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  • Bob AuBuchon avatar

    A Time To Remember

    Contributed by Bob Aubuchon on Jun 27, 2001
    based on 213 ratings
     | 14,151 views

    At the Lord’s table it is a time to remember.

    In the movie, "Remember the Titans" football coach Herman Boone takes his team for a early morning run into the darkness. Through the darkness they run as well as through woods and creeks until they end up at the grave yard and battle field of Gettysburg. There he calls upon the boys who are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rick MacDonald avatar

    A Look At The Lord's Table

    Contributed by Rick Macdonald on Aug 8, 2001
    based on 39 ratings
     | 5,096 views

    The Lord’s Table is a powerful occasion for faith’s confession. In partaking we not only confess before heaven that we believe, but also that we have not forgotten.

    Title: A Look at the Lord’s Table Text: 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 By: Pastor Rick MacDonald Date: February 4, 1996 1. Conduct: {17} Now in giving these instructions I do not praise you, since you come together not for the better but for the worse. {18} For first of all, when you come together as a ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Dan Erickson avatar

    Before You Eat

    Contributed by Dan Erickson on Jan 28, 2001
    based on 554 ratings
     | 20,158 views

    I got concerned that every time I took communion, I might be risking my life. What would happen if I ate the bread or drank the cup in an "unworthy manner"?

    Teddy Roosevelt, the man who would become the 26th President of the United States, was afraid to go to church when he was a child because of a creature he called "The Zeal." His mother eventually realized the reason for Teddy’s fear was a Scripture verse he had heard the pastor read, John 2:17, "It ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    The Examination

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Feb 7, 2001
    based on 40 ratings
     | 9,726 views

    This sermon deals with the reality that our lives are a type of examination before God in which we should strive to be passing tests along the way.

    The Examination Proverbs 16:1-11 2 Corinthians 13:5-14 Text 1 Corinthians 11:1-27 Each year around this time, Christian parents can begin to rejoice that their children are now going to be more involved in prayer than they were the previous couple of months. Heaven is full of prayers, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Tom Fuller avatar

    Cultural Reality & Spiritual Carnality

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Jul 31, 2003
    based on 47 ratings
     | 5,199 views

    Men and women, head coverings, improper use of communion - Paul tackles these and other controversial subjects in this chapter - we look at the one key verse that makes it all make sense.

    For an audio copy of this message, go to: www.LivingWatersWeb.com There are three things that we need to keep in mind as we read this chapter. 1. It’s all about being like Jesus 2. Paul is talking about conduct in public worship 3. There were cultural realities in Corinth that do not necessarily ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

  • Rich Dunbar avatar

    Relationship Is Everything

    Contributed by Rich Dunbar on Apr 29, 2005
    based on 17 ratings
     | 3,512 views

    This is a sermon I did teaching about Communion prior to observing it.

    Relationship is a beautiful thing. Perhaps one of the most influential relationships in this life is the one between Mother and child. The sweetest sound to mortals given / Are heard in Mother, Home, and Heaven. —William Goldsmith Brown, “Mother, Home, and Heaven” No man is poor who has had a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Abusing And Misusing The Lord's Supper

    Contributed by Mike Fogerson on May 16, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 5,014 views

    There is a proper way for a problemed church to partake of the Lord’s Supper.

    Abusing and Misusing the Lord’s Supper (Stand-Alone Sermon) 1 Cor. 11:17-34 March 6, 2005 FBC, Chester Mike Fogerson, Speaker Introduction: Lovefeast (Agape) Potluck or bring-and-share supper Rich/poor But in giving this instruction, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tim Richards avatar

    Details About The Lord's Table

    Contributed by Tim Richards on May 20, 2005
    based on 54 ratings
     | 11,579 views

    The Lord’s Supper is about remembering Jesus’ death, but It’s also a chance to remember that His great sacrifice was made for us personally.

    Introduction: 1. This morning’s sermon is a bit different. You may notice, that for a change this morning, there are no sermon notes in your bulletin. This is a sermon where later you will be able to participate. The Lord’s Supper will be a part of this sermon. I hope you will discover as we share ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Seated At Christ's Table Series

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Nov 30, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,825 views

    This message deals with the thought that Communio is all about God and not about us. Additionally, the Corinthians church was acting in such a way that communion was divisive and thus did more harm than good for the local church.

    SEATED AT CHRIST’S TABLE 1 CORINTHIANS 11:17-34 INTRODUCTION: Last week we looked at the beginning of this chapter as an introduction to this section of 1 Corinthians, from chapter 11 through chapter 14. The major thought is that of public worship, and our propriety or activity in that worship. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brent Baker avatar

    Why Do We Take Communion Each Week? Series

    Contributed by Brent Baker on Sep 20, 2005
    based on 77 ratings
     | 22,148 views

    Every Sunday, we take a few minutes to partake of the Lord’s Supper and some don’t even know why. Why do we take the cracker and drink grape juice every Sunday.

    Date Preached __________ Where Preached __________ Why Do We Do What We Do? Why Do We Take Communion Each Week? 1 Corinthians 11:17 -34 A little girl asked her mother one Sunday morning as she was preparing lunch, “Mommy, why do you cut off the ends of the ham before you cook it?” The girl’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Mike Fogerson avatar

    3 Looks At The Lord's Supper

    Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Oct 17, 2005
    based on 15 ratings
     | 5,218 views

    The Lord’s Supper should be a time of unity, not division.

    3 Looks at the Lord’s Supper 1 Cor. 11:17-29 Oct. 9, 2005 FBC, Chester Mike Fogerson, Pastor But in giving this instruction, I do not praise you, because you come together not for the better but for the worse. 18 For, in the first place, when you come ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Heflin avatar

    Eating Together At The Lord's Table Series

    Contributed by David Heflin on Jan 11, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 7,308 views

    This is the third of three sermons inspired by the book Come to the Table by John Mark Hicks.

    Eating Together at the Lord’s Table 1 Cor. 11:17-34 11/6/05 Introduction: 1st Class! 1. Catering to the money. If you fly first class regularly, then don’t take offense, but I don’t like you very much! Those of us who fly coach wait in agonizingly long lines, while you zip right to the front of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Dr. Ronald Shultz avatar

    Christian = Plain Brown Wrapper

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jan 15, 2006
    based on 47 ratings
     | 3,601 views

    Choose your colors, just not plain brown.

    Christian = Plain Brown Wrapper I preach at a local rescue mission and I used most of this message there one night. I wanted to warn them because desperate people are very vulnerable to deception in the name of Christ. I have added some verses because I want to approach the same subject but ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Marc Bertrand avatar

    Communion: A Living Sermon

    Contributed by Marc Bertrand on Nov 5, 2004
    based on 44 ratings
     | 9,599 views

    Communion pictured as a living sermon proclaiming I. Christ’s Death, II. Christ’s Church, III. Christ’s Coming

    Intro: A woman in the church once shared with me a humorous story about her son. Once after a church service he had complained to her that the adults had all been given a snack, but none had been given to the little children. At first Candy was unsure of what he was thinking, but when she asked ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ronald Keller avatar

    What About The Lord's Supper?

    Contributed by Ronald Keller on Apr 6, 2003
    based on 87 ratings
     | 6,134 views

    A sermon investigating the purpose of the Lord’s Supper.

    INTRODUCTION "What’s for supper?" A question that is heard millions of times each day around our world. Most people have favorite foods. I pastored people who thought a meal was not a meal without meat and potatoes. Others who were never satisfied with a supper that did not include rice. Some of ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene