1. Don McClain 65th St church of Christ - 9/19/2004 1 The importance of worshipping God in spirit & truth – John 4:24! The reality of “FALSE” worship! The “PURPOSE” of worship! Some general principles governing our worship!

2. Don McClain 65th St church of Christ - 9/19/2004 2 What is the “Lord’s Supper?” When should we partake? Who should partake? What are the consequences of abuse?

3. Don McClain 65th St church of Christ - 9/19/2004 3  The Lord’s Supper (1 Cor 11:20)  Breaking bread (Acts 20:7; 2:42)  Communion (1 Cor 10:16)  Cup of the Lord (1 Cor 10:21)  The Lord’s Table (1 Cor 10:21)  Eating the bread & drinking the cup – (1 Cor 11:26-29)

4. Don McClain 65th St church of Christ - 9/19/2004 4  The Passover  The Eucharist  The “Mass”  The “Sacrament”  A Church “Ordinance”  “Love Feast”

5. Don McClain 65th St church of Christ - 9/19/2004 5 1 Cor. 10:16-17 (NKJV) The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? [17] For we, though many, are one bread and one body; for we all partake of that one bread.

6. Don McClain 65th St church of Christ - 9/19/2004 6 1 Cor. 11:33-34 (NKJV) Therefore, my brethren, when you come together to eat, wait for one another. [34] But if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, lest you come together for judgment. And the rest I will set in order when I come. Therefore, my brethren, when you come together to eat, wait for one another. [34] But if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, lest you come together for judgment. And the rest I will set in order when I come.

7. Don McClain 65th St church of Christ - 9/19/2004 7 1 Cor. 11:23-25 (NKJV) For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread;

8. Don McClain 65th St church of Christ - 9/19/2004 8 1 Cor. 11:23-25 (NKJV) [24] and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, "Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me."

9. Don McClain 65th St church of Christ - 9/19/2004 9 1 Cor. 11:23-25 (NKJV) [25] In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me." [25] In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me."

10. Don McClain 65th St church of Christ - 9/19/2004 10 1 Cor. 11:26 (NKJV) For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death till He comes. For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death till He comes.

11. Don McClain 65th St church of Christ - 9/19/2004 11 Matthew 26:26-29 (NKJV) And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, "Take, eat; this is My body." [27] Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. [28] For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. [29] But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father's kingdom." And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, "Take, eat; this is My body." [27] Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. [28] For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. [29] But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father's kingdom."

12. Don McClain 65th St church of Christ - 9/19/2004 12  “Unleavened bread” – Mat 26:26; Ex. 12:15,19-20  “Fruit of the vine” – Mat 26:27-29; Mark 14:25; Luke 22:18  The word wine, (oinos) is never used in reference to the Lord’s supper  The clear connotation is that of grape juice freshly expressed from the vine.

13. Don McClain 65th St church of Christ - 9/19/2004 13  Must be done – 1 Cor 11:24 “Do this in remembrance of Me”  Must be done often – 1 Cor 11:26 –  “Till He come” – 1 Cor 11:26  Done while assembled – 1 Cor 11:18,20,33  When?? – 1 st day of the week Acts 20:7 (NKJV) Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight.

14. Don McClain 65th St church of Christ - 9/19/2004 14 Acts 20:7 (NKJV) Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight. The Didache Written between 65 - 80 A.D CHAPTER 14 14:1 But on the Lord's day, after that ye have assembled together, break bread and give thanks, having in addition confessed your sins, that your sacrifice may be pure.

15. Don McClain 65th St church of Christ - 9/19/2004 15 Acts 20:7 (NKJV) Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight. The First Apology of Justin Chapter LXVII.- Weekly Worship of the Christians.... And on the day called Sunday, all who live in cities or in the country gather together to one place,... bread and wine and water are brought, and... there is a distribution to each,...

16. Don McClain 65th St church of Christ - 9/19/2004 16 Acts 20:7 (NKJV) Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight. People's New Testament Acts 20:7 On the first day of the week when, etc. The language shows that it was the custom to meet on the first day of the week, and shows the leading object of that meeting. This was not a farewell meeting for Paul, for then the day of the week would not have been mentioned, but the regular weekly assemblage of the saints. They came together, primarily, to break bread, i. e., to observe the Lord's Supper.

17. Don McClain 65th St church of Christ - 9/19/2004 17 Acts 20:7 (NKJV) Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight. People's New Testament Acts 20:7 Dean Howson says: "We have here an unmistakable allusion to the practice, which began evidently immediately after the resurrection of our Lord, of assembling on the first day of the week for religious purposes."

