Food That Really Satisfies Series

are declaring our love for Him, and our trust in Him.

That is why it is important that those who do not yet believe in Jesus should not take the

bread and the wine. It would be a false picture. It would symbolize your faith in Jesus when you

have not yet come to faith in Jesus.

But if you have come to faith in Jesus, then as you eat this bread, let your mind and your

soul really think about Him, think about what He has done for you, and worship Him.

Prayer and Distribution of the bread.

Segment 3: The Cup Symbolizes Jesus Blood shed for us on the cross.

Then Jesus said to them, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the

Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you. 54 "Whoever eats My flesh and

drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. 55 "For My flesh is

food indeed, and My blood is drink indeed. 56 "He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood

abides in Me, and I in him.

This passage does not only speak about Christ as the bread of life. It also speaks of the

shedding of His blood.

Once again you can understand the horror of the Jews at these statements. With no faith,

they were horrified at the thought of drinking His blood. How they thought they might have done

it is a puzzle.

No, drinking His blood is a picture of believing in Him, just as eating His flesh is.

His blood was shed for you on the cross of Calvary. When His blood was poured out, His

life was being poured out for there can be no life when the blood is no longer carrying nutrients to

every part of the body.

a. When Jesus instituted the Lord’s Table, He gave us a picture of His blood which was

shed for us on the cross.

He took the cup of wine that was on the table and said “This cup is the New Covenant in

my blood which is shed for you.”

Dear ones, the grape juice in these little cups is a picture of the reality that Jesus Christ

purchased your salvation with His own blood; that He purchased the forgiveness of your sins by

paying for your sins with the giving of His own life. He died that you might live, not just

physically for a few years but spiritually, forever.

Again, I say, if you have never come to trust Jesus Christ as your Saviour and Lord, it

would not only be foolish but give a completely false picture for you to take this cup.

But if you have come to trust Jesus Christ as your Saviour, even if your faith is still weak

and you are just learning more about what it means to trust Him, then you can take this cup and

drink it, thinking about Christ dying on the cross for you. As you think of your sins being forgiven

by God because Jesus died in your place, then you can worship the Lord Jesus, and it will

strengthen your faith.

Prayer and Distribution of the Cup

Dear ones, this has been a difficult passage of scripture, but I hope that its meaning has

become clear to each one of you.

Being a Christian means trusting in Jesus Christ as your only Saviour and Lord. It means

trusting Him with your life, bith in the present and for the entire future even beyond death. Being