The Purpose of the Lord's Supper

SERMON OUTLINE

Introduction

• Erroneous Ideas of the Purpose of the Lord’s Supper

• Three Aspects to the Purpose of the Lord’s Supper

I. For a Seal or Confirmation of Our Faith (Luke 22:19-20; 1 Cor. 11:23-25)

• Reassuring Our Hearts in Two Ways:

1. The Penalty for Our Sins is Truly Paid – Christ’s “Body Which is Broken For You” (1 Cor. 11:24; Isa. 53:3-7)

• Our Sins “Laid Upon Him” - Imputed to Him (Isa. 53:6)

2. The One Sacrifice of Christ was Sufficient to Pay for all Our Sins Past, Present, and Future (Hebrews 9:12; 24-26; 10:18)

II. To Signify and Testify of Our Union with Christ in the Bond of Love (1 Corinthians 10:16-17)

• United with Christ the True Believer has Died to Sin to No Longer Serve Sin (Romans 6:11-13)

• United in Christ the True Believer Serves Christ in the Bond of Love (Heidelberg Catechism #76; Phil. 2:1-4)

III. To Make a Public Profession of Our Faith (Luke 22:19-20; 1 Corinthians 11:26-32)

• “Proclaim,” or Announce to the World Christ’s Death (1 Corinthians 11:26)

• A Warning (1 Corinthians 11:27-32)

Conclusion and Application

• Search Your Heart to Conform Your Understanding of the Purpose of the Lord’s Supper to What We are Taught from Scripture

Partake of the Lord’s Supper in True Faith and in True Repentance with Thankful Hearts to the Lord