18. Don McClain 65th St church of Christ - 9/19/2004 18 Acts 20:7 (NKJV) Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight.  The Lord arose on the first day of the week, - John 20:1  Showed himself to the apostles a second time one week later on the first day of the week, - John 20:26  The church was founded on Pentecost, which was on the first day of the week. – Acts 2  John referred to the first day of the week as “The Lord’s day.” Rev 1:10

19. Don McClain 65th St church of Christ - 9/19/2004 19  Command – “Do this in remembrance of Me” 1 Cor 11:25  Example – “Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread...”  Necessary implication – Every week has a first day... The day WHEN they came together to break bread. ( Ex 20:8; 1 Cor 16:1) Acts 20:7 (NKJV) Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight.

20. Don McClain 65th St church of Christ - 9/19/2004 20 1 Cor. 11:27-30 (NKJV) Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. [28] But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. [29] For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. [30] For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep. Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. [28] But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. [29] For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. [30] For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep.

21. Don McClain 65th St church of Christ - 9/19/2004 21  Neither “Open” nor “Closed” –  Christians (Baptized believers) the only ones authorized - (Acts 2:42; 20:7; Luke 22:16)  Christians who have examined themselves and the manner in which they partake – (1 Cor 11:27-30)

22. Don McClain 65th St church of Christ - 9/19/2004 22 1 Cor. 11:27 (NKJV) Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord... [29] For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.  The Non-Christian – already lost – has no communion. (2 Thes 1:7-9)  The Indifferent Christian – Shows disrespect for the purchase price of his redemption.  The rebellious Christian – Heb 10:26-30

23. Don McClain 65th St church of Christ - 9/19/2004 23  The Lord’s Supper is:  A Memorial (11:24-25)  A communion (11:33; Luke 22:16)  A proclamation & expression of hope (11:26)  A time of Examination (11:27, 28)  A serious act – failure to properly discern the Lord’s body is to bring condemnation upon ourselves - (1 Cor 11:20-22; 27-30; 3:17)

24. Don McClain 65th St church of Christ - 9/19/2004 24 *Men abuse the Supper by...  Binding what God has loosed.  Loosing what God has bound.  Adding to the elements.  Changing the authorized day.  Changing the design.  Trampling on the blood of the Covenant of Christ.

25. Don McClain 65th St church of Christ - 9/19/2004 25 *But when properly observed...  Increases our love & appreciation for what Jesus has done for us –  Results in greater faith & obedience because of our constant reflection upon what Jesus has done for us –  Brings about a deeper unity, strengthening our relationship with Christ & each other –  Strengthens our hope & joy -

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27. Don McClain 65th St church of Christ - 9/19/2004 27 Its Misunderstood Names The Supper known as... –The Lord’s Supper (1 Corinthians 11:20) –Breaking bread (Acts 20:7; 2:42) –Communion (1 Corinthians 10:16) –Cup of the Lord (1 Corinthians 10:21) –The Lord’s Table (1 Corinthians 10:21) –Feast of Charity (Jude 12)

28. Don McClain 65th St church of Christ - 9/19/2004 28 Its Misunderstood Names It is incorrectly referred to as... –The Passover –The Eucharist –The “Mass” –The “Sacrament” –A Church “Ordinance” –“Love Feast”

29. Don McClain 65th St church of Christ - 9/19/2004 29 Its Misunderstood Frequency “Upon the first day of the week”  –How often does the “first day” come around? –If I said, “Upon the first day of the week when the employees came to be paid...” –“Remember the Sabbath...” (Exodus 20:8). Significance of the “First Day”  –Jesus raised on this day (Luke 24:1, 13, 21). –What better day to “show the Lord’s death till He come”?

30. Don McClain 65th St church of Christ - 9/19/2004 30 Its Misunderstood Cost Not the cost in dollars & cents. –That cost is relatively small because the elements are common and universally available. –Such simplicity is indicative of divine origin—men are given to augmentation and ornamentation.

31. Don McClain 65th St church of Christ - 9/19/2004 31 Its Misunderstood Cost Rather, the cost in suffering: – The suffering of Christ–– In physical terms (Hebrews 2:9–10) In spiritual terms (Isaiah 53:10-12) – The suffering of Heaven— The grief over sin (Genesis 6:5, 6) The sorrow of sending Christ (Luke 3:22)

32. Don McClain 65th St church of Christ - 9/19/2004 32 Its Misunderstood Value The Lord’s Supper is just that! –It is not your own (1 Corinthians 11:20, 21) –We may not defile His Temple (1 Corinthians 3:17) What the Supper should do for you: –Reminding function (11:24-25) –Demonstration function (11:26) –Examination function (11:27, 28) –Discernment function (11:29) –Chastening function (11:30-32)

