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Faith, Love and Hope at the Lord's Table · Stornoway Free Church of Scotland - Sermons

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Well, a very warm welcome to you all tonight to this pre-communion service.
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Good to see you so many of you, and obviously quite a number of you by the look of it have
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been enjoying, like myself, something of the good weather, which we're thankful to God
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for.
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Now, one or two things just to intimate before we begin the service.
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At the close of the service, an invitation is given to anybody who wishes to come to
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take communion for the first time, if they would make their way down to the hall, please.
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The session will be meeting in the hall tonight rather than in the session room to my left
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here in the church building.
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So if you make your way to the hall, that would include any two who have a certificate to hand
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in or have handed in a disjunction certificate from other congregations, because, as you
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know, we like, as a session, to formally welcome those who have brought certificates from other
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congregations, and that's just a formal welcome, there's no interview, but it's just to welcome
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them and meet with them so that we know exactly who they are.
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Now, that also includes the session tonight.
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Anybody who wishes to come for baptism for their children, the session will be pleased to
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meet with any who want to have baptism for their children, and we'll arrange that as well,
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if you would kindly also, after the service, make your way down to the hall.
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Now, we're following the same process as last time, same procedure as last communion, so
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that means we're not giving out tokens, as was the case in the past, just to avoid, again,
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too much contact.
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So at the end of the service, I won't go to the door.
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We'll just make our way through to the hall.
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Those who want to go to the hall and the rest can just leave.
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So that's really the only intimations I need to make, I think, this evening.
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Let's sing to God's praise now from Psalm 105.
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Psalm 105.
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That's in the Sing Psalms version, and that's on page 138, 138, verses 1 to 11.
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Give thanks to the Lord God and call on His name.
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His wonderful deeds to the nations proclaim.
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Sing praises to Him and His exploits record.
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Let all those who seek Him rejoice in the Lord.
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You chosen ones, look to the Lord and His might.
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Seek ever His face and His wonders recite.
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His miracles too and His judgments divine.
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You children of Abraham, Jacob's own line.
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Through to the end of verse 11.
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These verses give thanks to the Lord God.
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And we'll stand to sing.
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Give thanks to the Lord God and call on His name.
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His wonderful deeds to the nations proclaim.
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Sing praises to Him and His thanks to the Lord.
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Let all those who seek Him rejoice in the Lord.
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The chosen ones, move to the Lord and His might.
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Seek ever His peace and His wonders recite.
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His miracles too and His judgments divine.
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New children of Abraham, sing God's own line.
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The Lord is our God and He rules all the earth.
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Remembering His covenant, the word He set forth.
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His cleave for Christ, the law and HEaret
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was made sure,
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with Israel
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his covenant
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would always
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endure.
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To you
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I will give
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a secure
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portion to stand,
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the country
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of Canaan,
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a beautiful
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land.
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Let's now join together in prayer.
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Let's call upon the Lord in prayer.
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O Lord,
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our gracious God, we thank you
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for the many truths contained
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in these words we have been singing.
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The promises you gave
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that have already been fulfilled.
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The promises that you have given
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that remain to be fulfilled
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in the experience of your people.
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But we thank you, O Lord,
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that those that remain to be fulfilled
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are as certain as those
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that have already been completed.
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For you are God and you are truth
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and your word is truth.
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And every word you have spoken
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has proved to be reliable
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and always will.
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We thank you tonight, Lord,
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that this is our privilege
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when on such a beautiful evening
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we could so easily be elsewhere
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where our hearts desire that way.
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But we thank you
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that our heart is here
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to worship you
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and to meet together
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to prepare for the remembrance
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of the Lord's death
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in the sacrament of the supper.
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We give thanks for that desire, O Lord,
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a desire that you have planted
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in our hearts,
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a desire that we have not created ourselves
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and yet we recognize, Lord,
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the reality of it.
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We pray that as we follow that desire
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and seek to live by faith
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in following the ways of the Lord,
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that we would tonight
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know your presence with us,
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that we would know your blessing
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following your word
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as we read it
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and have it expounded,
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as we hear it,
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as we sing your praises
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and call upon you in prayer.
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O Lord, our God,
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we ask that you would manifest
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yourself to us.
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Show us, we pray,
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as you showed the disciples long ago
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the reality of your suffering
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and now of your resurrection too.
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We thank you that we address you tonight
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as we seek to remember you
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in your death tomorrow,
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that we address you
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as the risen Lord,
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as the exalted Lord,
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as the King of kings
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and Lord of lords
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who sits on the throne of heaven
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and in whose hand
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is the scroll
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of the destiny of the world,
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the history of the world,
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everything that will ever take place
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to the end of the age.
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We thank you, O Lord,
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that you are the one
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who is with your people.
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We need no less than you
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to be with us.
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And we have no less
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according to your promise
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and according to the experience
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of your people
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down through the ages.
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And Lord, we thank you
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for the promise
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of your presence
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with your people
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to the end of the world
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so that whatever circumstances
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may arise
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in our personal experience,
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in our circumstances,
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and the consequences
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of our own
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or other's actions.
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We do thank you, O Lord,
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that your word remains true,
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that your promise
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is ensured to your people.
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And we give thanks
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that this is especially addressed
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to our life
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as your people in the world,
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to our witness for you,
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to our testimony
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that you are God,
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that we are your people.
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We pray tonight
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as we gather
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in anticipation
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and preparation
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for the Lord's Supper,
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that you would help us
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as your word calls us to do,
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to examine ourselves
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in your presence
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and to examine ourselves
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in such a way
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as would come desiringly
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and knowingly
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to partake of the elements
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of the bread
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and of the cup,
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symbolizing and representing
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and sealing to your people
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the benefits of your death.
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Lord God,
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we ask that
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these may be made
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very real to us,
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not only in our preparation,
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but also by your will tomorrow
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as we seek
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to take them to ourselves
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and to thereby find
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that we once again
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remember the Lord's death
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until he come.
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We thank you for all
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who have come
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to your table previously,
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for those who have been there
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over many years.
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We thank you, Lord,
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for their continued testimony
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and walk with you.
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We ask that you would continue
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to keep them
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and bless them
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and help us, Lord,
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as a congregation
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to value the counsel
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of those who have gone
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ahead of us
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in the way of faith.
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And we pray
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that as we gather together
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tonight,
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we may recognize
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the value there is
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in being together
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and in learning
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from one another
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and looking out
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for each other
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on the way through life.
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We pray for those
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who wish to come
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for the first time.
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Lord, we ask that
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they too will be encouraged
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and strengthened
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and that as they take
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the step
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as they desire to do,
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Lord, help us,
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we pray,
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to be of benefit to them
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and to be that fellowship
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of a family
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that would indeed welcome
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those who want
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to progress their lives
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spiritually
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and grow in grace
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and in the knowledge
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of the Lord
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and Savior Jesus Christ.
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Christ.
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We give thanks too
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for those
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who are joining us
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from other congregations.
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We thank you, Lord,
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for their interest,
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for their participation
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in the work
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of the congregation
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thus far.
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We ask that you
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bless them
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in their own hearts
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and in their families
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and pray that even
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at this time
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they may have
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confirmed to them
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your own will
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and your own purpose
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for them.
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We pray for those
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who are coming
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for baptism.
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We ask that
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your blessing, Lord,
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will be with them
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and with all
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who have recently
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baptized their children
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in this congregation.
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Gracious Lord,
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make us thankful
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that we have
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young families
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who wish to follow
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in the ways of the Lord,
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who wish to bring up
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their children
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in the knowledge
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of the Lord,
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in the nurture
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of the Lord,
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in the discipline
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of the Lord.
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And we pray
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that they may,
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Lord,
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come and
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do dependence
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upon your grace,
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that they may come
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themselves to grow
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and to flourish
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and to have
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their children
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established in your ways
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and rooted
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and grounded
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in the Lord Jesus Christ.
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And we pray
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that your blessing
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will be with all tonight
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who cannot be with us.
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Lord,
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we think especially
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of those who are ill.
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We know that there are
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various illnesses
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keeping people
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we know and love
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from being with us tonight.
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We pray especially
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for those
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who are seriously ill.
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We pray for those
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who have COVID.
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We pray for those
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who are recovering
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from illness,
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from surgery.
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We pray for those
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who cannot be here
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because they face
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and experience
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the difficulties
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and the challenges
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of old age
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and of discomfort.
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Lord,
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we ask that you
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would be pleased
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to bless them,
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bless them
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wherever they are
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and give them,
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Lord, to know
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your presence
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and of your being
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with them
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and those who trust
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in you.
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And any who do not,
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Lord,
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bring them,
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we pray,
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to that position
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of faith
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and of trust
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so that they come
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to know the living God
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and come to rejoice
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in his salvation.
