“LORD’S SUPPER INSIGHTS” Misunderstanding In Two Ways 1. Holding To Outright Unbiblical viewpoints. 2. Making Non-biblical Options Into Biblical.
I. THE FOUNDING OF THE LORD’S SUPPER In The Synoptic Gospels & I Corinthians Instituted During Week Of Crucifixion Matthew 26:17, 26-28 & I Corinthians 11:23
II. THE FOCUS OF THE LORD’S SUPPER A. The Past “Do This In Remembrance Of Me” (I Cor. 11:24) Symbolic Elements (I Corinthians 11:24-25)
II. THE FOCUS OF THE LORD’S SUPPER B. The Present Examination (I Corinthians 11:27-30) Evangelism (I Corinthians 11:26)
II. THE FOCUS OF THE LORD’S SUPPER C. The Future “Until He Comes” (I Corinthians 11:26) “When I Drink It New With You In My Father’s Kingdom” (Matthew 26:29)
III. THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE LORD’S SUPPER “Participation In” (Koinonia in I Corinthians 10:16) “And They Devoted Themselves To The Apostle’s Teaching And The Fellowship, To The Breaking Of Bread And Prayers” (Acts 2:42).
IV. THE FREQUENCY OF THE LORD’S SUPPER “For As Often As You Eat This Bread And Drink The Cup, You Proclaim The Lord’s Death Until He Comes” (I Corinthians 11:26)
DAVID DOCKERY “The highest form of corporate worship is the Lord’s Supper. The observance is one that is so simple a child can partake with a sense of understanding, yet it contains so many theological ramifications that even the most mature believer will not fully comprehend its meaning. ”
“ BAPTISM INSIGHTS ” 120 New Testament References To Baptism Spirit Fire Suffering Figurative Water
I. BAPTISM IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT IS IMPERATIVE “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.” (Matthew 28:19-20)
OBEDIENCE AS A DISCIPLE “And as they were going along the road they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “See, here is water! What prevents me from being baptized?” (Acts 8:36)
II. BAPTISM IS IDENTIFICATION THAT IS INDIVIDUAL “ Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together with his entire household. And many of the Corinthians hearing Paul believed and were baptized” (Acts 18:8).
III. BAPTISM’S IMPLICATIONS ARE ILLUSTRATIVE Baptism Is By Immersion Baptism Is A Picture
ROMANS 6:3-4 “Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. ”
“ THE FINAL SURRENDER ” Water Baptism And Faith In Christ Are The Outside And The Inside Of The Same Thing.
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