33. Don McClain 65th St church of Christ - 9/19/2004 33 Its Mistaken Participants Neither “Open” nor “Close”  –Many Protestants invite “all” to participate regardless of denominational affiliation. –Catholics and most Baptists restrict participation to members of their own particular denomination. Baptized believers the only ones authorized  –“They continued stedfastly” (Acts 2:42) –“When the disciples came together” (Acts 20:7) –“Fulfilled in the Kingdom of God” (Luke 22:16)

34. Don McClain 65th St church of Christ - 9/19/2004 34 Its Misunderstood Value Indicated by the... –Careless manner in which observed. –Liberties taken with the order. –Willingness to forgo observance. –Fact that so many forsake it. –Error promoted concerning it.

35. Don McClain 65th St church of Christ - 9/19/2004 35 Its Fearful Abuses Men abuse the Supper by... –Binding what God has loosed. –Loosing what God has bound. –Adding to the elements. –Perverting the words of institution. –Changing the design. –Trampling on the blood of the Covenant of Christ.

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37. Don McClain 65th St church of Christ - 9/19/2004 37 THE ITEMS OF WORSHIP IN THE N.T. THEY OBSERVED THE LORD’S SUPPER... As commanded by the Lord & His apostles: Lk 22:14-20; 1 Co 11:23-29; In this memorial they remembered: The sinless body offered on the cross The blood shed to provide forgiveness for their sins –In this memorial they proclaimed their faith in efficacy of the Lord’s death

38. Don McClain 65th St church of Christ - 9/19/2004 38 WHEN? –On the first day of the week - Ac 20:7; 1 Co 16:1-2

39. Don McClain 65th St church of Christ - 9/19/2004 39 Contrast the Lord’s supper with O.T. Sacrifices... Contrast their giving with O.T. Tithing... Contrast their singing with O.T. Music... Contrast other elements of worship...

40. Don McClain 65th St church of Christ - 9/19/2004 40 Old Testament Worship: A physical tabernacle (temple) Separate priesthood Special garments Burning of incense Elaborate ceremonies, special feast days New Testament Worship: The temple is the people of God – Ep 2:20-22 All Christians are priests – 1 Pe 2:5,9 They adorned themselves with Christ – Ga 3:27; Co 3:5-14 Their prayers are as incense – Re 5:8 Observance of feast days was a cause of concern – Ga 4:10,11; Co 2:16,17

41. Don McClain 65th St church of Christ - 9/19/2004 41 The Current Assault On Scriptural Worship  Unbiblical objectives and goals in worship  To emotionally stimulate an audience by entertaining them  To put on such a production - people will want to come back

42. Don McClain 65th St church of Christ - 9/19/2004 42 “Once you have the correct actions in place for worship, where the real effort comes in is keeping your heart and mind focused on what you are doing! Worship in spirit takes REAL WORK-REAL EFFORT! It takes mental and physical preparation. Unfortunately, the current climate in the church tends to treat worship as a time for entertaining the worshipper and catering to the worshippers wants. Consequently, worshippers have lost that deep, reverent, mindset that approaches the worship assembly with a sense of respect and cautious intention to please God. (Dave Miller, Piloting the Straight, pg. 182)

43. Don McClain 65th St church of Christ - 9/19/2004 43  Must we invent unbiblical means to worship in order to FEEL more spiritual? íMusic – Special days – New preaching styles - Dramas - Special effects If the simple pattern of worship revealed in the N.T. doesn’t appeal to you - Who needs to change?

44. Don McClain 65th St church of Christ - 9/19/2004 44 The attitude God’s people had towards worship – Isaiah 66:3 3 “But he who kills an ox is like one who slays a man; He who sacrifices a lamb is like the one who breaks a dog’s neck; He who offers a grain offering is like one who offers swine’s blood; He who burns incense is like the one who blesses an idol. As they have chosen their own ways, And their soul delights in their abominations, (ASV)

45. Don McClain 65th St church of Christ - 9/19/2004 45 The attitude God’s people had towards worship – Jeremiah 7:21 23 “But this is what I commanded them, saying, ‘Obey My voice, and I will be your God, and you will be My people; and you will walk in all the way which I command you, that it may be well with you.’ 24 “Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but walked in their own counsels and in the stubbornness of their evil heart, and went backward and not forward. (ASV)

46. Don McClain 65th St church of Christ - 9/19/2004 46 We should seek to offer what Jesus described as “true worship” There are Three kinds of false worship mentioned in the NT – But there is only ONE kind of TRUE WORSHIP which we must engage in!! (John 4:24)

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