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We ask now
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that you would continue
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to bless us here
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and as we turn
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to your word
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once again
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we pray
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for the light
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that comes
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from your Holy Spirit
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opening up our minds,
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our understanding
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and also renewing
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our will
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and giving us,
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O Lord,
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that inward appetite
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and hunger
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for your word
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and for your presence
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and enable us
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as we do so
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to know,
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Lord,
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again
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of a thankful heart
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as we express
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our thanks to you.
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Receive us
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then we pray
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and cleanse us
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from all our sins
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for Jesus' sake.
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Amen.
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I'm going to read
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tonight
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from the Gospel
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of Luke
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chapter 22.
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We're going to be
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looking at some verses
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from 1 Corinthians
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actually looking
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at our warrants
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that we usually read
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when we come
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to administer
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the Lord's Supper
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but we'll look
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at the way
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it's rooted
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obviously
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in the way
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in which Jesus
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spoke on the night
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in which he was betrayed
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and spoke in such a way
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to the disciples
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as we find
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in these verses.
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So Luke chapter 22
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and from verse 7
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and we'll read down
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as far as verse 30.
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Then came the day
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of unleavened bread
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on which the Passover lamb
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had to be sacrificed.
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So Jesus sent Peter
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and John saying
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go and prepare
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the Passover for us
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that we may eat it.
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They said to him
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where would you
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have us prepare it?
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He said to them
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behold
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when you have
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entered the city
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a man carrying
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a jar of water
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will meet you.
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Follow him
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into the house
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that he enters
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and tell the master
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of the house
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the teacher says
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to you
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where is the guest room
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where I may eat
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the Passover
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with my disciples?
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And he will show you
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a large upper room
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furnished
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prepare it there.
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And they went
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and found it
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just as he had told them
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and they prepared
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the Passover.
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And when the hour came
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he reclined at table
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and the apostles
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with him
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and he said to them
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I have earnestly
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desired to eat
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this Passover
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with you
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before I suffer
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for I tell you
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I will not eat it
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until it is fulfilled
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in the kingdom of God.
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And he took a cup
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and when he had given thanks
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he said
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take this and divide it
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among yourselves
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for I tell you
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that from now on
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I will not drink
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of the fruit of the vine
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until the kingdom
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of God comes.
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And he took bread
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and when he had given thanks
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he broke it
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and gave it to them
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saying
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this is my body
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which is given
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for you
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do this
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in remembrance
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of me.
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Likewise the cup
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after they had eaten
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saying
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this cup
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that is poured out
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for you
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is the new covenant
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in my blood
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but behold
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the hand of him
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who betrays me
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is with me
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on the table
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for the son of man
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goes as it has
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been determined
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but woe
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to that man
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by whom he is
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betrayed.
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And they began
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to question one another
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which of them
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it could be
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who was going
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to do this.
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A dispute also
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arose among them
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as to which of them
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was to be regarded
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as the greatest.
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And he said to them
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the kings of the Gentiles
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exercise lordship over them
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and those in authority
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over them
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are called benefactors
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but not so with you
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rather let the greatest
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among you
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become as the youngest
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and the leader
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as one who serves.
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For who is the greater
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one who reclines
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at table
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or one who serves?
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Is it not the one
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who reclines
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at table
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but I am among you
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as the one
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who serves?
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You are those
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who have stayed
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with me
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in my trials
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and I assign to you
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as my father
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assigned to me
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a kingdom
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that you may eat
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and drink
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at my table
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in my kingdom
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and sit on thrones
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judging
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the twelve tribes
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of Israel.
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Amen
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and may the Lord
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once again
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bless to us
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our reading
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of his word.
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Let's turn again
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to praise him
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this time
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from Psalm number 40
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Psalm number 40
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in the Scottish Psalter
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that's on page 259
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We'll sing verses 1 to 5
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six stanzas
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to the double
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verse 5
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I waited for the Lord
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my God
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and patiently
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did bear
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at length to me
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he did incline
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my voice
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and cry to hear
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he took me
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from a fearful pit
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and from the miry clay
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and on a rock
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he set my feet
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establishing
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my way
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verses 1 to 5
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I waited for the Lord
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my God
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my God
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and patiently
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and patiently
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did bear
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but led to me
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he didn't lie
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my voice
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and cry
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to hear
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he took me
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he took me
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from the fearful pit
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and from the miry clay
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and on a rock
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he set my feet
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establishing my way
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a new song
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in my mouth
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a God
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to magnify
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many
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shall see
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his hands
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shall fear
