1 Corinthians 11:23-28Pastor Alan DionsonMay 2, 2021
Introduction:
1. The delight with tradition
2. The drawback with tradition
A. COMMUNION IS A TIME OF RECEIVING
1. The blessing of the old covenant (1 Corinthians 11:23; Exodus 12:1-13)
2. The blessing of the new covenant (Matthew 26:17, 26-30)
B. COMMUNION IS A TIME OF REMEMBERING
1. Remembering by thanksgiving (v. 23-24)
2. Remembering by partaking (v. 24-25)
C. COMMUNION IS A TIME OF PROCLAIMING CHRIST’S RETURN
1. Communion is recognizing the past (v. 26a)
2. Communion is recognizing the present (v. 26b)
3. Communion is recognizing the future (v. 26c)
D. COMMUNION IS A TIME OF RENEWAL
1. We take communion with reverence (v. 27)
2. We take communion with reflection (v. 28)
Conclusion: