Broken For You When you go back and look at the gospel accounts of the Lord’s Supper, you don’t find a reference to Jesus saying that his body was broken.  Matt 26:26 says, “Take, eat; this is my body.”  Mk 14:22 says, “Take, eat: this is my body.”  Lk 22:19...

Drinking Wine Matt.26:29 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Based on what you believe Jesus did with wine, is it Biblical for Christians to drink alcohol?  First we’ll look at the Last Supper.  In not one of the gospels recording this event is there any mention of “wine.”  Just examine the texts:...

The Lord’s Supper In Matt 26:26-29, Jesus was keeping the passover with his disciples.  As they were eating, Jesus said of the bread, “this is my body,” and of the cup containing the fruit of the vine, “this is my blood of the new testament.”  This was passover, wherein Jesus...

The Lord’s Supper 1 Cor. 11: 17-34 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In 1 Cor 11:17-34, Paul dealt with matters pertaining the the Lord’s Supper.  Whereas, Paul praised the Corinthians for remembering him and keeping the ordinances he delivered to them in 1 Cor 11:2, he praised them not for their conduct...

Flee From Idolatry 1 Cor 10: 14-33 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Paul’s exhortation in 1 Cor 10:14-33 is very simply to flee from idolatry.  The reasons are fairly straightforward.  We must flee from idolatry because: We are partakers of the Lord’s table [v.21] – 1 Cor 10:14-18 – in 1 Cor...

Communion 1 Cor. 10:16 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Observing the Lord’s Supper is also known as communion.  Four times we find references to “communion” in the New Testament.  Each explains what we are observing when we eat the bread and drink the cup.  We observe the: Communion of the blood of...

Baptism & The Lord’s Supper CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This is the seventh lesson in Christian Growth.  This lesson deals with water baptism and the Lord’s supper. The first ordinance is water baptism – Water baptism is an ordinance that Jesus gave the church.  In Matt 28:19, Jesus commanded us to...

My Fathers Cup John 18 10-11 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In this passage Jesus Christ makes reference to a cup that is given to Him by His Father.  So, we call this lesson my father’s cup.  In this study we will cross reference scripture with scripture to find out something about this cup....

Eating His Flesh and Blood John 6:48-64 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This is one of the passages that have been used to teach that communion, eating his flesh and blood, is a sacrament essential for salvation. This is not true and we are going to find out why. Jesus used their...

The Lord’s Supper and Baptism CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO   What are the Lord’s Supper and Baptism and should I partake of them? Answer: There are the two “ordinances” given to the New Testament church by the Lord  Jesus  Christ. Believer’s Baptism – Matt.28:19 and The Lord’s Supper – Luke 22:19 are the “ordinances” spoken of by...