PCHRIS

Q1. (1 Corinthians 10:16). What does the "cup of blessing" teach us about our focus at the Lord's Supper? Who is to be blessed when the "cup of blessing" is lifted heavenward? The cup of blessing teaches us that our focus is to be on Christ, what He did on the cross for each one of us. Without that we are lost. We are also blessed that we can come to the Son and partake in this meal together. God is blessed when the cup is lifted heavenward, with our thankfulness and heartfelt humility to Him who created everything for us. Everything we have comes from God.

Q4. Why is the Lord's Table such a time of intimate fellowship with Jesus? In your experience with having meals with friends, what makes the difference between a casual, forgettable meal, and one which is rich with memories? How can this insight make your experience of the Lord's Table more meaningful? It's a time of reflection, confession, and refreshing my relationship with Christ. Knowing what Christ went thru for me! Each one of us He died for. In having a meal with friends, even though I love them dearly, I can't see if any one of them would lay their life down for me or anyone. I dont mean to be cynical but Christ, my friend, laid down his life w/o questioning, w/o complaining, willingly gave His life for me, all of us. This takes my experience even deeper, even more meaningful that even sometimes i feel unworthy to be in His presence. God chose me and He has a deep and meaningful life for me in Him. Praise God

Q3. What is the significance of the 12 Apostles drinking the Cup of the Covenant? To whom would they correspond under the ratification of the Old Covenant? (Hint: Exodus 24:11.) What is the significance of us drinking the Cup of the Covenant? As in Exodus 24, Moses and the 70 ate and drank with God affirming the covenant made. The 12 ate and drank with Christ affirming the New Covenant made on our behalf. We continue this as we come around the Lord's Table renewing our affirmation of this Covenant.

Q2. (Jeremiah 31:31-34) How does the promised New Covenant differ from the Old Covenant? What are the promises God makes in the New Covenant? What are our responsibilities under the New Covenant? It diifers because the Old Covenant was solemnized by the blood of sacrificial animals, the new Covenant is solemnized by the blood of Jesus Christ. God's promise to us is salvation, forgiveness, providence, eternal life, and the gift of the Holy Spirit. Our part of the deal is to proclaim Him as our God, to love Him with ALL our total being, and to trust Him.

Q1. (Exodus 24:3-11) How was the covenant with Israel ratified? What promise did the people make twice in this passage? What was sacrificed? What was sprinkled? What was eaten? The covenant with Israel was ratified by the offering and sacrificing of bulls, the building of the 12 stone pillars, and the sprinkling of the blood; half over the altar the other half over the people of Israel. Symbolising God's forgiveness and His acceptance of the offering (altar) the oath the people made that binds them in obedience (people). The people 'promised' "We will do everything the Lord has said; we will obey" And we know what they get up to afterwards but our graceful and loving God still chose to show providence and love for His people. Sacrificed = young bulls Sprinkled = blood What was eaten = doesn't really say but this foreshadows the Lord's Supper, which celebrates the new covenant sealed by Christ's death.

here it declares forgiveness for all who beleive Jesus Christ as Lord, who gave His life freely as the perfect sacrifice, the Lamb of God. In Matthew 6:14, Jesus tells us "if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you". How can we come to the Lord's Table with known grievances in our hearts and if we do take it too lightly we know what Paul warns us about that {1Corinthians 11:28-30}

Isaiah 53, amongst other scriptures, points out the a righteous servant, a humble servant, will GIVE his life for many. A fulfilment of prophecy.

Firstly Jesus was confirming and reminding the disciples what the OT prophecy's said about Jesus' trial, torture and death on the tree. The disciples were frightened, confused, expecting Jesus to reign as a earthly king to otherthrow the Roman tyrants. Not u/standing what Jesus was about to do. I agree with some other points that have been made that the most of the disciples didn't really grasp what had happened. John was the only one at the cross with Jesus mother and Mary. Not until Pentecost the revelation hit them, thru the Holy Spirit, their eyes and hearts were opened and they were filled with power to further the kingdom of God. Firstly Jesus was confirming and reminding the disciples what the OT prophecy's said about Jesus' trial, torture and death on the tree. The disciples were frightened, confused, expecting Jesus to reign as a earthly king to otherthrow the Roman tyrants. Not u/standing what Jesus was about to do. I agree with some other points that have been made that the most of the disciples didn't really grasp what had happened. John was the only one at the cross with Jesus mother and Mary. Not until Pentecost the revelation hit them, thru the Holy Spirit, their eyes and hearts were opened and they were filled with power to further the kingdom of God.

This shows God's grace and mercy in the OT sacrifices by allowing them to use animals which as been pointed out were very expensive in their day. It would be like us burning a thousand dollars, livestock was their wealth and livelihood. As Psalm 51 was quoted God wants us to come with broken hearts and spirits to let Him work in us.

Q3. Look at the verses above which include both the word "give" and a preposition that means "in behalf of." According to these verses, what was the purpose of Jesus giving himself in sacrifice? He gave Himself as a perfect sacrifice, He was without sin, an unblemished lamb. To bear all our sins past, present and future. Christ took our place on the cross.

Q4. How does Jesus voluntarily laying down his life for you encourage you? How does it speak to your value and worth as a person? What does it inspire you to do? This is a proclamation of unselfish love, to voluntarily lay down His life, they didn't take it HE GAVE IT!! This speaks bucketloads and gives me hope, joy and peace as I continue to strive to be like Christ. Inspires me to keep focused on the cross and what Christ did for me, to strive daily to pick up my cross and totally be obedient to my Lord and Saviour.

