1. what the Lord’s Supper Can Mean to you

2. Luke 22:7-13 Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.” “Where do you want us to prepare for it?” they asked. He replied, “As you enter the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him to the house that he enters, and say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ He will show you a large upper room, all furnished. Make preparations there.”

3. Luke 22:14-18 They left and found things just as Jesus had told them
Luke 22:14-18 They left and found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover. When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table. And he said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God.” After taking the cup, he gave thanks and said, “Take this and divide it among you. For I tell you I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.”

4. Luke 22:19-20 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.” 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.

5. I. To Be in Fellowship with the Lord
Luke 22: And he said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God.”

6. I. To Be in Fellowship with the Lord.
A. What was God’s purpose for creating you?

7. I. To Be in Fellowship with the Lord.
A. What was God’s purpose for creating you?
1. What happened routinely be- tween Adam, Eve & God?
Genesis 3:8-9 - Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the LORD God among the trees of the garden. But the LORD God called to the man, “Where are you?”

8. I. To Be in Fellowship with the Lord.
A. What was God’s purpose for creating you?
2. What happened when Jesus died on the cross?
Romans 5:9 - Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him!

9. I. To Be in Fellowship with the Lord.
A. What was God’s purpose for creating you? 3. What does God do for you when you commit your life to Him?

10. I. To Be in Fellowship with the Lord.
3. What does God do for you when you commit your life to Him? a. You are redeemed from slavery to sin - to freedom in Christ.

11. I. To Be in Fellowship with the Lord.
3. What does God do for you when you commit your life to Him?
b. You are put in a saved state
Ephesians 2:8-9 - For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith — and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God

12. I. To Be in Fellowship with the Lord.
3. What does God do for you when you commit your life to Him?
b. You are put in a saved state - Ephesians 2:8-9 - in addition to being in the process of being saved.
II Corinthians 3:18 - We are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory . . .

13. I. To Be in Fellowship with the Lord.
3. What does God do for you when you commit your life to Him? c. You come from being lost - to being found.

14. I. To Be in Fellowship with the Lord.
3. What does God do for you when you commit your life to Him? d. You are justified - considered “not guilty”.

15. I. To Be in Fellowship with the Lord.
3. What does God do for you when you commit your life to Him? e. You are restored to fellowship.

16. I. To Be in Fellowship with the Lord.
B. How does the Lord’s Supper fit in?

17. I. To Be in Fellowship with the Lord.
B. How does the Lord’s Supper fit in?
1. What should you do before you partake?
I John 1:9 - If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

18. I. To Be in Fellowship with the Lord.
B. How does the Lord’s Supper fit in? 2. On the Day of Pentecost the cross was fulfilled - the Kingdom (the church) was established on earth!

19. I. To Be in Fellowship with the Lord - v15-16
II. To be a Remembrance of God’s Love
Luke 22:19 - 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. II. To be a Remembrance of God’s Love.
A. What does “this is My body” refer to?

21. II. To be a Remembrance of God’s Love.
A. What does “this is My body” refer to?
Philippians 2:5-7 - Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.

22. II. To be a Remembrance of God’s Love.
A. What does “this is My body” refer to? B. Remembering the cross - the incentive to surrender to Him!

23. I. To Be in Fellowship with the Lord - v15-16
II. To be a Remembrance of God’s Love - v19
III. To Be a Remembrance of the New Covenant
Luke 22:20 - 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.

24. III. To Be a New Covenant.
A. What’s a covenant?

25. III. To Be a New Covenant.
A. What’s a covenant? 1. Covenant (διαθήκη) = a solemn agreement between two parties, a testament, a will.

26. III. To Be a New Covenant.
A. What’s a covenant?
1. Covenant (διαθήκη) = a solemn agreement between two parties, a testament, a will.
2. An example - Boaz
(Ruth 4:1-12)

27. III. To Be a New Covenant.
A. What’s a covenant?
B. The new covenant was promised that would be superior to the old one.
Jeremiah 31:33 - This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after that time,” declares the LORD. I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

28. III. To Be a New Covenant.
B. The new covenant was promised that would be superior to the old one.
Old Covenant
New Covenant
God’s Promise:
God brought them out of Egypt - supplied their needs.
Our Obligation:

29. III. To Be a New Covenant.
B. The new covenant was promised that would be superior to the old one.
Old Covenant
New Covenant
God’s Promise:
God brought them out of Egypt - supplied their needs.
Our Obligation:
They would keep His laws.

30. III. To Be a New Covenant.
B. The new covenant was promised that would be superior to the old one.
Old Covenant
New Covenant
God’s Promise:
God brought them out of Egypt - supplied their needs.
God’s fellowship forever available to all people.
Our Obligation:
They would keep His laws.

31. III. To Be a New Covenant.
B. The new covenant was promised that would be superior to the old one.
Old Covenant
New Covenant
God’s Promise:
God brought them out of Egypt - supplied their needs.
God’s fellowship forever available to all people.
Our Obligation:
They would keep His laws.
God’s will would be instilled in their memory.

32. C. When did the new covenant come into being?
III. To Be a New Covenant.
C. When did the new covenant come into being?
Luke 22:20 - 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.

33. D. How does the new covenant work for you?
III. To Be a New Covenant.
D. How does the new covenant work for you?
The New Covenant
Our Obligations:
Jesus becomes Lord of your life.
Benefits:

34. D. How does the new covenant work for you?
III. To Be a New Covenant.
D. How does the new covenant work for you?
The New Covenant
Our Obligations:
Jesus becomes Lord of your life.
You become eager to obey His will.
Benefits:

35. D. How does the new covenant work for you?
III. To Be a New Covenant.
D. How does the new covenant work for you?
The New Covenant
Our Obligations:
Jesus becomes Lord of your life.
You become eager to obey His will.
Benefits:
Eternal life.

36. D. How does the new covenant work for you?
III. To Be a New Covenant.
D. How does the new covenant work for you?
The New Covenant
Our Obligations:
Jesus becomes Lord of your life.
You become eager to obey His will.
Benefits:
Eternal life.
A victorious life.

37. D. How does the new covenant work for you?
III. To Be a New Covenant.
D. How does the new covenant work for you?
The New Covenant
Our Obligations:
Jesus becomes Lord of your life.
You become eager to obey His will.
Benefits:
Eternal life.
A victorious life.
Brothers & sisters.

38. D. How does the new covenant work for you?
III. To Be a New Covenant.
D. How does the new covenant work for you?
The New Covenant
Our Obligations:
Jesus becomes Lord of your life.
You become eager to obey His will.
Benefits:
Eternal life.
A victorious life.
Brothers & sisters.
The Holy Spirit’s fruit & gifts.

39. At the Lord’s Table. 1. Confess your sins. 2
At the Lord’s Table Confess your sins. 2. Remember & appreciate His love. 3. Relish in the New Covenant.