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1 COR 11

24 And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.
25 After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, this cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.
26 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.


REMEMBERING OUR LORD



Having communion is probably on of my favourite aspects of my life in Church. It is a wonderful time of worship and praise.



When we have communion, we need to do these things:



We need to be reverent, the believers in Corinth, acted in clear disregard to God's table, they were drunk at it. We need to come in quietness and take these things very seriously, this is not a thing to be done lightly.



We need to reflect, on the awesome sacrifice of Jesus on Calvary, his body was broken for us, his blood was shed for us.



We need to repent, when we look at the cross and our saviour's sacrifice, it gives us a true picture of our sin, we are not to come to the Lord's table, carrying sin and bitterness. As we reflect on the sacrifice of Calvary, this will lead us to repent.



This leads to remembrance, Jesus said how we are to remember him. He put the focus on his death. If anything is able to keep us grounded and humble, it is the cross, you wont be able to continue to live in pride when you look at the cross.



Finally, the Lord's supper, it is a time for rejoicing, one day, Jesus will come again. Having looked back to the cross, we now look forward to the promise of his coming.



One day, we will eat the marriage supper of the lamb with him, that's something to look forward to.. amen



God bless you


KK


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GUEST DEVOTION

Sleeping in church? -Spurgeon, "Awake! Awake!" Behold, how many professing Christians there are that are asleep in this sense! They are inactive. Sinners are dying in the street by hundreds; men are sinking into the flames of eternal wrath, but they fold their arms, they pity the poor perishing sinner, but they do nothing to show that their pity is real. They go to their places of worship; they occupy their well-cushioned easy pew; they wish the minister to feed hem every Sabbath; but there is never a child taught in the Sunday-school by them; there is never a tract istributed at the poor man's house; there is never a deed done which might be the means of saving souls. We call them good men; some of them we even elect to the office of deacons; and no doubt good men they are. But they are good-- good for nothing; for they just sit and eat the bread, but they do not plow the field; they drink the wine, but they will not raise the vine that produces it. They think that they are to live unto themselves, forgetting that "no man lives unto himself, and no man dies unto himself." Oh, what a vast amount of sleeping we have in all our churches and chapels; for truly if our churches were once awake, so far as 'materials' are concerned, there are enough converted men and women, and there is enough talent with them, and enough money with them, and enough time with them, God granting the abundance of His Holy Spirit, which he would be sure to do if they were all zealous-- there is enough to preach the gospel in every corner of the earth. The church does not need to stop for lack of instruments, or for lack of agencies; we have everything now except the will; we have all that we may expect to give for the conversion of the world, except just a heart for the work, and the Spirit of God poured out into our midst. Oh! brethren, "let us not sleep as do others."