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and on
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the Lord
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rely
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O blessed
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is
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the man
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whose trust
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upon
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the Lord
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relies
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respecting
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not
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the proud
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nor such
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as
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turn aside
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to lies
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O Lord
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my God
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who many are
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the wonder
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shall
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pass
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done
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thy gracious
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thoughts
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to us
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were far
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above
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all thoughts
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are gone
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in your turn
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and can
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reckon
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them
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to thee
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if them
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declare
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and speak
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of them
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I would
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they
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bore
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and can
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be
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numbered
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high
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now will you
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turn with me
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this evening
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to 1 Corinthians
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chapter 11
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1 Corinthians
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chapter 11
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and we'll begin
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reading at
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verse 23
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and this is the
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passage for a
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short time
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we'll look at
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this evening
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verses 23
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to 26
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for I received
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from the Lord
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what I also
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delivered to you
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that the Lord
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Jesus on the night
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when he was
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betrayed
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took bread
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and when he
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had given
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thanks he
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broke it
20:01
and said
20:02
this is my
20:03
body
20:03
which is
20:04
for you
20:04
do this
20:06
in remembrance
20:06
of me
20:07
in the same
20:08
way also
20:09
he took
20:09
the cup
20:10
after supper
20:10
saying
20:11
this cup
20:12
is the new
20:13
covenant
20:13
in my blood
20:14
do this
20:15
as often
20:16
as you
20:16
drink it
20:17
in remembrance
20:18
of me
20:19
for as often
20:20
as you eat
20:21
this bread
20:21
and drink
20:22
the cup
20:23
you proclaim
20:24
the Lord's
20:25
death
20:25
until
20:26
he comes
20:28
well we're
20:31
here as we
20:31
know to
20:32
make preparation
20:33
for coming
20:34
to the
20:34
communion
20:35
table
20:35
to take
20:36
communion
20:37
to partake
20:38
of the
20:38
Lord's
20:39
supper
20:39
and as I
20:42
was going
20:42
through these
20:43
words and
20:44
these verses
20:44
it certainly
20:47
came to me
20:47
that the
20:48
three main
20:50
elements that
20:51
we find in
20:51
our Christian
20:52
walk
20:53
our Christian
20:54
practice
20:54
faith
20:55
love
20:56
and hope
20:56
that they
20:58
can actually
20:58
be found
20:59
in some
20:59
of the
21:00
terminology
21:00
of these
21:01
verses
21:02
and that we
21:03
can therefore
21:04
say that
21:05
taking communion
21:06
is itself
21:08
an act of
21:08
faith
21:09
it's also
21:10
an act
21:11
of love
21:12
it's also
21:13
an act
21:14
of hope
21:15
it is
21:17
an act
21:19
of faith
21:19
if you
21:20
focus on
21:21
the words
21:21
this
21:22
is my
21:24
body
21:24
you come
21:25
to the
21:26
Lord's
21:26
table
21:26
and you
21:27
take these
21:28
words
21:28
and you
21:28
discern
21:29
in these
21:30
elements
21:30
the
21:31
Lord's
21:32
body
21:32
what
21:33
happened
21:34
on the
21:35
night
21:35
in which
21:35
he was
21:36
betrayed
21:36
and then
21:38
when you
21:38
think of
21:39
the word
21:39
remember
21:40
or remembrance
21:40
do this
21:41
in remembrance
21:42
of me
21:43
which is
21:44
following
21:44
what the
21:44
Lord himself
21:45
had said
21:45
to the
21:46
disciples
21:46
you can
21:47
see that
21:48
partaking
21:48
of the
21:50
supper
21:50
or taking
21:50
communion
21:51
is an
21:52
act of
21:53
love
21:53
because
21:54
in remembrance
21:55
you're
21:56
reflecting
21:56
upon
21:57
what
21:57
Christ
21:58
did
21:58
and how
21:59
in his
22:00
great
22:00
act of
22:01
love
22:01
he gave
22:02
himself
22:02
to the
22:03
death
22:03
of the
22:03
cross
22:04
and now
22:05
in response
22:06
you at
22:06
the Lord's
22:07
supper
22:07
take
22:08
these elements
22:09
that represent
22:10
his death
22:11
and in return
22:12
you love
22:14
him
22:14
as you
22:15
take
22:16
the bread
22:17
and the
22:17
cup
22:18
and then
22:19
thirdly
22:20
it's also
22:21
taking
22:21
communion
22:22
is also
22:22
an act
22:23
of
22:24
hope
22:25
because
22:26
as it
22:26
says here
22:27
you proclaim
22:28
the Lord's
22:28
death
22:28
until
22:29
he
22:30
comes
22:31
so you're
22:32
looking
22:32
forward
22:33
in the
22:33
exercise
22:34
of hope
22:35
as well
22:36
as of
22:36
love
22:36
and of
22:37
faith
22:37
you look
22:38
forward
22:38
in the
22:39
exercise
22:39
of hope
22:40
to the
22:40
return
22:41
of the
22:41
Lord
22:41
you look
22:43
forward
22:43
to the
22:43
time
22:44
when
22:44
the
22:45
Lord's
22:45
supper
22:45
will be
22:46
replaced
22:46
by the
22:47
marriage
22:47
banquet
22:48
of the
22:48
lamb
22:48
and as
22:50
you partake
22:50
of the
22:51
Lord's
22:51
supper
22:51
so that
22:53
carries
22:53
you
22:53
forward
22:54
in your
22:54
thoughts
22:54
in the
22:55
exercise
22:55
of your
22:56
soul
22:57
along
22:57
with faith
22:58
and with
22:58
love
22:59
hoping
23:00
in a
23:01
positive
23:01
way
23:02
eagerly
23:03
awaiting
23:04
for
23:05
the
23:05
return
23:06
of
23:06
Jesus
23:07
so
23:08
taking
23:09
communion
23:09
is
23:10
an act
23:11
of
23:11
faith
23:12
he
23:13
took
23:13
this
23:14
bread
23:15
and when
23:15
he had
23:15
given
23:15
thanks
23:16
he said
23:16
this
23:17
is my
23:18
body
23:18
which
23:19
is
23:19
for
23:19
you
23:19
in
23:20
the
23:20
same
23:21
way
23:21
he
23:21
took
23:21
the
23:21
cup
23:21
and
23:22
said
23:22
this
23:22
cup
23:23
is
23:23
the
23:24
new
23:24
covenant
23:24
in
23:25
my
23:25
blood
23:26
this
23:26
is
23:27
my
23:27
body
