The Arvada enterprise., 1919-07-17
LESSON FOR JULY 20
THE LORDS SUPPER.

THE LORDS SUPPER.
LESSON TmTs.-Nat S:7s-So; I Cor.
GOLDEN TExT-For q often a. 70
eat this bread. and drink this cup. - do
show the Lords death till he come.-I Cor.
ADDITIONAL. MArER1A1-Mark M:sa-
=; Luke 2s:l4-ao: Cor. lo:lA-31.
PRIMARY ToPIc-Remsmbsring Jesus
JUNIOR ToP1c-The Lord. Supper re-
INTERMEDIATE roP1c-Ths meaning
SENIOR AND ADULT roP1c-com-
munion with Christ and with one another.
.. The institution Of the lerd's Sup.
per Matt. 20 :28; Cor. II :23).
I. Time: 1t was on the night Of the
betrayal Of Jesus. Just after the be-
trayer had been announced.
2. The circumstances In connection
with the eating Of the Passover. At the
command Of Jesus the disciples made
ready the Passover, and while they
were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed
It and gave It to the disciples.
8. Elements: (1) The bread. This
doubtless was the common bread Of
the Passover feast. (2) The cup. This
cup consisted of the fruit Of the vine.
II. The Significance Of the Lord's
suppsr (Matt. 20 1928; I Co. II "a
e6).
Jesus took natural and literal ele
ments and made them to be symbols of
bis own body and blood. Just as our
bread and drink are assimilated into
brain and Drawn, becoming an integral
part Of our body, 50 by means of these
symbols the communicant partakes of
Christ. He becomes a part of us and
We are In him. It is both a memorial
and a prophecy.
I. A memorial Of the Lord (Luke
22:19). When he went away he left
the bread and the cup for the disciples
by which to remember him. Those
who love him will desire to keep sa-
cred this memorial.
2. To show the Lords sacrificial
death II Cor. II :28). He did not die
as hero or as an example Of unself-
Ish devotion. but as a substitutionary
ransom. On the cross he made expi-
alton for our sins.
8. It is a guaranty that our sins are
forgiven (Rom. 4:25). When the be-
liever partakes Of these elements his
faith Ia confirmed. ut IL a signet Of
the Son Of God attached to redemp-
tion."
4. Through them the believer re.
ceived Christ II Cor. 1O:18). He there
by participates in the body and blood
IT Christ. becoming a member Of his
body. Christ liveth In the believer
(Gal. 2:28). The Holy Spirit COM
municates the life Of Christ to believ.
ERR. making them one body, Joined to-
eether (Eph. 4:16). This union IL IL
Iustrated by the figure Of the human
organism II Cor. 12:12-27): the vine
and branches (John 1919; the hus-
band and wife (Eph. 5 :25. 28) We are
one bread and one body Il Cor. 10:17).
8. A forward look to completed re-
demption II Cor. 10:28). When faith
10 exercised In Christ. redemption be-
at the coming Of Jesus Christ Il Thess.
t:16. III. The bread and the cup con-
stitute the keepsake Of the Lord until
he returns. These elements possess
IN immense psychological value both
10 memorial and prospect.
90. Qualifications fer Participation
IN the Lsrts Supper II Cor. II :27.S4).
Ia proper apprehension Of its
meaning ". ~. Eating and drinking
'unworthily" does not refer to the de-
merit Of the communicant, but to the
failure Of the communicant to grasp
ts meaning and importance. There
fore. to thoughtlessly engage. In this
service IL to do II "unworthily." Only
Z regenerated person can discern the
Lords body ". %. Ct. 2:l4). Faith
n the integrity Of Christ's person and
work 10 essential. Anyone who does
not believe In the absolute deity Of
Christ and his vicarious atonement 10
an unworthy communicant.
2. Church membership II Cor. II:
1927. The Lords body IL the church
which IL composed Of rexenerated men
and women. united to Jesus Christ ~
head and to each other ~ members OF
hat body by the Holy Spirit.
3. Orderly walk. Tho disorderly
should he debarred from the Lords
table. examples Of which are the fol.
lowing: ~ Immoral conduct II Cor.
,:l.l3). II IA pcrilous TO the individ.
aai who II guilty Of immortality TO ap-
proach the Lords table ". 3O). Sick.
ness and death are oftcntimes visited
upon such. This explains why soms
IRE mysteriously taken awny In death.
t2) H-rcsy Titus $40; John AZ. -.
(3) Schismatics tRom. 18l7). Those
~ho are causing divisions In the church
should be debarred.