The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-07-17
LESSON FOR JULY 20
I'LL LORDS p

LESSON TEXTs.-Mat. $4,000: 1 Cor.
l1:23-34.
GOLDEN TEXT-For as often as 70
eat this bread. and drink this cup, We do
l1:2e.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAT~Mark 1872
Is; Luke 22:l4-2o: I Cor. 10:14-21.
PRIMARY Notwithstanding Jesus
duke 22:1s).
JUNIOR TOPIc-The Lords Supper re-
minds us Of Jesus.
INTERMEDIATE TOPIC-The meaning
Of the Lords Supper.
SENIOR AND ADULT TOP1C-Com-
munion with Christ and with one another.
!. The Institution Of the Lords Sup
per (Matt. 26 500; l 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 1t to the disciples.
3. 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 Lords
Supper Matt. 26:26-2S; l Co. 11:2+
26).
Jesus took natural and literal ele
ments and made them to be symbols of
his W 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 a part of us and
we are in him. 1t is both a memorial
and a prophecy.
I. A memorial Of the Lord duke
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.
3. To show tile Lords sacriicial
death Il Cor. II :26). He did not die
as a hero or as an example of unself-
ish devotion, but as a substitutionary
ransom. On the cross he made expi-
alton for u sins.
3. 1t is a guaranty that our sins are
forgiven (Rom. 4:25). When the be-
lever partakes Of these elements his
faith is confirmed. sit is a signet of
the Son Of God attached to redemp-
tiOn."
T.. 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. 2:2G). The Holy Spirit COM
municates the life of Christ to believ-
ers. making them n body, Joined to-
gether (Eph. 4:16). This union is H.
Illustrated by the figure of the human
organism Il Cor. 12:12-2O; the vine
n branches {John 1919; the hus-
band and wife tEph. 5:25, 26) we are
one bread and n body Il Cor. 1O:17).
5. A forward look to a completed re-
demption Il Cor. 1O:26). When faith
Is exercised in Christ, redemption be-
gins, and its completion will take place
at the coming of Jesus Christ Il Thess.
4:16. ~. The Bread and the cup con.
stitute the keepsake of the Lord until
he returns. These elements possess
an immense psychological value both
as a memorial and a prospect.
III. Qualifications for Participation
in the Lords Supper Il Cor. II :27-34).
: !. A proper apprehension of its
meaning (v."27). Eating and drinking
"unworthily" does not refer to the de-
merit Of the communicate. but to the
failure of the communicate to grasp
Its meaning and Importance. There
fore, to thoughtlessly engage in this
service Is to do it "unworthily." Only
a resenerated person can discern the
Lords body ". %, Ct. 2:14). Faith
in 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:
1s-22). The Lords body is the church
which is composed of regenerated men
M women, united to Jesus Christ rs
mead and to each other as members of
that body by the Holy Spirit.
3. Orderly walk. The disorderly
should be debarred from the Lords
table, examples of which are the fol-
lowing: a.. Immoral conduct Il Cor.
5:1-13). 1t is perilous to the indiyid-
ual who Us guilty of immortality to ap-
proach the Lords table ". 3O). Sick.
ness n death are oftentimes visited
upon such. This explains why some
are mysteriously taken away in death.
~ Heresy Titus $40; John 40, 81.
(3) Schismatics (Rom. 1G:1). Those
VINO are causing divisions in the church
should be deburred.