23:27
this
23:28
is
23:28
the
23:29
new
23:29
covenant
23:30
in
23:30
my
23:31
blood
23:31
and
23:32
as
23:32
you
23:32
come
23:32
to
23:33
the
23:33
Lord's
23:33
supper
23:33
and
23:34
partake
23:34
of
23:34
the
23:34
Lord's
23:35
supper
23:35
you
23:36
do
23:36
so
23:36
in
23:37
the
23:37
exercise
23:37
of
23:38
your
23:38
faith
23:38
it's
23:38
your
23:39
faith
23:39
that
23:40
you
23:40
exercise
23:41
when
23:41
you
23:41
look
23:41
at
23:41
these
23:42
elements
23:42
the
23:42
bread
23:43
and
23:43
the
23:44
cup
23:44
and
23:44
you
23:44
believe
23:45
in
23:45
what
23:45
they
23:46
represent
23:46
you
23:47
believe
23:47
you
23:47
trust
23:48
in
23:48
the
23:49
Jesus
23:49
that's
23:50
essentially
23:50
a main
23:51
aspect
23:51
of what
23:52
faith
23:52
is
23:53
trusting
23:54
in
23:54
Christ
23:55
and
23:56
in
23:56
theological
23:57
terms
23:57
or
23:57
logical
23:58
terms
23:59
and
23:59
in
23:59
the
23:59
theology
24:00
of
24:00
our
24:01
salvation
24:02
faith
24:04
comes
24:04
before
24:05
love
24:06
although
24:06
they are
24:07
of course
24:07
joined
24:08
together
24:08
inseparably
24:09
you
24:10
believe
24:11
you
24:11
trust
24:11
in
24:12
the
24:12
Lord
24:12
Jesus
24:12
that's
24:13
what
24:13
joins
24:14
you
24:14
believingly
24:15
savingly
24:16
to
24:16
Christ
24:17
and
24:18
it's
24:18
that
24:19
that
24:19
then
24:19
ushers
24:20
you
24:20
into
24:21
a
24:22
life
24:22
and
24:23
a
24:24
discipleship
24:24
of
24:25
love
24:25
where
24:26
you
24:26
love
24:26
him
24:27
and
24:28
so
24:28
faith
24:28
and
24:29
actually
24:29
the
24:29
actions
24:30
of
24:30
the
24:30
table
24:30
I
24:31
think
24:32
are
24:32
significant
24:32
just
24:33
to
24:33
briefly
24:34
mention
24:35
it
24:35
certainly
24:36
it was
24:37
always
24:38
the
24:38
case
24:38
in
24:38
our
24:39
forefathers
24:40
that
24:40
they
24:40
saw
24:40
the
24:41
actions
24:41
of
24:42
the
24:42
table
24:42
themselves
24:43
to
24:43
be
24:43
significant
24:44
because
24:45
Jesus
24:45
did
24:45
say
24:46
take
24:47
eat
24:48
take
24:49
this
24:50
cup
24:50
drink
24:51
of
24:51
it
24:51
there
24:52
is
24:52
a
24:53
specific
24:54
physical
24:55
action
24:55
on our
24:56
part
24:56
taking
24:57
the
24:58
cup
24:58
taking
24:59
the
25:00
bread
25:00
which
25:01
itself
25:01
outwardly
25:02
represents
25:03
your
25:03
taking
25:04
of
25:04
Jesus
25:05
to
25:05
yourself
25:05
now
25:05
you've
25:06
done
25:06
that
25:06
already
25:06
before
25:07
you've
25:07
come
25:08
to
25:08
the
25:08
Lord
25:08
Supper
25:09
you've
25:09
come
25:10
to
25:10
Jesus
25:10
you've
25:11
placed
25:11
your
25:11
trust
25:12
in
25:12
him
25:12
and
25:13
placing
25:13
your
25:13
trust
25:14
in
25:14
him
25:14
means
25:14
you
25:15
have
25:15
taken
25:15
him
25:16
as
25:16
your
25:16
saviour
25:17
and
25:17
when
25:17
you
25:17
reach
25:18
forward
25:18
and
25:19
take
25:19
these
25:19
elements
25:20
in
25:20
the
25:20
Lord
25:20
Supper
25:21
you're
25:21
again
25:22
doing
25:22
something
25:23
representative
25:24
if you
25:24
like
25:24
it is
25:25
to you
25:26
outwardly
25:26
what
25:27
you've
25:27
done
25:27
in
25:27
your
25:27
soul
25:28
already
25:28
and
25:29
here
25:29
in
25:29
your
25:29
soul
25:30
again
25:30
you're
25:31
reaching
25:31
out
25:31
as it
25:32
were
25:32
with
25:32
the
25:32
hands
25:33
of
25:33
faith
25:33
and
25:34
taking
25:34
Jesus
25:35
again
25:35
to
25:35
yourself
25:36
in
25:36
a
25:36
way
25:37
that
25:37
confirms
25:37
your
25:38
relationship
25:39
with
25:39
him
25:39
that
25:40
confirms
25:40
him
25:40
as
25:41
your
25:41
saviour
25:41
in
25:42
a
25:42
way
25:42
that
25:42
says
25:43
Lord
25:43
I've
25:43
already
25:44
taken
25:44
you
25:44
spiritually
25:45
by
25:46
believing
25:47
in
25:47
you
25:47
and
25:47
my
25:47
trusting
25:48
in
25:48
you
25:48
and
25:49
I'm
25:49
actually
25:49
again
25:50
confirming
25:51
that
25:51
as I
25:52
take
25:52
these
25:52
elements
25:53
in
25:54
the
25:54
Lord
25:54
Supper
25:55
you
25:57
see
25:58
these
25:58
elements
25:58
as
25:59
themselves
26:00
representing
26:01
and
26:01
indeed
26:01
as
26:03
a
26:04
catechism
26:04
reminds us
26:05
they're a
26:06
sign
26:06
and a
26:07
seal
26:07
a
26:09
seal
26:09
being
26:09
something
26:10
that
26:10
confirms
26:11
the
26:12
death
26:12
of
26:12
Christ
26:13
a
26:13
sign
26:13
and
26:14
a
26:14
seal
26:15
of
26:16
what
26:16
we
26:16
are
26:17
in
26:17
Christ
26:18
they
26:19
don't
26:19
convey
26:20
themselves
26:21
salvation
26:22
but
26:24
they
26:24
do
26:24
confirm
26:25
the
26:26
salvation
26:26
that
26:27
we
26:27
have
26:27
received
26:28
by
26:28
faith
26:29
in
26:29
Christ
26:30
they
26:31
are
26:31
a
26:31
sign
26:31
and
26:32
a
26:32
seal
26:33
and
26:33
as
26:33
you
26:33
think
26:34
of
26:34
trusting
26:35
in
26:35
the
26:36
Lord
26:36
there
26:37
is
26:37
of
26:37
course
26:38
the
26:38
element
26:38
of
26:39
obedience
26:40
along
26:40
with
26:40
trusting
26:41
because
26:42
obedience
26:43
is an
26:44
essential
26:44
element
26:45
of
26:45
faith
26:46
you
26:47
cannot
26:48
think
26:48
of
26:48
believing
26:49
without
26:50
also
26:51
carrying
26:51
in it
26:52
the
26:52
element
26:52
of
26:53
obedience
26:54
that's
26:54
something
26:55
the
26:55
Bible
26:55
itself
26:56
makes
26:56
very
26:57
clear
26:57
think
26:57
for
26:57
example
26:58
of
26:58
Romans
26:58
chapter
26:59
6
27:00
that
27:00
wonderful
27:01
chapter
27:02
that talks
27:02
about
27:03
our being
27:03
separated
27:05
from
27:06
sin
27:06
as the
27:07
dominant
27:07
factor
27:08
and power
27:09
in our
27:09
lives
27:09
to be
27:10
brought
27:10
into
27:11
union
27:11
with
27:11
Christ
27:12
and under
27:12
the
27:12
direction
27:13
of
27:14
the
27:14
Holy
27:14
Spirit
27:14
and
27:15
remember
27:15
in
27:16
that
27:16
chapter
27:16
verse
27:17
17
27:18
of
27:18
Romans
27:18
6
27:19
you find
27:20
Paul
27:20
saying
27:21
thanks
27:22
be
27:22
to
27:22
God
27:23
that
27:23
you
27:24
who
27:24
were
27:24
once
27:24
slaves
27:25
of
27:25
sin
27:25
have
27:26
become
27:26
obedient
27:27
from
27:27
the
27:28
heart
27:28
to
27:29
the
27:29
standard
27:30
of
27:30
teaching
27:31
to
27:32
which
27:32
you
27:33
were
27:33
committed
27:33
or
27:34
delivered
27:34
and
27:35
having
27:35
been
27:35
freed
27:36
from
27:36
sin
27:37
you
27:37
have
27:37
become
27:38
slaves
27:38
or
27:38
bond
27:39
servants
27:39
of
27:40
righteousness
27:41
now
27:41
these
27:41
words
27:41
there
27:42
are
27:43
important
27:43
I
27:43
know
27:43
we've
27:43
mentioned
27:44
them
27:44
before
27:44
you
27:46
by
27:47
obedience
27:47
you
27:49
were
27:49
once
27:50
slaves
27:50
of
27:50
sin
27:50
but
27:51
you've
27:51
become
27:52
obedient
27:52
from
27:53
the
27:53
heart
27:53
to
27:54
the
27:54
standard
27:55
of
27:55
teaching
27:55
to
27:56
which
27:56
you
27:56
were
27:56
delivered
27:57
in
27:57
other
27:57
words
27:57
what
27:58
God
27:58
did
27:58
and
27:59
separating
27:59
you
27:59
off
28:00
from
28:00
the
28:00
power
28:01
of
28:01
sin
28:01
the
28:01
dominance
28:02
of
28:02
sin
28:02
that
28:03
once
28:04
characterized
28:04
your
28:05
life
28:05
as
28:06
an
28:06
unsaved
28:07
sinner
28:07
he
28:08
didn't
28:09
just
28:09
release
28:09
you
28:10
or
28:10
take
28:11
you
28:11
from
28:11
the
28:12
attachment
28:13
that
28:13
sin
28:13
had
28:14
to
28:14
you
28:14
and
28:14
you
28:14
had
28:15
to
28:15
sin
28:15
he
28:17
something
28:18
he
28:19
delivered
28:19
you
28:20
to
28:20
this
28:20
standard
28:21
this
28:22
form
28:22
of
28:23
teaching
28:23
that
28:25
he
28:25
has
28:25
given
28:25
us
28:26
in
28:26
the
28:26
gospel
28:27
or
28:27
in
28:27
his
28:27
word
28:28
and
28:29
so
28:29
obedience
28:31
to
28:31
Christ
28:32
is at
28:32
the
28:32
heart
28:33
of
28:33
that
28:33
you
28:33
have
28:33
the
28:34
same
28:34
in
28:35
first
28:35
Peter
28:36
the
28:37
very
28:37
beginning
28:37
of
28:38
that
28:38
letter
28:39
of
28:39
first
28:39
Peter
28:39
again
28:40
teaches
28:41
us
28:42
that
28:42
this
28:43
is
28:43
in
28:43
fact
28:43
what
28:43
the
28:44
purpose
28:45
of
28:45
God
28:45
was
28:46
in
28:46
sending
28:47
Christ
28:48
into
28:48
the
28:49
world
28:49
and
28:49
coming
28:50
to
28:50
save
28:51
God's
28:51
own
28:51
people
28:52
he
28:53
says
28:53
to
28:53
those
28:53
who
28:54
are
28:54
elect
28:54
exiles
28:55
of
28:55
the
28:55
dispersion
28:56
he
28:56
mentions
28:57
then
28:57
those
28:57
regions
28:58
according
28:58
to
28:58
the
28:58
foreknowledge
28:59
of
28:59
God
28:59
the
29:00
Father
29:00
in
29:01
the
29:01
sanctification
29:01
of
29:02
the
29:02
spirit
29:03
for
29:04
obedience
29:04
to
29:05
Jesus
29:05
Christ
29:06
and
29:06
for
29:07
sprinkling
29:07
with
29:07
his
29:08
blood
29:08
better
29:09
I
29:09
think
29:10
in
29:10
the
29:10
old
29:10
translation
29:10
in
29:11
that
29:11
instance
29:11
for
29:12
obedience
29:13
and
29:13
sprinkling
29:14
of
29:14
the
29:15
blood
29:15
of
29:15
Jesus
29:15
Christ
29:16
he
29:16
brought
29:16
you
29:17
under
29:17
the
29:18
provision
29:18
of
29:19
the
29:19
death
29:19
of
29:19
Christ
29:20
the
29:20
sprinkling
29:21
of
