:28b But rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth. Philippians 2:4 Look not every man on is own things, but every man also on the things of others.

Worship

I Stand Amazed in the Presence
Before the Throne
Win my Soul

Till He Comes

For as often as you eat this bread, and drink this cup, you do show the Lord’s death till He come.

I Corinthians 11:26

We would extend our contemplation upon the Lord’s Supper just a bit farther.  Paul declared that as long as we continue to observe the Communion feast we, ‘proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes.’  This points us toward a future blessed and much anticipated event.  When Christ instituted the Communion feast, it was with an eye toward the cross.  For us, who participate in it today, the cross is an event upon which we look in retrospect.  Because of the witness of the Evangelists, we know that after the cross came the grave; after the grave came the resurrection; after the resurrection came His ascension.  After His ascension, we have had more than two thousand years of His intercession.  During those two millennia, all His believing people have remembered His broken Body and His shed Blood in His Own Divinely appointed way.  The end is not yet.  According to His Own promise, Christ is coming again.  He will come in power and great glory.  He will come no longer with a broken body, but as King of Kings and Lord of Lords.  ‘Every eye shall see Him,’ and ‘He shall reign forever and ever.’  Until that day and hour, we who believe shall remember His broken Body and shed Blood.  ‘Even so come, Lord Jesus.’

Our Gracious Master and our God,
we rejoice at the promise of Your return.
We praise You that the faith will indeed be sight,
and until that day, we will remember You.

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning

The Privilege of Communion

For as often as you eat this bread, and drink this cup, you do show the Lord’s death till He comes.

I Corinthians 11:26

As we linger over our contemplation of the Lord’s Supper, we arrive a moment of consideration of the privilege which the Communion Feast affords us.  Paul offered a divinely inspired commentary on Christ’s institution of the Feast.  He says,  ‘For as often as you eat this bread, and drink this cup, you do show the Lord’s death till He comes.’ There are several aspects to this privilege.  We have the element of regular participation.  This participation is, ‘as often as.’  It does not indicate that we can somehow remember the sacrifice of Christ too often.  This is something in which we can participate as often as we have opportunity. Another aspect of this privilege is that we have the opportunity of proclamation.  By our participation in this communion feast, we ‘proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes.’  As we participate in the Communion Feast we are declaring that Christ has offered the once-for-all sacrifice for sin, and that He is the only Redeemer.  Beyond that, when we participate in the Lord’s Supper, we enjoy the element of expectation.  We participate in the Feast with the expectation that He will come again.  We ‘proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes.’  This is a great privilege in every way.  It enables us to embrace the issues of time and eternity and to see them in perspective.  This is what makes the Communion Feast such a valuable event in which we can participate, ‘till He comes.’

Our Good and Gracious God,
we praise You that You have given to us the privilege of Communion.
We rejoice that as we come to the table,
we meet with Christ as He has revealed Himself.

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning

The Purpose of Communion

And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.

I Corinthians 11:24

Christ has a purpose for everything which He does and for everything which He teaches us to do.  With Christ there is no ‘busy work,’ simply to fill time.  As we continue to consider the communion feast, we arrive at the discussion of the purpose for which Christ instituted it.  He says plainly, ‘Do this in remembrance of me.’  We might think this strange, considering that the event to which Christ is referring means the difference for us between blessing and cursing; salvation and damnation; Heaven and Hell.  How could we forget Him Who accomplished this on our behalf?  Christ knows that, because of our frailty, our weakness, and our humanity, we will be inclined to forget Him.  For that reason, Christ has given us the communion feast.  His explicit statement of purpose is, ‘Do this in remembrance of me.’  As we participate in the feast, we look at the bread and wine, and see the broken Body and shed Blood of Our Beloved Savior.  By these symbols we remember Him, ‘till He comes.’  We eat the bread and drink the wine as testimony to the fact that we have tasted and seen that the Lord is good.  By this, we remember the cost of our redemption and the One Who paid the price.  Let us come to the communion table with Christ before us and ‘do this in remembrance of Me.’

Our Kind and Loving Savior,
we praise You that You have given unto us
such a tangible reminder of all that You have done for us.
We rejoice that in this simple way
we can remember You until that day when we see You Face to face.

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning