Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-07-18
LESSON FOR July 20
THE LORDS SUPPER.

LESSON TEXTS.-Mat 26:26-30; I Cor.
IL 1:23-S4.
GOLDEN TEXT-For as often as We
eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do
show the Lords death till he come.-I Cor.
hes
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL-Marlk1 14:22-
26; Luke 22:14-20 1 Cor. 10:14-21.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Remefnberin Jesus
uuke 22:19).
JUNIOR TOPIC-The Lords Supper re-
INTERMEDIATES TOPIC-The meaning
Of the Lords Supper
SENIOR AND ADULT TOPIC-Com-
munion with Christ and with one another.
!. The Institution of the Lords Sup
per Matt. &c 20; 1 Cor. IL :23).
1. 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
'eady the Passover, and while they
we're eating, Jesus took bread, blessed
I and gave it to the disciples.
3. Elements: (1) The bread. This
doubtless was the common bread OF
he Passover feast. (2) The cup. This
up consisted of the fruit of the vine.
". The Significance of the Lords
Supper Matt. &c :26-2S; Co. IL IA
.6).
Jesus took natural and literal ele
uents and made them to be symbols Of
his own body and blood. Just as OUT
)read and drink are assimilated into
Irain and Drawn, becoming an integral
1art of our body, so by means of these
| ymbols the communicate partakes Of
Christ. He becomes a part of us and
We are in him. 1t is both a memorial
ind a prophecy.
1. A memorial of the Lord duke
p :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 tire Lords sacrificial
death q Cor. IL :26). 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.
3. 1t is guaranty that our sins are
forgiven (Rom. ;25). When the be-
lever partakes of these elements his
faith Is confirmed. SIT is a signet OF
the Son of God attached to redemp.
ton"
A. Through them the believer re
ceived Christ Il Cor. 10 :16). He there
by participates in the body and blood
Of Christ, becoming a member of his
body. Christ liveth in the believer
| (Gal, 2:26). The Holy, Spirit com
municates the life of Christ to believ
ers, making them one body, Joined to
gether (Eph. :16). This union is il
lustrated by the figure of the human
organism II Cor. 12:12-27) the vim,
and branches (John 15:1-S); the hus
band and wife (Eph. 5 :25. 26) we are
one bread and one body Il Cor. 10 I'D
5. A forward look to a completed re
demption Il Cor. 10 :26). When faiti
Is exercised in Christ, redemption be
gins, and its completion will take plac,
at the coming of Jesus Christ Il Thess
4:16, 10. The bread and the cup con
stitute the keepsake of the Lord unit
be returns. These elements posses
an immense psychological value bot
as memorial and a prospect.
III. Qualifications for Participation
In the Lords Supper Il Cor. IL :27-34,
i. A proper apprehension of 1t
meaning ". 27). Eating and drinkin
''unworthily' does not refer to the dc
merit of the communicant, but to tn
failure of the commitment to gras
It's meaning and Importance. There
fore. to thougAtlessly engage in thl
service Is TO do it ''unworthily." Onl
a regenerated person can discern tn
Lords body ". 20, CT. 2:14. Fait
in the integrity of Christ's person an
work is essential. Anyone who doe
, not believe in the absolute deity {
Christ and his vicarious atonement
, an unworthy communicant.
, 2. Church membership q Cor. II
, 1922. The Lords body is the churc
r which is composed of regenerated me
. and women, united to Jesus Christ 6
: head and to each other as members (
that body by the Holy Spirit.
3. Orderly walk. The disorder
should be debarred from the Lord
4 table, examples of which are the fo
y lowing: (1) Immoral conduct Il CO
! 5:1-13). 1t is perilous to the indivi
ual who is guilty of immortality to a
proaeh the Lords table ". 30). Sic
ness and death are oftentimes visitt
. upon such. This explains why son
are mysteriously taken away in deaf
(2) Heresy CTftus 3 80; John 4 p, 8
a (3) Schismaties (Rom. 16 10. Tho
who are causing divisions in the chur,
: should be debarred.