Oak Grove Baptist Church

As Paul wrote to the church at Corinth, he presented the Bible’s most complete teaching on the Lord’s Supper in I Corinthians 11:17-34. There are at least seven instructions found here:

1. We are to maintain harmony in fellowship – vs. 18

2. We are to strive for doctrinal unity – vs. 19

3. We are to observe the Lord’s Supper as a church body – vs. 20

4. We are to be considerate of the feelings of others – vs. 21-22

5. We are to observe the Lord’s Supper “in remembrance of" Christ – vs. 24, 25, 29

6. We are to examine ourselves (not as to whether we are worthy, but as to whether we are observing the Lord’s Supper in a “worthy manner”) – vs. 27-29

7. We are to be faithful to observe the Lord’s Supper until Christ comes again – vs. 26

The night before his death on the cross Jesus instituted the Lord’s Supper as a means of reminding his followers of his suffering and death for them. He wanted to keep this truth before them and before all succeeding generations. He did not want his followers to forget what he had done. The bread, symbolizing his body, and the grape juice, symbolizing his blood, pictures his suffering and death for us. Please be in prayer as we come March 7th and observe the Lord’s Supper.

 

Bro Kyle