Dr. Jeremy WestbrookCelebrating Communion
1 Corinthians
11:17-34
New Living Translation (NLT)
Order at the Lord’s Supper
17 But in the following instructions, I cannot
praise you. For it sounds as if more harm than good is done when you meet
together. 18 First, I hear that there are divisions among you when
you meet as a church, and to some extent I believe it. 19 But, of
course, there must be divisions among you so that you who have God’s approval
will be recognized!
20 When you meet together, you are not really
interested in the Lord’s Supper. 21 For some of you hurry to eat
your own meal without sharing with others. As a result, some go hungry while
others get drunk. 22 What? Don’t you have your own homes for eating
and drinking? Or do you really want to disgrace God’s church and shame the
poor? What am I supposed to say? Do you want me to praise you? Well, I
certainly will not praise you for this!
23 For I pass on to you what I received from the
Lord himself. On the night when he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took some bread
24 and gave thanks to God for it. Then he broke it in pieces and
said, “This is my body, which is given for you.[a] Do this to remember
me.” 25 In the same way, he took the cup of wine after supper,
saying, “This cup is the new covenant between God and his people—an agreement
confirmed with my blood. Do this to remember me as often as you drink it.” 26 For
every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are announcing the Lord’s
death until he comes again.
27 So anyone who eats this bread or drinks this
cup of the Lord unworthily is guilty of sinning against[b] the body and
blood of the Lord. 28 That is why you should examine yourself
before eating the bread and drinking the cup. 29 For if you eat the
bread or drink the cup without honoring the body of Christ,[c] you are
eating and drinking God’s judgment upon yourself. 30 That is why
many of you are weak and sick and some have even died.
31 But if we would examine ourselves, we would not
be judged by God in this way. 32 Yet when we are judged by the
Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned along with the
world.
33 So, my dear brothers and sisters,[d]
when you gather for the Lord’s Supper, wait for each other. 34 If
you are really hungry, eat at home so you won’t bring judgment upon yourselves
when you meet together. I’ll give you instructions about the other matters
after I arrive.
Footnotes:
11:24 Greek which is for you; other manuscripts read which
is broken for you.
11:27 Or is responsible for.
11:29 Greek the body; other manuscripts read the
Lord’s body.
11:33 Greek brothers.
Guten Morgen: Jeremy is back from Germany.
Time Element: We will not do this after Jesus comes back and is
with us.
1. Moment of Reconciliation vs.17-22
We must forgive others as Jesus forgives us. Do you have
unforgiveness in your heart?
We must confess our sin and get right with what the Lord wants
of you.
1 John 1:9
2. Moment of Remembrance vs. 23-26
We do this because He is a high priest that understands our
weakness. He loves us. And he did this with his disciples.
John 14:6
3. Moment of Repentance vs. 27-34
We need Jesus every single day. Ask God what doesn’t honor him
and confess to Him your sin. (Our of remembrance of Him comes repentance of
Him.)
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