![]() They reminded the people of their deliverance from Egypt. But we should understand that those symbols weren’t empty. And as time went on other symbolic elements were added, such as bitter herbs which symbolized the bitterness of their slavery in Egypt. They would eat bread made without yeast to remember the speed at which they left Egypt-because they didn’t have time to wait for bread to rise. The people would eat a lamb, just like the lambs who were sacrificed for their firstborn sons on that very first Passover. I’m not sure if any of you have had the experience of participating in a Passover meal, called a seder, before. If we go back to verse 17 and 20 of this chapter, that becomes quite obvious, and even more so when we go back to Exodus and Leviticus and Deuteronomy and read about the instructions for Passover that the people had (Exodus 12:16-19, Leviticus 23:5-6, Deuteronomy 16:6). We know that this was the meal Jesus was eating with His disciples when He spoke these words. And we’re going to look at four points here in Matthew 26: the passover, the bread, the cup, and the promise.Ī helpful starting place for understanding the Lord’s Supper is the Passover meal. Let’s begin by considering the Lord’s Supper in Matthew 26, which is the passage which we just read together. So if you’re taking notes, that’s your big outline. We’re going to consider the Lord’s Supper in Matthew 26, the Lord’s Supper in 1 Corinthians 11, and the Lord’s Supper for us today. ![]() And there are three big stops we’re going to make as we see what God, in His word, has to say to us about these things. This morning, as mentioned, we are considering the Lord’s Supper. If the sermon or the study questions prompt further questions for you or you want to respond in any way, I’d love that. Those questions are just a tool to help you respond to the sermon and think even more about how it applies to your life, and I encourage you to use them.Īnd, as always, I would love to hear from you. That means as soon as the sermon is on the website-usually within the hour or so after the service-you can scroll to the bottom of the sermon page and download the study questions. And we are going to start working really hard to get those studs guides up on the website with the sermon on Sunday afternoons. Every week we study guides for the sermons that the small groups use in their discussions. I also want to mention one other helpful tool for sermon engagement. There’s a few stops we’re going to make this morning, and I’m going to do my best to lead us through that in a way that we can all follow, but taking even a few notes of the big points could be really helpful to you. If you are not someone who typically takes notes during a sermon, this might be a good morning to give that a try. And I want to say a couple of things quickly before we get into the message. ![]() This morning we continue our series on the church as we turn our attention to the Lord’s Supper, or Communion. ![]()
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