When you eat with this division, or with a sole focus on the not the individual, it’s supper that eating Lord’s you’re IV. The practice of the Supper connects your beliefs to your practices Lord’s Eucharist means thanksgiving. This practice is an expression of gratitude. If you get a paycheck after working hard for it, filled with you’re not gratitude for it! You is mine! I say, “This earned this!!” not filled with gratitude for things You’re you’ve worked for. To eat the Supper ungratefully is to eat it unworthily Lord’s J. N. Darby: Whenever we get out of our nothingness, we get into it. As soon as we think we have what it the one thing it takes to be spiritually takes, we’ve lost mature. (i.e., humility) Practical application: Am I living like I’m unworthy? To think worthy is to eat the supper unworthily. you’re V. The practice of the Supper connects our present to our future Lord’s Why is our future called a feast in be full. Revelation? You’ll finally You’ll no longer be empty. at the Supper: I am unconditionally committed to getting God’s whisper Lord’s you in my arms at that future supper. Close: Lord of the is in the terrible city, about to die in the Rings illustration Pippin great battle, when he hears the horn of the coming delivering army. Tolkein writes (rough the rest of his life, Pippin hear a distant horn without bursting into quote): “For couldn’t tears.” The Table is a distant horn to remind us of the One who died to get you Lord’s out of the terrible city.
When you eat with this division, or with a sole focus on the individual, it’s not the Lord’s supper that you’re eating IV. The practice of the Lord’s Supper connects your beliefs to your practices Eucharist means thanksgiving. This practice is an expression of gratitude. If you get a paycheck after working hard for it, you’re not filled with gratitude for it! You say, “This is mine! I earned this!!” You’re not filled with gratitude for things you’ve worked for. To eat the Lord’s Supper ungratefully is to eat it unworthily J. N. Darby: Whenever we get out of our nothingness, we get into it. As soon as we think we have what it takes, we’ve lost the one thing it takes to be spiritually mature. (i.e., humility) Practical application: Am I living like I’m unworthy? To think you’re worthy is to eat the supper unworthily. V. The practice of the Lord’s Supper connects our present to our future Why is our future called a feast in Revelation? You’ll finally be full. You’ll no longer be empty. God’s whisper at the Lord’s Supper: I am unconditionally committed to getting you in my arms at that future supper. Close: Lord of the Rings illustration Pippin is in the terrible city, about to die in the great battle, when he hears the horn of the coming delivering army. Tolkein writes (rough quote): “For the rest of his life, Pippin couldn’t hear a distant horn without bursting into tears.” The Lord’s Table is a distant horn to remind us of the One who died to get you out of the terrible city.
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