1. What do we receive in the Lord’s Supper?

2. How was the Lord’s Supper instituted?

3. 17 On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do you want us to make preparations for you to eat the Passover?”
Matthew 26

4. 18 He replied, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, ‘The Teacher says: My appointed time is near. I am going to celebrate the Passover with my disciples at your house.’ ”
Matthew 26

5. 19 So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover.
20 When evening came, Jesus was reclining at the table with the Twelve.
Matthew 26

6. 21 And while they were eating, he said, “I tell you the truth, one of you will betray me.”
22 They were very sad and began to say to him one after the other, “Surely not I, Lord?”
Matthew 26

7. 23 Jesus replied, “The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with me will betray me. 24 The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not been born.”
Matthew 26

8. 23 Jesus replied, “The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with me will betray me. 24 The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not been born.”
Matthew 26

9. Jesus answered, “Yes, it is you.”
25 Then Judas, the one who would betray him, said, “Surely not I, Rabbi?”
Jesus answered, “Yes, it is you.”
Matthew 26

10. 26 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.”
Matthew 26

11. 26 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.”
Matthew 26

12. 27 Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. 28 This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
Matthew 26

13. 29 I tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it anew with you in my Father’s kingdom.”
Matthew 26

14. 23 For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, 24 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.”
1 Corinthians 11

15. 25 In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.”
1 Corinthians 11

16. How was the Lord’s Supper instituted?

17. How was the Lord’s Supper instituted?
The Lord’s Supper was instituted by Jesus when he told his disciples to eat bread and drink wine while also using the words he spoke.

18. What do we receive when we eat and drink the Lord’s Supper?

19. 26 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.”
Matthew 26

20. 27 Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. 28 This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
Matthew 26

21. 29 I tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it anew with you in my Father’s kingdom.”
Matthew 26

22. 16 Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?
1 Corinthians 10

23. What do we receive when we eat and drink the Lord’s Supper?

24. What do we receive when we eat and drink the Lord’s Supper?
We receive Jesus’ true body and blood, together with the bread & wine, in a miraculous way.

25. How do we know that Jesus’ body and blood are really present in the Lord’s Supper?

26. 26 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.”
Matthew 26

27. 27 Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. 28 This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
Matthew 26

28. 29 I tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it anew with you in my Father’s kingdom.”
Matthew 26

29. 23 For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, 24 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.”
1 Corinthians 11

30. 25 In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.”
1 Corinthians 11

31. 26 For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
1 Corinthians 11

32. 27 Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.
1 Corinthians 11

33. 27 Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.
1 Corinthians 11

34. 37 For nothing is impossible with God.”
Luke 1

35. Numbers 23 9 God is not a man, that he should lie,
nor a son of man, that he should change his mind.
Does he speak and then not act?
Does he promise and not fulfill?
Numbers 23

36. How do we know that Jesus’ body and blood are really present in the Lord’s Supper?

37. How do we know that Jesus’ body and blood are really present in the Lord’s Supper?
We know Jesus’ body and blood are really present in the Lord’s Supper because Jesus says so clearly. God does not lie, but accomplishes seemingly impossible promises.

38. What do we receive in the Lord’s Supper?

39. What do we receive in the Lord’s Supper?
Holy Communion is a sacred act in which Jesus gives us his true body and blood, in, with, and under the bread and wine.

40. How does the Lord’s Supper have the power to give us God’s great blessings?

41. What great blessings does Jesus give us in the Lord’s Supper?

42. 29 I tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it anew with you in my Father’s kingdom.”
Matthew 26

43. 9 Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him!
Romans 5

44. What great blessings does Jesus give us in the Lord’s Supper?
In the Lord’s Supper, Jesus gives us forgiveness of sins, life, and salvation.

45. How does Jesus assure us that we receive these blessings in the Lord’s Supper?

46. 19 And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.”
20 In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.
Luke 22

47. How does Jesus assure us that we receive these blessings in the Lord’s Supper?
By giving each of us his true body and blood and saying “for you” Jesus assures us that each believer receives these blessings.

48. How can the Lord’s Supper give us God’s great blessings?

49. 63 The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing
63 The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.
John 6

50. 26 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.”
27 Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you.
Matthew 26

51. 17 Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ.
Romans 10

52. How can the Lord’s Supper give us God’s great blessings?
The Lord’s Supper can offer and give God’s great blessings because Jesus’ words promise those blessings and also strengthens our faith in those blessings.

53. How does the Lord’s Supper have the power to give us God’s great blessings?

54. How does the Lord’s Supper have the power to give us God’s great blessings?
Jesus’ words give the Lord’s Supper the power to grant us God’s great blessings and faith to receive those blessings.