29:21
his
29:21
blood
29:21
that's
29:21
what
29:22
it
29:22
signifies
29:22
and
29:23
as
29:23
he
29:23
brought
29:23
you
29:23
under
29:24
the
29:24
provisions
29:24
of
29:25
that
29:25
so
29:26
that's
29:26
God
29:27
bringing
29:27
us
29:27
to
29:27
obedience
29:28
to
29:29
this
29:29
Christ
29:30
that's
29:30
why
29:31
Jesus
29:31
came
29:32
that's
29:32
the
29:32
purpose
29:33
of
29:33
his
29:33
death
29:33
to
29:34
bring
29:34
us
29:35
to
29:35
this
29:35
point
29:36
where
29:36
we're
29:37
savingly
29:37
united
29:38
to
29:38
him
29:38
by
29:38
faith
29:39
the
29:39
faith
29:39
that
29:39
involves
29:40
trusting
29:40
in
29:41
him
29:41
the
29:41
faith
29:41
that
29:42
involves
29:42
obedience
29:43
to
29:44
him
29:44
and
29:44
of
29:44
course
29:44
we
29:45
remember
29:45
too
29:45
that
29:46
obedience
29:47
is very
29:48
much
29:48
a part
29:49
of
29:49
coming
29:50
to
29:50
take
29:50
communion
29:51
the
29:53
Lord
29:53
doesn't
29:53
actually
29:54
present
29:55
it
29:55
to
29:55
us
29:55
as
29:56
something
29:56
that's
29:57
just
29:57
a bit
29:57
of
29:57
a
29:58
take
29:58
it
29:58
or
29:58
leave
29:58
it
29:58
thing
29:59
he
30:00
doesn't
30:00
say
30:00
well
30:00
there's
30:01
there's
30:01
the
30:01
Lord's
30:02
supper
30:02
there's
30:03
the bread
30:03
and there's
30:04
the cup
30:04
take it
30:05
if you
30:06
like
30:06
if you
30:07
think
30:07
it's
30:07
appropriate
30:08
then
30:08
take
30:09
it
30:09
no
30:09
he
30:09
says
30:10
take
30:11
it
30:11
it's
30:11
a
30:11
command
30:12
of
30:12
his
30:12
it's
30:13
an
30:13
imperative
30:13
he
30:15
doesn't
30:15
just
30:16
bring
30:16
us
30:16
to
30:17
think
30:17
of
30:18
the
30:18
Lord's
30:18
supper
30:19
as
30:20
something
30:20
that's
30:21
there
30:21
and then
30:22
leave it
30:22
to
30:22
ourselves
30:23
to think
30:24
of
30:24
whether
30:24
it's
30:24
a
30:24
good
30:24
thing
30:24
or
30:25
not
30:25
it
30:26
comes
30:26
with
30:27
the
30:27
Lord's
30:28
specific
30:29
command
30:30
that's
30:30
what
30:30
Jesus
30:30
said
30:31
take
30:32
the
30:33
cup
30:33
take
30:35
the
30:35
spread
30:35
obey
30:38
the
30:39
voice
30:40
of
30:40
the
30:40
Lord
30:40
the
30:40
command
30:41
of
30:42
the
30:42
Lord
30:42
in
30:42
other
30:42
words
30:43
in
30:44
the
30:46
old
30:46
days
30:46
certainly
30:49
in
30:49
Scotland
30:49
as
30:50
well
30:50
the
30:50
Lord
30:50
wasn't
30:50
there
30:51
that
30:51
it
30:51
began
30:52
but
30:52
the
30:54
communion
30:54
very
30:55
often
30:55
used
30:56
to
30:56
be
30:56
called
30:56
the
30:57
action
30:57
and
30:59
the
30:59
sermon
30:59
on
31:00
the
31:00
day
31:00
of
31:00
communion
31:00
which
31:01
invariably
31:02
in
31:02
those
31:02
days
31:03
would
31:03
have
31:03
been
31:03
something
31:04
to
31:04
do
31:04
with
31:04
the
31:04
atonement
31:05
with
31:05
the
31:06
death
31:06
of
31:06
Christ
31:06
or
31:06
the
31:07
obedience
31:07
of
31:07
Christ
31:07
himself
31:08
was
31:08
called
31:09
the
31:09
action
31:10
sermon
31:10
the
31:12
action
31:12
sermon
31:13
was
31:13
a
31:13
sermon
31:14
about
31:14
the
31:15
action
31:15
of
31:16
Jesus
31:16
in
31:17
giving
31:17
himself
31:18
to
31:18
the
31:18
death
31:18
of
31:19
the
31:19
cross
31:19
and
31:20
you
31:20
can
31:20
see
31:21
from
31:21
that
31:21
how
31:21
obedience
31:22
fits
31:23
into
31:23
that
31:23
just
31:24
as
31:24
Christ
31:25
obeyed
31:26
the
31:26
father's
31:27
will
31:27
in
31:28
giving
31:28
himself
31:29
to
31:29
the
31:29
death
31:29
of
31:29
the
31:30
cross
31:30
so
31:31
in
31:31
loving
31:31
response
31:32
and
31:32
believing
31:32
response
31:33
and
31:33
obedient
31:34
response
31:34
we
31:35
come
31:35
to
31:35
the
31:35
Lord's
31:36
supper
31:36
and
31:37
we
31:38
take
31:38
the
31:39
bread
31:39
and
31:40
the
31:40
cup
31:40
in
31:41
response
31:42
to
31:42
his
31:42
command
31:43
to
31:44
us
31:44
of course
31:45
it's
31:46
a loving
31:47
command
31:48
it's not a
31:50
command with
31:50
anything other
31:51
than his
31:51
divine love
31:52
behind it
31:53
but it is
31:54
authoritative
31:55
it is the
31:56
Lord's
31:57
command
31:57
it's something
31:59
that
31:59
comes to
32:00
us
32:01
in
32:02
conscience
32:02
and says
32:04
to us
32:04
look this is
32:05
what I have
32:06
done
32:06
for your
32:07
salvation
32:08
what I require
32:10
of you
32:10
what I command
32:11
is that you
32:12
do this
32:12
for me
32:13
that you
32:14
take
32:15
this
32:15
cup
32:15
that you
32:16
take
32:17
this
32:17
bread
32:18
so there's
32:19
the action
32:19
of
32:20
obedience
32:21
taking
32:21
communion
32:22
is an
32:22
act
32:22
of
32:23
faith
32:23
the
32:24
faith
32:24
that
32:24
involves
32:25
trusting
32:25
and
32:26
involves
32:27
obedience
32:27
to
32:28
Christ
32:28
secondly
32:29
taking
32:30
communion
32:30
is an
32:31
act
32:31
of
32:31
love
32:32
and the
32:32
focus
32:32
as we
32:32
said
32:33
is on
32:33
remembrance
32:34
do
32:35
this
32:35
as often
32:36
as you
32:36
drink
32:36
it
32:37
in
32:37
remembrance
32:38
of
32:39
me
32:39
this
32:40
is my
32:40
body
32:41
which is
32:41
for you
32:42
do this
32:42
in
32:43
remembrance
32:43
of
32:44
me
32:45
so in
32:46
both
32:46
for both
32:47
the
32:47
bread
32:47
and also
32:48
the
32:48
cup
32:48
the
32:49
remembrance
32:49
is attached
32:50
to both
32:51
in other words
32:51
the whole
32:52
of the
32:55
supper
32:55
itself
32:56
and partaking
32:56
of the
32:57
supper
32:57
is very
32:58
much
32:58
an act
32:59
of love
33:00
in
33:00
remembrance
33:00
of what
33:02
Jesus
33:02
has done
33:03
and as
33:05
you come
33:06
to remember
33:08
what Jesus
33:08
has done
33:09
your
33:10
remembrance
33:10
is one
33:11
of
33:11
thanksgiving
33:12
along
33:14
with
33:14
love
33:14
and
33:15
faith
33:15
and
33:16
hope
33:16
because
33:17
the
33:18
love
33:19
of
33:19
God's
33:19
people
33:19
is a
33:20
love
33:20
that
33:21
is
33:21
itself
33:22
accompanied
33:25
by
33:25
or perhaps
33:26
you might
33:27
say even
33:27
includes
33:28
the element
33:28
of
33:29
thanksgiving
33:30
it's
33:31
impossible
33:32
to think
33:32
of
33:33
loving
33:33
the
33:34
Lord
33:34
without
33:35
giving
33:36
thanks to
33:37
the
33:37
Lord
33:37
you
33:38
don't
33:39
come
33:39
to
33:39
the
33:40
Lord's
33:40
supper
33:40
giving
33:41
thanks
33:41
without
33:42
your
33:42
love
33:42
being
33:43
involved
33:43
you
33:43
don't
33:44
come
33:45
to
33:45
express
33:46
your
33:46
love
33:47
by
33:47
taking
33:47
the
33:48
communion
33:48
without
33:49
your
33:49
thanksgiving
33:50
being
33:50
involved
33:50
in
33:51
that
33:51
as
33:51
well
33:52
Jesus
33:53
gave
33:54
thanks
33:55
as
33:56
he
33:56
came
33:56
to
33:57
this
33:57
point
33:57
representing
33:59
his
33:59
own
33:59
death
33:59
he
34:00
took
34:00
the
34:00
bread
34:00
he
34:00
gave
34:01
thanks
34:01
we read
34:03
something
34:03
quite
34:04
amazing
34:04
in
34:05
Luke
34:05
chapter
34:05
22
34:06
it's
34:09
what
34:09
he
34:09
said
34:09
to
34:09
the
34:09
disciples
34:10
with
34:11
earnest
34:12
desire
34:13
I
34:14
have
34:14
desire
34:15
to
34:15
eat
34:15
this
34:16
with
34:16
you
34:16
before
34:17
I
34:18
suffer
34:18
isn't
34:20
that a
34:21
remarkable
34:21
thing
34:21
because
34:23
there is
34:23
Jesus
34:24
knowing
34:24
full
34:25
well
34:25
what
34:26
that
34:26
bread
34:27
and
34:27
that
34:28
cup
34:28
represent
34:29
as
34:29
far as
34:30
he's
34:30
concerned
34:31
that's
34:31
the
34:32
cross
34:32
that's
34:34
his
34:34
own
34:34
life
34:35
being
34:35
poured
34:35
out
34:35
in
34:36
death
34:36
for
34:36
his
34:36
people
34:37
that's
34:37
what
34:38
they
34:38
represent
34:38
these
34:39
elements
34:39
and
34:40
yet
34:40
he
34:40
comes
34:41
to
34:42
that
34:42
occasion
34:43
he
34:43
comes
34:43
to
34:43
that
34:44
moment
34:44
of
34:44
instituting
34:45
the
34:46
Lord's
34:46
supper
34:46
in
34:47
the
34:47
bread
34:47
and
34:48
in
34:48
the
34:48
cup
34:49
in
34:50
a
34:50
way
34:50
that
34:50
expresses
34:51
his
34:52
earnest
34:52
desire
34:53
to
34:54
do
34:54
this
34:54
his
34:56
heart
34:56
is
34:57
100%
34:58
set
35:00
on
35:00
the
35:00
sufferings
35:01
of
35:01
the
35:01
cross
35:02
for
35:03
the
35:03
benefit
35:03
of
35:04
his
35:04
people
35:04
that's
35:07
love
35:07
for you
35:07
greater
35:08
love
35:08
has
35:09
no
35:09
man
35:10
than
35:10
this
35:10
as
35:10
John
35:10
put it
35:11
that
35:12
a
35:12
man
35:12
laid
35:12
down
35:12
his
35:13
life
35:13
for
35:14
his
35:14
friends
35:14
he
35:15
laid
35:16
down
35:16
his
35:16
life
35:16
for
35:17
those
35:17
that
35:18
would
35:18
come
35:18
to
35:18
be
35:19
his
35:19
friends
35:19
those
35:21
that
35:21
would
35:22
enjoy
35:23
eternal
35:23
life
35:24
through
35:24
faith
35:24
and
35:25
trust
35:25
in
35:26
him
35:26
and
35:27
we
35:27
come
35:27
to
35:29
give
35:29
thanks
35:30
early
35:30
fathers
35:31
in
35:32
some
35:33
denominations
35:34
you'll
35:34
still find
35:35
the word
35:35
used
35:36
it's a
35:36
good
35:36
word
35:37
a
35:38
word
35:38
for
35:38
the
35:38
Lord's
35:39
Supper
35:39
which
35:39
is
35:40
the
35:40
Eucharist
35:41
comes
35:42
from a
35:42
Greek
35:42
verb
35:43
meaning
35:43
to
35:43
give
35:44
thanks
35:44
and
35:46
when
35:46
you
35:46
hear
35:47
of
35:47
the
35:47
Lord's
35:48
Supper
35:48
called
35:48
the
35:49
Eucharist
35:49
you
35:50
think
35:51
about
35:51
the
35:52
giving
35:53
of
35:53
thanks
35:53
that
35:53
Jesus
35:54
himself
35:54
did
35:56
before
35:56
he
35:56
gave
35:57
this
35:58
bread
35:58
and
35:58
this
35:58
wine
35:59
this
35:59
cup
36:00
of
36:00
wine
36:00
to
36:00
the
36:00
disciples
36:01
and
36:02
also
36:02
how
36:02
we
36:02
come
36:03
to
36:03
give
36:03
thanks
36:04
you'll
36:04
know
36:04
yourselves
36:05
and
36:05
it's
36:06
a
36:06
very
36:06
significant
36:06
point
36:07
in
36:08
the
36:08
communion
36:08
procedure
36:09
that
36:10
when
36:10
we
36:10
come
36:11
down
36:11
as
36:11
ministers
36:11
to
36:12
the
36:12
table
36:13
and
36:13
just
36:13
before
36:14
we
36:14
do
36:14
anything
36:15
else
36:15
by way
36:16
of
36:16
giving
36:16
out
36:17
the
36:17
elements
36:17
we
36:18
give
36:18
thanks
36:19
and
36:20
we
36:20
say
36:21
that
36:21
we
36:21
follow
36:21
the
36:22
Lord's
36:22
example
36:22
in
36:24
giving
36:24
thanks
36:24
this
36:25
is
36:25
a
36:26
Eucharistic
36:26
occasion
36:28
this
36:29
is a
36:29
time
36:30
to
36:30
specifically
36:31
give
36:31
thanks
36:32
for
36:33
all
36:33
that
36:33
set
36:33
out
36:34
before
36:34
us
36:34
represented
36:35
in
36:35
the
36:36
Lord's
36:36
Supper
36:36
what a
36:38
great
36:38
privilege
36:38
that
36:38
is
36:39
to
36:40
express
36:41
your
36:41
thanks
36:42
not
36:42
only
36:43
by
36:43
words
36:44
from
36:44
your
36:44
mouth
36:45
and
36:45
by
36:46
singing
36:46
the
36:46
praises
36:47
of
36:47
God
36:47
and
36:48
by
36:48
talking
36:49
to
36:49
one
36:49
another
36:50
about
36:50
the
36:50
wonders
36:50
the
36:51
Lord
36:51
has
36:51
done
36:51
what a
36:52
privilege
36:53
to
36:53
give
36:53
thanks
36:54
by
36:54
the
36:54
very
36:55
act
36:55
of
36:55
taking
36:56
the
36:56
communion
36:56
taking
36:59
it
36:59
as
36:59
an
36:59
act
37:00
of
37:00
love
37:00
in
37:01
which
37:01
your
37:02
thankfulness
37:02
is
37:03
expressed
37:04
and
37:06
as we
37:06
come
37:06
and
37:07
anticipate
37:08
coming
37:08
to
37:09
the
37:09
Lord's
37:09
Supper
37:09
again
37:10
remember
37:11
what
37:13
he
37:13
did
37:13
remember
37:15
his
37:15
love
37:15
remember
37:17
how
37:17
he
37:17
showed
37:18
his
37:18
love
37:18
remember
37:20
that
37:20
he
37:20
died
37:21
for
37:22
his
37:22
people
37:22
and
37:24
not
37:24
only
37:24
is it
37:25
a
37:26
thankfulness
37:27
that's
37:27
expressed
37:28
in
37:28
taking
37:28
the
37:29
communion
37:29
there's
37:30
also
37:30
a
37:30
proclaiming
37:31
of
37:31
Christ
37:32
because
37:33
your
37:33
love
37:34
for
37:34
Christ
37:35
your
37:35
love
37:35
that
37:36
you
37:36
express
37:36
by
37:36
taking
37:37
the
37:37
communion
37:37
by
37:38
coming
37:38
to
37:38
the
37:38
Lord's
37:39
table
37:39
in
37:40
that
37:41
love
37:41
you
37:41
actually
37:42
want
37:42
others
37:43
to
37:43
come
37:43
and
37:44
partake
37:44
of
37:44
it
37:45
as
37:45
well
37:45
you
37:45
want
37:45
to
37:45
make
37:46
this
37:46
Jesus
37:46
known
37:47
to
37:47
others
37:48
you
37:48
want
37:48
to
37:48
proclaim
37:49
what
37:49
Jesus
37:50
has
37:50
done
37:50
for
37:50
you
37:51
and
37:51
you
37:51
do
37:51
that
37:51
in
37:52
your
37:52
witness
37:52
you
37:53
do
37:53
that
37:53
in
37:53
your
37:53
testimony
37:54
from
37:54
day
37:54
to
37:54
day
37:55
you
37:55
do
37:55
that
37:55
in
37:55
your
37:56
Christian
37:56
life
37:56
in
37:56
your
37:57
Christian
37:57
walk
37:57
but
37:58
this
37:58
word
37:58
that
37:58
Paul
37:59
uses
37:59
here
37:59
the
37:59
word
38:00
proclaim
38:00
is
38:01
used
38:01
specifically
38:02
about
38:03
the
38:04
Lord's
38:04
supper
38:04
and
38:05
what
38:05
happens
38:06
when
38:06
you
38:06
take
38:06
the
38:07
communion
38:07
you
38:08
proclaim
38:09
the
38:10
Lord's
38:10
death
38:11
until
38:12
he
38:12
comes
38:13
and
38:13
it's
38:14
a
38:14
word
38:14
that
38:14
the
38:15
word
38:15
proclaim
38:20
the
38:20
Lord's
38:21
death
38:21
in
38:21
other
38:21
words
38:21
the
38:22
Lord's
38:23
supper
38:23
makes
38:24
an
38:24
announcement
38:25
or
38:26
you
38:26
might
38:27
say
38:27
you're
38:28
making
38:28
an
38:28
announcement
38:28
through
38:29
taking
38:29
the
38:30
Lord's
38:30
supper
38:30
and
38:31
that
38:31
announcement
38:32
has
38:32
to do
38:33
with
38:33
Jesus
38:34
and
38:34
his
38:35
death
38:35
you
38:35
proclaim
38:36
the
38:36
Lord's
38:37
death
38:37
you
38:37
come
38:38
to
38:38
the
38:38
Lord's
38:39
supper
38:39
and
38:40
to
38:41
yourself
38:41
you're
38:42
proclaiming
38:42
the
38:42
death
38:43
of
38:43
Jesus
38:43
to
38:44
those
38:44
who
38:44
are
38:44
watching
38:45
you
38:45
at
38:45
the
38:45
Lord's
38:46
supper
38:46
you're
38:47
proclaiming
38:47
the
38:47
death
38:48
of
38:50
we
38:50
don't
38:50
often
38:50
perhaps
38:50
give
38:51
maybe
38:52
not
38:52
enough
38:52
emphasis
38:53
to
38:54
that
38:55
but
38:56
taking
38:57
communion
38:57
on the
38:58
part of
38:59
the
38:59
Lord's
38:59
people
38:59
is
39:00
actually
39:01
an
39:02
evangelistic
39:03
act
39:03
of
39:03
love
39:04
it
39:05
makes
39:06
its
39:06
own
39:06
declaration
39:07
this
39:09
is
39:09
the
39:10
death
39:10
of
39:10
Jesus
39:10
represented
39:11
this
39:13
is
39:13
the
39:13
love
39:13
of
39:13
Christ
39:14
as
39:16
he
39:16
gave
39:16
himself
39:16
for
39:17
his
39:17
people
39:17
I
39:19
can't
39:19
explain
39:20
how
39:21
exactly
39:22
the
39:23
Lord's
39:23
supper
39:24
does
39:24
that
39:25
but
39:26
this
39:26
is
39:26
what
39:26
God's
39:26
word
39:27
is
39:27
saying
39:27
and
39:28
in
39:29
the
39:29
hands
39:29
of
39:29
God
39:30
in
39:30
the
39:30
hands
39:30
of
39:30
the
39:30
Holy
39:31
Spirit
39:31
that
39:32
table
39:33
that
39:33
communion
39:33
becomes
39:35
a
39:35
means
39:35
of
39:35
expressing
39:36
to
39:36
those
39:37
who
39:37
are
39:37
partaking
39:38
and
39:38
especially
39:38
to
39:39
those
39:39
who
39:39
are
39:39
watching
39:40
just
39:41
as
39:41
the
39:41
gospel
39:42
message
39:42
the
39:43
preached
39:43
word
39:43
of
39:44
God
39:44
proclaims
39:45
the
39:45
death
39:46
of
39:46
Christ
39:46
so
39:47
does
39:47
the
39:47
Lord's
39:48
supper
39:48
it's
39:48
the
39:49
same
39:49
death
39:49
the
39:50
same
39:50
Calvary
39:51
the
39:51
same
39:51
person
39:52
the
39:52
same
39:52
Lord
39:53
but
39:54
in
39:54
a
39:54
different
39:54
manner
39:55
and
39:56
the
39:56
Lord's
39:57
supper
39:57
is
39:57
precious
39:58
to you
39:58
for
39:59
that
39:59
reason
39:59
too
40:00
that
40:01
in
40:01
it
40:01
you
40:02
find
40:02
a
40:03
proclamation
40:04
of
40:05
the
40:06
death
40:06
of
40:06
Christ
40:06
the
40:07
one
40:07
you
40:08
love
40:08
taking
40:10
communion
40:10
is
40:12
an
40:12
act
40:12
of
40:12
faith
40:13
taking
40:15
communion
40:15
is
40:16
an
40:16
act
40:16
of
40:17
love
40:17
but
40:18
taking
40:19
communion
40:19
thirdly
40:20
is
40:20
an
40:21
act
40:21
of
40:21
hope
40:22
do
40:23
this
40:23
you
40:24
remember
40:25
you
40:25
proclaim
40:25
the
40:26
Lord's
40:26
death
40:26
until
40:27
he
40:28
comes
40:29
the
40:29
focus
40:29
is
40:30
on
40:31
the
40:32
return
40:33
of
40:33
Jesus
40:33
somebody
40:35
has
40:35
said
40:35
in
40:36
the
40:36
Lord's
40:36
supper
40:36
that
40:37
we're
40:37
looking
40:38
different
40:38
ways
40:39
we're
40:40
looking
40:40
backwards
40:41
to
40:42
something
40:42
that
40:43
happened
40:43
at
40:43
Calvary
40:44
where
40:45
the
40:45
death
40:45
of
40:45
Jesus
40:45
actually
40:46
took
40:46
place
40:47
we're
40:48
looking
40:49
upwards
40:49
to
40:50
God
40:51
the
40:51
father
40:51
especially
40:52
and to
40:52
Jesus
40:52
as he
40:53
now
40:53
is
40:53
because
40:54
this
40:55
is
40:55
what
40:55
God
40:55
himself
40:56
has
40:57
arranged
40:58
and
40:58
purposed
40:58
and done
40:59
for
40:59
us
40:59
and
41:01
not
41:01
only
41:01
are
41:01
we
41:01
looking
41:02
backwards
41:02
and
41:04
looking
41:04
upwards
41:04
we're
41:05
looking
41:05
sideways
41:06
or
41:06
around
41:07
us
41:07
because
41:09
the
41:09
Lord's
41:09
supper
41:09
is
41:10
God's
41:11
people
41:11
unitedly
41:12
remembering
41:13
the
41:13
death
41:14
of
41:14
the
41:14
Lord
41:14
you
41:15
remember
41:16
you
41:17
take
41:17
with
41:17
you
41:17
in
41:18
the
41:18
remembrance
41:18
your
41:19
fellow
41:19
Christians
41:19
your
41:20
fellow
41:20
believers
41:21
you're
41:22
looking
41:22
around
41:23
even
41:24
though
41:24
you
41:24
have
41:24
your
41:24
own
41:25
particular
41:25
individual
41:26
relationship
41:27
to
41:27
Jesus
41:27
you
41:29
remember
41:29
what
41:30
Paul
41:32
actually
41:32
said
41:32
to
41:32
the
41:33
Corinthians
41:33
and
41:33
you
41:34
find
41:34
it
41:34
elsewhere
41:34
in
41:35
the
41:35
Bible
41:35
when
41:36
you
41:36
come
41:37
together
41:38
when
41:40
you
41:40
come
41:40
together
41:41
when
41:41
you
41:41
come
41:41
as
41:42
a
41:43
people
41:43
united
41:44
in
41:44
Christ
41:45
you
41:46
look
