Bread of the PresenceLuke 22:19-20

19 And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” 20 In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.”(Lk. 22:19-20)

A Picture of Christian Discipleship

•Took the Bread = Makes us sons/daughters

•Blessed the Bread = Gifts/Fruit of the Spirit

•Breaks the Bread = Removes pride; heals

•Gives the Bread = Mission; Service

19 And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” 20 In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.”(Lk. 22:19-20)

Covenant = Contract = Testament = Promise

• A legally binding agreement• An agreement in writing under seal

Bible

OT: God’s promise to the Israelites and their commitment to worship him alone.

NT: God’s promise through Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross to restore relationship by forgiving sin.

GOD ADDS

REPRESENTS

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“I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I give for the life of the world.’ Then the Jews began to argue sharply among themselves, ‘How can this man give us his flesh to eat?’ Jesus said to them, ‘I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink.” (John 6:51-55)

For Christ did not enter a man-made sanctuary that was only a copy of the true one; he entered heaven itself, now to appear for us in God’s presence. Nor did he enter heaven to offer himself again and again, the way the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own. Then Christ would have to suffer many times since the creation of the world. But now he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself. Just as man is destined to die once, and after that face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him. (Heb. 9:24-28)

GOD ADDS

REPRESENTS

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“Therefore, whoever eats the bread and drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. A man ought to examine himself before he eats the bread and drinks the cup. For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body of the Lord drinks judgment on himself. That is why many of you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.”

~ 1 Corinthians 11:27-30

“Is not the cup a participation in the blood of Christ? Is not the bread a participation in the body of Christ?” ~ 1 Cor. 10:16

GOD ADDS

REPRESENTS

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Western “Remembering” = mental recollection of events. (Removed/Distant)

Hebrew “Remembering” = re-member me with the events of the past. Make me a participating part/member that is joined with; linked to; connected to a past event. (Close/Near)