Thanksgiving

Philippinas 1:3-8

3 I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, 4 always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy, 5 for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now, 6 being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ; 7 just as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as both in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers with me of grace. 8 For God is my witness, how greatly I long for you all with the affection of Jesus Christ.

Things that accompany Salvation

Hebrews 6:9-12

9 But, beloved, we are confident of better things concerning you, yes, things that accompany salvation, though we speak in this manner. 10 For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in thatyou have ministered to the saints, and do minister. 11 And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope until the end, 12 that you do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

SERMON NOTES:

INTRODUCTION: This passage is a a contrast to the preceding one where the writer gives a warning to those who might have heard the gospel and did not respond to it positively. Here he presents an encouragement to those who have believed to prove the reality of their salvation The writer challenges them that the things that accompany salvation should:

I. Be Clearly ________________ (v.9)
II. Be Convincingly __________ (v.10)
III. Be Continually ___________ (vs.11,12)

Come to the table

Corinthians 11:23-34

23 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; 24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “Take, eat; this is My body which is brokenfor you; do this in remembrance of Me.” 25 In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”

26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes.

27 Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. 28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 29 For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body. 30 For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep. 31 For if we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged. 32 But when we are judged, we are chastened by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.

33 Therefore, my brethren, when you come together to eat, wait for one another. 34 But if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, lest you come together for judgment. And the rest I will set in order when I come.

SERMON NOTES

Introduction: The Lord's table is another name used to describe the Lord's Supper. In this very familiar passage, Paul gives guidelines as to how believers should come to the table. Come, we must, but we should do so

I. With __________________ (vs. 23-26)
II. With ___________________(vs.24,25)
III. With __________________(vs.27,32)
IV. With _________________ (vs. 33,34)

Participating Worthily in the Lord's Supper

1 Corinthians 11:23-32 (NKJV)

23 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; 24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” 25 In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”

26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes.

27 Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. 28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 29 For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body. 30 For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep. 31 For if we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged. 32 But when we are judged, we are chastened by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.

SERMON NOTES:

The apostle Paul was writing to a church that had become careless in the celebration of the Lord's Supper. To correct the error and to provide guidelines for others to follow, he set conditions on how to participate in the communion service in a worthy manner. Paul challenged the Corinthian believers to take the 3 kinds of LOOK.

• The ______________________________ look (vs. 23-26a)
• The ______________________________ look (v. 26b)
• The ______________________________ look (vs. 27-32)