Transcript Then He said to them, ‘With fervent desire I have desired

“Then He said to them, ‘With fervent
desire I have desired to eat this Passover
with you before I suffer; for I say to you, I
will no longer eat of it until it is fulfilled in
the kingdom of God.’ Then He took the
cup, and gave thanks, and said, ‘Take this
and divide it among yourselves; for I say
to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the
vine until the kingdom of God comes.’…”
Luke 22:15-20
“…And He took bread, gave thanks
and broke it, and gave it to them,
saying, ‘This is My body which is
given for you; do this in remembrance
of Me’ Likewise He also took the cup
after supper, saying, ‘This cup is the
new covenant in My blood, which is
shed for you’” (NKJV).
Luke 22:15-20
I. The Institution of the Memorial.
A. Gospel Accounts:
• Matthew 26:26-30
• Mark 14:22-26
B. Elements:
• “Fruit of the vine” (Mark & Luke).
• “Unleavened bread” (Ex. 12:8; 15-20; Mark
14:12-16).
C. Instituted on Passover (1 Cor. 5:6-8).
The Lord’s Supper
II. History of Its Observance.
A. The Church in Jerusalem (Acts 2:42).
B. The Church in Troas (Acts 20:7).
The Lord’s Supper
Justin Martyr (ca. 150 AD.) – “For the apostles, in
the memoirs composed by them, which are called
Gospels, have thus delivered unto us what was enjoined
upon them; that Jesus took bread, and when He had given
thanks, said, ‘This do ye in remembrance of Me, this is My
body;’ and that, after the same manner, having taken the
cup and given thanks, He said, ‘This is My blood;’ and
gave it to them alone….Sunday is the day on which we all
hold our common assembly, because it is the first day on
which God, having wrought a change in the darkness and
matter, made the world; and Jesus Christ our Savior on
the same day rose from the dead.” (First Apology 56, 57).
The Lord’s Supper
The Didache “Teaching of the Twelve”
(ca. 120 AD). “But every Lord’s day do ye
gather yourselves together, and break bread,
and give thanksgiving after having confessed
your transgressions, that your sacrifice may be
pure” (14).
The Lord’s Supper
II. History of Its Observance.
A. The Church in Jerusalem (Acts 2:42).
B. The Church in Troas (Acts 20:7).
C. The Church in Corinth (1 Cor. 11:17-26).
1. The solution: (1 Cor. 11:27-34).
2. Does that mean Christians should not
eat together? (Acts 2:46; 20:11).
3. “Love Feasts” (Jude 12).
The Lord’s Supper
III. Significance of the Memorial.
False Doctrines Regarding the Lord’s Supper.
A. Imposing a human name upon the
memorial. Eucharist (1 Cor. 10:16).
B. Making the memorial a “Sacrament.”
C. The elements change to the literal blood
and flesh of Christ. (John 6:27-35; 47-58).
D. Only the Priest drinks the cup. (1 Cor.
10:14-21).
The Lord’s Supper
III. Significance of the Memorial.
False Doctrines Regarding the Lord’s Supper.
E. Concepts from the Reformation:
• Martin Luther “Consubstantiation.”
• John Calvin – Spiritual significance.
• 1 Corinthians 11:25-26
F. Periodic Observance of the memorial. (1
Corinthians 11:27-29).
G. The cup as New Covenant (Luke 22:17, 20).
The Lord’s Supper