"This is my what": Communion

Luke 22:14-20
Vrs 14-18 Jesus celebrates the Passover feast with the Disciples
He tells them this will not happen until Rev 19:9 the “marriage feast of the Lamb” What they are witnessing will not happen again until all the end times events come to pass.

The Passover commemorated Israel's escape from bondage in Egypt. In Exodus, the blood of the Passover lamb was painted on the door frames, causing the plague of the firstborn to pass over their houses sparing the firstborn sons from death. The Last Supper was very significant because Jesus showed his disciples he was about to become the Passover Lamb of God. His blood would open the door to freedom. His followers would exchange slavery to sin and death for eternal life in God's Kingdom..
V 19 This is my Body do this in remembrance
V20 The cup of the “New Covenant in my Blood”
Covenant Agreement is usually between two parties (bilateral) mortgage illustration. Conditional agreement
Old Covenant “Mosaic Covenant” if you obey me I will care for you
God wanted to show His people that they could never live up to their end of the agreement. He wanted to prove to them that even though they could not He is still gracious, loving and merciful.

New Covenant of Jesus Blood was unilateral, unconditional.
Jesus shed His Blood for the forgiveness of sins. When you believe and enter into that relationship you fall into God’s unconditional love.

This unconditional approach was not foreign to the Jews it actually started with Abraham Gen12:1-7 God told Abraham He would bless him with an everlasting and forever covenant. Jesus was Abraham’s seed. We are blessed by Him.

Why do we celebrate communion?
Remembrance 1 Cor. 11:24-25 (Look at Him)
Examine (Myself) 1 Cor. 11:27-32 Look at you life, how are you living up to God’s standards, how are you not? Who do you have to make a mense with?
Participate (Myself ) 1 Cor. 10:16-17
Together in unity (Others) 1 Cor 10:17 & 11:33
Proclaiming His death (to others) 1 Cor 11:26


Why do we use these elements?
Bread – manna God’s provision
Feeding of 5000
John 6:29-40 Notice how Jesus shows them that Moses bread came from Heaven and Jesus is the one that comes from Heaven (New Covenant) I am the Bread of life He is our daily provision, He is what we need to feel satisfied, He is what nourishes our sould.

Lets meditate on this as we observe the remembrance of Jesus’ broken body.

Cup- wine = deliverance We understand that in the first Passover the Israelites were directed to put blood on their door mantle so the spirit would Passover. We understand that in Old Covenant they were to bring a spotless lamb and its blood would cleanse them from their sin

Wine represents God's covenant in blood, poured out in payment for mankind's sin.

• Typically wine is served four times during the Passover meal. According to Jewish tradition, the four cups represent four expressions of redemption. The first cup is called the cup of sanctification; the second is the cup of judgment; the third is the cup of redemption; and the fourth is the cup of the kingdom.