The Savior - Supper - Symbol Series

THE SAVIOUR – SUPPER – SYMBOL

I CORINTHIANS 11:23-26

INTRODUCTION: Some people see only the facts but they never see the meaning behind the facts. They only see the literal, never the symbolic. Yet Jesus often times spoke in symbols (door, light, bread). He used many symbols to speak of the sacred and spiritual.

Before Jesus Ascended He left us with a picture of His atoning work on the cross. We call it the Lord’s Supper. It is a service in which we remember the most important act Jesus did for us. Note the three fundamental truths this event teaches us.

I. He Died For Us (v.26)

Study Isaiah 53. All the prophecies foretold about Him were fulfilled. Jesus paid it all.

II. He Arose From the Grave

The resurrection proved His death was part of God’s plan. When God raised Him from the dead He was placing His approval on the finished work at the cross. Christianity’s founder is not dead! “If Jesus did not rise form the grave nothing matters. But if He did, nothing else matters.”

III. He Is Coming Again (v.26)

At His first coming He died. At His second coming He will judge.

CONCLUSION: What do you see when you eat the bread and drink the juice? Rather than divide ourselves over the supper let us unite around its meaning!