The Dolores star., 1919-07-18
LESSON FOR JULY 20
THE LORDS SUPPER.

LESSON TEXTs.-Mat 26:26-So: Cor.
n:23-S4
GOLDEN TEXT-For as often as ye
eat this bread, and drink this cup. ye do
show the Lords death till he come.-1 Cor.
1925
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL-Mark H:22-
IS: Luke 22;l4-20: I Cor. loli-2i.
PRIMARY ToPIC-Remembering Jesus
luke 22:l9.
JUNIOR TOPIC-The Lords Supper re-
minds us of Jesus.
INTERMEDIATE 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 %; Cor. II :23).
l. Time: 1t was on the night of the
betrayal Of Jesus. just after the be-
trayer had been announced.
.. 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
1t and gave it to the disciples.
3. Elements: ~ 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 Lords
Supper (Matt. 26 :262S; l Co. II "a
26).
Jesus took natural and literal ele
ments and made them to be symbols Of
his own body and blood. Just as our
bread and drink are assimilated Into
brain and Drawn, becoming an integral
part of our body, so by means of these
symbols the communicate partakes of
Christ. He becomes part of us and
we are in him. 1t Is both memorial
and prophecy.
I. A memorial Of the Lord Uuke
: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.
Q To show tile Lords sacrificial
death q Cor. II :26). He did not die
as hero or as an example of unself-
lsh devotion, but as n substitutionary
ransom. On the cross he made expi-
alton for our sins.
3. 1t is guaranty that our sins are
forgiven (Rom. 4:25). When the be-
lever partakes of these elements his
faith is confirmed. at is signet Of
the Son of God attached to redemp-
tion."
4. Through them the believer re-
ceived Christ Il Cor 10 :16). He there
by participates In the body and blood
Of Christ, becoming member of his
body. Christ liveth in the believer
(Gal. 2:26). The Holy Spirit COM
nunicates the life of Christ to believ-
ers, making them one body, Joined to-
gether Gph. :16). This union is H.
lustrated by the figure of the human
organism q Cor. 12:12-2O; the vine
and branches (John 10 :1-S); the hus-
oand and wife (Eph. 5 %. 2G) we are
one bread and one body q Cor. 10:1O.
5. A forward look to a completed re-
demption q Cor. 1926. When faith
s exercised in Christ, redemption be-
gins, and its completion will take place
at the coming of Jesus Christ q Thess.
ZIG, 17). The bread and the cup con-
stitute the keepsake of the Lord until
nc returns. These elements possess
an immense psychological value both
as memorial and prospect.
III. Qualifications for Participation
in the Lords Supper q Cor. II :27-34)
]. A proper apprehension of It's
meaning ". 27. Eating and drinking
'unworthily" does not refer to the de-
merit of the communicate, but to the
failure of the communicant to grasp
is meaning and Importance. There
iore, to thoughtlessly engage in this
service Is to do it "unworthily." Only
4 regenerated person can discern the
Lords body ". 20. CT. 2:14). Faith
n the integrity of Christ's person and
work is essential. Anyone who does
not believe in the absolute deity of
Christ and his vicarious atonement Is
an unworthy communicate.
2. Church membership q Cor. II:
1929. The Lords body Is the church
and women, united to Jesus Christ as
,ead and to each other as members Of
hat body by the Holy Spirit.
3. Orderly walk. The disorderly
should be debarred from the Lords
table, examples of which are the fol-
lowing: O Immoral conduct Il Cor.
5:1-13). 1t is perilous to the individ-
ial who is guilty Of immortality to ap-
proach the Lords table ". BOY. Sick.
ness and death are oftentimes visited
upon such. This explains why some
ire mysterlously taken away in death.
~ Heresy Titus $40; John AZ, 81.
(3) Schismatics (Rom. 18:17). Those
who are causing divisions in the church
should be debarred.