Q1. (1 Peter 2:24) Why do you think the Apostle Peter emphasized Jesus' physical body, when he talks about sin-bearin? As in Leviticus 16, Aaron took a live goat, put both hands on it and confess all of Israels sins onto it, thus a scapegoat. Jesus bore all of our sins onto his physical body and took the next step in the shedding of His blood, the atonement of our sins, He is, in a sense, our scapegoat, for our sins.

This opportunity of coming together with fellow beleivers and communing together brings to mind and my heart what Jesus did for each one of us, regardless of race, colour or creed. We are all equal in God's eyes and it was each one of us whose sins put Jesus on the cross. We come together as one with Christ and as a body at a time of confession, seeking forgiveness, and participating together in this time. A time of unity, love and oneness with our God praise to God for this

By sharing in the sacrifice just as we share in taking the bread and the cup given to us by Christ our Lord

Q2. What does koinōnia mean? What does it mean to "participate" or "share" in the blood of Christ? Koinōnia means partnership, participation, a sharing. To participate or share in the blood of Christ is to become part of the sacrifice Christ is for us and with fellow beleivers we share this intimacy with them and with Christ himself

Q1. Why was Paul exhorting the Corinthians about the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons? What was going on in the church? What was the danger to the believers? We know in the Word, Jesus tells us we cannot serve two masters. Just as Paul telling then Corinth church they cannot participate in both meals. Paul is trying to teach the church that they must stick to the plan in hand and follow only One God, the true living God, and what He commands us to do. Otherwise, the downfall of Christianity will occur through this "mixing" of beleifs and all Christ had done for us would be downgraded

Q4. (1 Corinthians 11:26) In what way is the Lord's Supper a proclamation? To whom is the proclamation made? Why is this important? What happens to the church when its proclamation shifts to a different central theme? Through the Lord's Supper we proclaim our beleif, our gratitude, our thankfulness for what Jesus did on the cross and we keep proclaiming this til His glorious return. Firstly to ourselves, also to our brothers and sisters in Christ, and to unbeleivers. Because we all fall short of the glory of God, {Romans 3:23}, and we need to come into communion with Christ regularly. When the church shifts to a different theme, she loses her power, because the churches power is in the cross, the redemptive blood of Christ is the power of the church. Without it, it becomes a religeon not a relationship.

Q3. Why is our remembrance of Christ's death so important? What happens to Christianity if we neglect remembering in this way? What happens to us personally when we forget Christ's death? This shows Gods immense love for us, John 3:16, this sacrifice is freely given for us. never in history have we seen this and we never will see it in the future. It has been done once and it doesn't have to be done again. Praise God Instead of being a relationship Christianity becomes a dead religeon. We will end thinking we can do things on our own strength, we will lose the blessings on our lives and miss out on what God has in store for us.

Q2. What was the purpose of the Passover meal for future generations? Why was it to be repeated? What was to be remembered? What would have happened if the Jews had stopped remembering the Exodus? For future generations, the purpose is to show the might and the power of a loving and merciful God A reminder of the freeing of God's people out of bondage The protection of the people from the angel of death as he swooped over egypt to slay all the first born. They would have gone back to their old lives in bondage, look at each time they forgot what God had done for them thats why they wandered for so long in the desert.

As it has been said the Lord's Supper cannot become mundane if the persons heart is not right or the teaching hasn't been done. This is a time where we come into union with Christ, not just to remember what He done but to show thankfulness and gratitude for what He achieved on the cross for each one of us. Why did Jesus command it? So we don't forget abot the wondrous gift He gave us, HIS LIFE!

The Lord's Supper means everything to me, its a time where i seek Christ to ask for forgiveness, to be refreshed in His love, His grace and mercy to fall afresh on me. A time to partake in His death and resurrection, as in baptism, to be reminded of His pain and suffering He endured but also to celebrate in the resurrection, to glow in the hope and power of this wonderful act of victory for each one of us.

The action words are; GIVEN- freely given as a perfect sacrifice for us BROKE- as His body was broken for us POURED- as His blood was shed for us, a cleansing. FORGIVENESS- the forgiveness of our sins which we couldn't do on our own

I think it all comes down to the teaching of the Lord's Table. I have been to some churches where it seems to full on party mode and when it comes to communion they stop for a minute or two, take the elements and then go back to party mode. The church today, (some) I beleive has lost the reverence for God and don't preach/teach about the power of the cross. Not just once a year at Easter, but every day we should be teaching about the wondrous gift that is given on the cross for us. Remember what 1Corinthians 11:24-30 warns us about taking communion too flippantly.

Pictures and sounds, thats what we use to remind us of something that has happened in our lives. God uses something totally different, His Son. As John in his gospel describes Jesus as the Word - the message of God, wrapped in human flesh. Christ has given us a 'picture' of His sacrifice; the broken bread, (His body) and wine/juice, (His blood shed for us) our sins are atoned for by His sacrifice, this wonderful gift given to each one of us from God. So that we will not forget what He did on the cross. It's the one 'picture' he wants us to keep in mind and also in our hearts. We thank God for this perfect Lamb that was sacrificed for us.

Hi everyone, my name is Chris and I'm from S/Australia. Looking forward to study with you all on this exciting subject, The Lord's Table Chris