Participants with Christ

Introduction

I: FOUR VIEWS OF THE LORD’S SUPPER

A: Transubstantiation (Roman Catholic)

B: Consubstantiation (Luther)

C: Memorialist (Zwingli/Evangelical)

D: Means of Grace (Calvin)

II: PARTICIPATION WITH CHRIST

“… the sealing all benefits thereof unto true believers, their spiritual nourishment and growth in Him, their further engagement in and to all duties which they owe unto Him; and, to be a bond and pledge of their communion with Him, and with each other, as members of His mystical body. WCF 29.1

A: Communion (1 Cor. 10:16,17)

B: The Lord’s Table (1 Cor. 10:21)

C: The Lord’s Supper (1 Cor. 11:20)

III: WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOU

A: Not an automatic channel of Grace

B: Requires self-examination

C: Come with humility and faith

D: A Covenantal “call to duty”

Conclusion