{"id":7585,"date":"2019-08-17T15:47:19","date_gmt":"2019-08-17T20:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=7585"},"modified":"2022-08-12T11:18:50","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T16:18:50","slug":"notes-on-communion-the-lords-supper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/notes-on-communion-the-lords-supper\/","title":{"rendered":"Notes on Communion, The Lord’s Supper"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Prophecies Concerning His Death<\/h3>\n
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  1. Rejected by men, but not God – Psalms 22<\/li>\n
  2. Hated and a reproach – Psalm 69:4, 7-9, 19-21<\/li>\n
  3. The Suffering Servant – Isaiah 53\n
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    • His humiliation – Isaiah 53:3-9<\/li>\n
    • His accomplishment – Isaiah 53:10-12<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Accounts of His Suffering, Death, and Resurrection<\/h3>\n
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      1. In the Garden – Matthew 26:26-29<\/li>\n
      2. Betrayal, Arrest, Denial, Trials, and Suffering – Luke 22:47-23:25<\/li>\n
      3. His Crucifixion – Luke 23:36-46<\/li>\n
      4. His Resurrection – Mark 16:1-8<\/li>\n
      5. The reality of what was done – Acts 2:22-24<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Institution of the Lord’s Memorial Supper<\/h3>\n
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        1. Matthew 26:26-29<\/li>\n
        2. Mark 14:22-26<\/li>\n
        3. Luke 22:17-20<\/li>\n
        4. I Corinthians 11:23-28<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Purpose and Method of Partaking of the Lord’s Supper<\/h3>\n
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          1. On the first day of the week – Acts 20:7<\/li>\n
          2. A sharing with the Lord and our brethren – I Corinthians 10:16-17<\/li>\n
          3. Not a common meal – I Corinthians 11:20-22<\/li>\n
          4. As a remembrance – I Corinthians 11:23-24<\/li>\n
          5. As a proclamation – I Corinthians 11:25<\/li>\n
          6. To be done in a worthy manner – I Corinthians 11:27-32<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Reasons for Christ’s Death<\/h3>\n
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            1. An example of suffering – I Peter 2:19-23<\/li>\n
            2. To heal us – I Peter 2:24-25<\/li>\n
            3. Demonstrating the strength of God’s love to overcome man’s weakness – Romans 5:6-11<\/li>\n
            4. Freely given sacrifice – John 10:14-18<\/li>\n
            5. In obedience – Hebrews 5:5-9<\/li>\n
            6. To obtain redemption – Hebrews 9:11-15, 22<\/li>\n
            7. To bring in a new covenant – Hebrews 9:13-22<\/li>\n
            8. Reconciliation to God – II Corinthians 5:17-21<\/li>\n
            9. To destroy the power of death – Hebrews 2:9-17<\/li>\n
            10. To draw the world to Christ – John 12:27-33<\/li>\n
            11. An example of humility and obedience – Philippians 2:3-11<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              Our Reaction to Christ’s Death<\/h3>\n
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              1. Confidence in God’s love toward us – Romans 8:31-39<\/li>\n
              2. Endurance to hold on to the end – Hebrews 4:11-16<\/li>\n
              3. Endurance to overcome – Hebrews 12:1-3<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                Prophecies Concerning His Death Rejected by men, but not God – Psalms 22 Hated and a reproach – Psalm 69:4, 7-9, 19-21 The Suffering Servant – Isaiah 53 His humiliation – Isaiah 53:3-9 His accomplishment – Isaiah 53:10-12 Accounts of His Suffering, Death, and Resurrection In the Garden – Matthew 26:26-29 Betrayal, Arrest, Denial, Trials,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[201],"tags":[147,146],"class_list":["post-7585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-notes","tag-communion","tag-lords-supper"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":63589,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-lords-supper-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":7585,"position":0},"title":"The Lord’s Supper","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"April 6, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Download Audio by Jeffrey W. 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