The Monmouth inquirer., 1889-05-16
THE LORDS SUPPER.
International Sunday School Lesson for
May 10 1880


of Me.-Luke 22:19. ~as,
CENTRAL TRUTn-The Lords supper is a
memorial of Christ's life and death for US.
TIME-Thursday evening, April 6, A. ID.
80.
PLAcE-An upper room in Jerusalem.
PARALLEL AoCoUNTs-Matt. 26: 1870; Luke
%: 7-30; Cor IL: 1895 Compare John ID:
1-3O, and read John, chapters 1917
INTERVENING EvENTs-Jesus spends Tues
day night, all day Wednesday and part of
Thursday at Bethany, in retirement. At
the same time Judas and the Pharisees are
plotting against Jesus.
ORDER OF EvENTs-(1) Preparation for the
supper Mark 14:12-16l. (2) At the Pass
over room ". ~. (3) Strife among the
disciples duke %: 24). az Christ rebukes
by washing their feet CLuke % 2430; John
131-17). (5) The supper begins. (6) An
nouncement of the traitor Tvs. 1920. "a
Judas departure (John 13: 3032). (s) The
Lords supper Tvs. 22-25).
HELPS OVER HARD PLACEs-22. First day of
unleavelled bread: the day was the 14th of
Nissan, the day preceding the evening when
the Passover was eaten. On that day all
leaven was removed from the houses--a
cleaning of house and heart. UfsleGve1led
bread: leaven was forbidden during the
whole feast of seven days. The passover.
the lamb to be used for the passover. The
Passover was the great annual feast of the
Jews, in memory of their delverance from
Egypt (Ex. 12:1-2O. 1t taught them that
God was their deliverer, that they were
saved by the blood of the lamb, pointing to
the Lamb of God-with bitter herbs of re-
pentance, and putting away all the leavtn
of sin. 49, TWo OF Hts disciples: Peter and
John duke 22:8). a. The goodman: the
- 41,A Foxo, af oh hos
were usually let to those who came from
abroad to the Passover. Is. Furntshed:
with tables, etc. Prepared: cleaned and ar
ranged. II. Cometh. from Bethany to Jeru-
salem. 18. And as they sat: rather, reclined,
at the table on couches. One Of you shall be-
tray Me. He did not name the person, but
gave him an opportunity to repent, and
led the others to examine their own
hearts. co. Dippeth aoith Me IN the dish: a
central dish, containing sauce, into which
each guest dipped his herbs, bread and
meat before eating. That is, one of His in
innate friends, pledged to friendship. %.
Took bread: a symbol of jesus boken body.
He is the food of the soul He must be re-
ceived into the SOUL This is My body: this
represents my body; as He had once said:
81 am the door," II am the vine" The cup:
containing the wine. But the word wine is
never used in connection with the Lords
Supper, but only ''the cup" ''the fruit of
the vine.n Unfermented grape juice fulills
all the conditions. "a. Nelu Testament; or
covenant 25 Until drink it fe,u: proph-
ecy of the triumph of His Kingdom. After
supper, and before they went out Jesus
spoke the words recorded in John, chapters
1417.
CoMMENTs-Of what should the Lords
Supper remind US? 1t should remind US of
His death. When we celebrate our earth
ly heroes, we choose their birthday as the
one of greatest Importance. But to all
believers the death-day of Jesus is by far
the most precious. For while earthly he
roes are of value to their country and fel-
low-men by their lives, Jesus is OF value to
US by His death on the cross. The thought
of the true Chris tian at the communion ta-
BILE should be, "Jesus died for me-" As the
pious Israelite realized that dellverance
came to his forefathers through the lamb
slain, so the Christian should remember
that only through the crucifxion of Christ
has he any chance of eternal life.
The Lords Supper should also remind US
of the second coming of Jesus. As oft
as we eat this bread and drink this cup, we
show forth the Lords death till He come.
While the eyes of each Christian are
turned back to His first advent, they
should also be directed forward to His Sec
ond coming, g without sin unto salvation" "
(Heb. 9:2S). 1t was the hope of this second
appearance that filled the hearts of the
apostles with Joy as they returned from
the Mount of Olives to Jerusalem, after
parting from their Master. It was for His
second appearing that our Saviour bade all
swatch" To all believers the thought
that this same Jesus shall return to the
very world where He was once rejected and
crucified, and that He shall return. not in
humiliation but in triumph, ought to be
glad thought
Who may partake of the Lords Supper
ssworthily?n If by "worthlly' we under
stand personal worth, then no sinner can
ever ssworthily'' partake. Some people
seem to think that they must "get them
selves ready'' for the communion, and
there is danger that into this preparation
much self-righteousness may creep. II
any one thinks that by self-examinatiop,
prayer, attendance at preparatory lectures,
etc., he becomes so good as to deserve in
any way to sit at the Lords table, he makes
very great mistake. What, then, is the
spirit which must animate the heart before
we can "worthily'' take of the bread and
the wine? We reply, the very pith and
kernel of s'worthy'' spirit consists in
genuine feeling of ''unworthlness. Not
the spirit of the Pharisee, but that Of the
publican, is appropriate at the table of
Jesus. A repentant spirit is a good prep
aration for profitable participation at the
communion table, No long preparation is
necessary here, any more than in the ex-
perlence of conversion.-Rev. A. +. Schauff-
ler.
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.
l. Salvation is the gift of God.
2. Jesus Christ satisfies all the hungersof OF
the soul.
8. We must partake of Him by faith.
4. Jesus died to make atonement for sin.
s. We need forgiveness of sin.
g. We must distribute His blessings as
well as receive.
z. Our daily food is sanctiied.
s. Communion with God
9. Communion with one another.
TO- A feast of joy and hope.
H. A prophecy Of His second coming.
12 A proclaiming the cross to all the
world.