41:46
to
41:47
those
41:47
with
41:47
you
41:48
in
41:49
celebrating
41:49
the
41:50
Lord's
41:50
supper
41:50
and
41:51
remembering
41:51
the
41:52
Lord's
41:52
death
41:52
you
41:53
look
41:53
around
41:54
you
41:54
you
41:56
also
41:56
look
41:57
inwardly
41:58
you
42:00
examine
42:00
yourself
42:01
before
42:02
you
42:02
come
42:03
you
42:04
look
42:04
backwards
42:05
you
42:05
look
42:05
upwards
42:05
you
42:06
look
42:06
around
42:06
you
42:06
you
42:06
look
42:07
inwards
42:07
that's
42:10
what we
42:10
require
42:10
to do
42:11
let a
42:12
man
42:12
examine
42:12
himself
42:13
let a
42:13
person
42:13
examine
42:14
himself
42:15
verse
42:15
28
42:15
and so
42:16
eat of
42:17
the bread
42:17
and drink
42:17
of the
42:18
cup
42:19
examination
42:20
you see
42:20
is not
42:21
intended
42:22
to conclude
42:24
in not
42:25
coming to
42:26
the Lord's
42:26
supper
42:27
the emphasis
42:28
there is
42:29
in
42:30
examining
42:31
yourself
42:32
and so
42:33
eat of
42:34
the bread
42:34
and drink
42:34
of the
42:35
cup
42:35
of course
42:35
that doesn't
42:36
mean that
42:36
the examining
42:37
is done
42:38
casually
42:38
it doesn't
42:40
mean that
42:40
if we find
42:41
something there
42:41
that the
42:42
Bible
42:43
obviously
42:43
shows us
42:44
is a
42:45
grievous
42:45
sin
42:45
against the
42:46
Lord
42:46
that is
42:47
something
42:47
that we
42:48
should have
42:48
dealt
42:48
with
42:48
and haven't
42:49
repented
42:49
of
42:49
then that
42:50
is a
42:51
different
42:51
matter
42:52
but
42:52
the
42:53
examination
42:53
is with
42:54
a
42:54
view
42:54
to
42:55
coming
42:55
to
42:55
the
42:55
table
42:56
you
42:57
look
42:57
inwardly
42:58
as well
42:59
as around
43:00
you
43:00
and upward
43:01
and also
43:02
backward
43:03
and finally
43:05
you look
43:05
forward
43:07
it's until
43:09
he comes
43:10
you look
43:11
for the
43:12
return
43:12
of the
43:13
Lord
43:14
and so
43:15
it is
43:16
an act
43:16
of hope
43:17
partaking
43:18
of the
43:19
Lord's
43:19
supper
43:19
and you
43:21
remember
43:21
those great
43:21
words in
43:22
the song
43:22
of Solomon
43:23
saying
43:24
they're
43:24
directly
43:24
applicable
43:25
to
43:25
the
43:26
Lord's
43:27
supper
43:27
itself
43:28
as such
43:28
but
43:28
certainly
43:29
the
43:29
older
43:29
theologians
43:30
used to
43:30
take
43:31
these
43:32
verses
43:32
as
43:32
descriptive
43:33
of
43:34
our
43:34
personal
43:35
relationship
43:35
with
43:36
God
43:36
and
43:36
Christ
43:36
or with
43:37
Jesus
43:37
himself
43:38
as our
43:39
saviour
43:40
and in
43:40
chapter 2
43:41
especially
43:41
you find
43:42
these words
43:43
in the
43:43
song of
43:43
Solomon
43:44
beautiful
43:45
beautiful
43:46
words
43:46
where love
43:48
is expressed
43:48
between
43:49
the
43:50
beloved
43:50
the bride
43:51
and her
43:51
beloved
43:52
and
43:53
where you
43:54
find in
43:54
chapter 2
43:55
they're
43:56
saying
43:57
it's the
43:58
voice of
43:58
my beloved
43:59
behold
44:00
he comes
44:00
leaping over
44:01
the mountains
44:02
bounding over
44:03
the hills
44:03
and so on
44:04
he says
44:05
behold
44:06
she says
44:07
he stands
44:08
behind our
44:08
wall
44:09
gazing
44:10
through the
44:10
windows
44:11
looking
44:11
through the
44:12
lattice
44:13
my beloved
44:15
speaks
44:15
and says
44:15
to me
44:16
arise
44:16
my love
44:17
my beautiful
44:17
one
44:17
and come
44:19
away
44:19
for behold
44:19
the winter
44:20
is past
44:20
the rain
44:21
is over
44:21
and gone
44:21
the flowers
44:22
appear on
44:23
the earth
44:23
the time
44:24
of singing
44:24
has come
44:25
and you can
44:25
you can
44:26
really see
44:26
in those
44:27
the principles
44:28
of a
44:29
saving
44:29
relationship
44:29
to Christ
44:30
because here
44:32
is God
44:32
saying
44:33
as it
44:33
were
44:33
the
44:35
Lord's
44:35
supper
44:36
just like
44:36
the preaching
44:37
of the
44:37
word
44:38
while we're
44:38
in this
44:39
world
44:39
in this
44:39
life
44:40
is a bit
44:41
like that
44:41
lattice
44:42
work
44:42
like that
44:43
lattice
44:43
that
44:43
covered
44:43
the
44:44
windows
44:44
in those
44:44
days
44:45
and here
44:46
was
44:46
here
44:47
she was
44:48
recognizing
44:49
the outline
44:50
the shape
44:51
of her
44:51
beloved
44:51
as he
44:52
as he
44:52
approached
44:53
the window
44:53
and looked
44:54
into where
44:55
she was
44:56
her heart
44:57
got excited
44:57
she recognized
44:59
him
44:59
she couldn't
45:00
make out
45:00
every detail
45:01
about him
45:01
but she
45:02
knew that
45:02
was him
45:03
and so
45:05
in the
45:06
Lord's
45:06
supper
45:06
you
45:08
recognize
45:08
Jesus
45:09
you discern
45:11
Christ
45:12
you
45:13
actually
45:13
have
45:13
him
45:14
set
45:14
out
45:14
representative
45:15
but for
45:17
you
45:17
he
45:17
is
45:17
there
45:18
spiritually
45:20
there
45:20
spiritually
45:21
to your
45:21
face
45:22
and you're
45:25
conscious
45:25
that you
45:25
can't yet
45:26
see
45:26
all of
45:28
him
45:28
that you
45:29
can't see
45:30
everything
45:30
that you
45:31
would like
45:31
about him
45:32
but you're
45:33
thankful
45:34
for the
45:35
way that
45:35
the supper
45:36
as well as
45:37
the word
45:37
is the
45:38
lattice
45:38
through which
45:39
you see
45:39
him
45:40
the means
45:41
that God
45:42
has given
45:42
us
45:42
that we
45:43
might see
45:44
Jesus
45:44
in that
45:45
but of
45:47
course
45:47
he's calling
45:48
us
45:49
to go
45:50
forwards
45:51
from that
45:51
go forwards
45:53
in the sense
45:53
of looking
45:54
to the
45:54
future
45:54
looking
45:55
to his
45:55
return
45:56
as he
45:57
says
45:57
there
45:57
in reply
45:58
to his
45:59
beloved
45:59
arise
46:00
my love
46:01
my beautiful
46:02
one and
46:02
come away
46:03
for behold
46:03
the winter
46:04
is past
46:04
the rain
46:05
is over
46:05
and gone
46:06
and so
46:06
on
46:06
he's
46:07
really
46:07
taking
46:08
our mind
46:08
away
46:09
from the
46:09
present
46:09
and on
46:10
into the
46:10
future
46:11
and that's
46:11
how it is
46:12
for the
46:12
Lord's
46:12
supper
46:13
as well
46:13
for God's
46:14
people
46:14
how thankful
46:15
to be
46:16
there
46:16
what a
46:17
wonderful
46:17
privilege
46:17
to benefit
46:18
from what's
46:19
there
46:19
here and
46:20
now
46:20
but it's
46:22
until he
46:23
comes
46:23
and when
46:25
he comes
46:26
there'll be
46:27
something even
46:27
better than
46:28
the Lord's
46:28
supper
46:29
there'll be
46:30
the marriage
46:31
banquet
46:32
supper
46:32
of the
46:33
lamb
46:33
the reception
46:35
of the
46:36
marriage
46:37
of Christ
46:38
and his
46:39
people
46:39
the things
46:40
of this
46:41
world
46:41
of time
46:43
will be
46:43
no more
46:45
we will be
46:47
taken above
46:47
that and
46:48
beyond that
46:49
and so
46:51
as you see
46:52
his beauty
46:53
through the
46:54
lattice of
46:55
the Lord's
46:56
supper
46:56
doesn't that
46:58
just stimulate
46:58
your heart
46:59
towards the
47:01
greater sight
47:03
of his
47:03
beauty
47:04
when he
47:05
comes
47:06
as John
47:08
puts it
47:08
now then
47:09
we are
47:10
the children
47:12
or the
47:12
sons of
47:13
God
47:13
he's no
47:14
doubt about
47:15
that in
47:15
1st John
47:16
chapter 3
47:16
what love
47:18
the father
47:19
has bestowed
47:19
that we
47:20
should be
47:21
called
47:21
the children
47:22
of God
47:22
the sons
47:23
of God
47:23
now this
47:24
is what
47:25
we are
47:25
he says
47:26
but it
47:27
has not
47:27
yet been
47:28
made clear
47:29
what we
47:29
shall be
47:30
but we
47:32
know that
47:33
when he
47:33
shall appear
47:34
we shall
47:35
be like
47:36
him
47:36
for we
47:38
shall see
47:38
him
47:38
as he
47:40
is
47:40
and if
47:43
it's
47:44
thrilling
47:44
as it
47:44
should be
47:45
for us
47:45
to see
47:47
him through
47:48
the lattice
47:48
of the
47:49
Lord's
47:49
supper
47:49
what a
47:51
thrill it's
47:52
going to
47:52
be when
47:53
you see
47:53
him as
47:53
he is
47:54
for a
47:56
moment
47:57
that's
47:57
going to
47:57
be
47:58
when he
47:59
returns
48:00
he's not
48:02
going to
48:03
return
48:03
with the
48:05
modest
48:06
clothes
48:07
of his
48:08
humiliation
48:09
he's not
48:11
going to
48:11
return
48:12
unrecognized
48:13
by many
48:14
in this
48:14
world
48:15
he's going
48:17
to return
48:17
in his
48:18
splendor
48:19
in the
48:21
greatness
48:21
of his
48:22
might and
48:23
power
48:23
in the
48:25
magnificence
48:26
of his
48:26
kingship
48:27
in the
48:28
beauty
48:29
of his
48:31
being
48:31
Lord
48:32
and that's
48:34
what the
48:34
supper
48:34
is preparing
48:36
us for
48:36
it's giving
48:38
us a
48:39
glimpse
48:39
into
48:40
what is
48:41
yet to
48:42
be
48:42
though we're
48:44
thankful
48:44
for what
48:45
now is
48:46
and of
48:47
course
48:47
when he
48:49
comes
48:49
we shall
48:51
then be
48:51
with him
48:52
we shall
48:53
see him
48:54
as he
48:54
is
48:54
we shall
48:55
be like
48:56
him
48:56
and we
48:57
shall be
48:58
with him
48:58
forevermore
48:59
and that's
49:01
again what
49:01
the Lord's
49:02
supper does
49:02
it feeds
49:03
your hope
49:04
because your
49:05
hope is a
49:05
positive hope
49:06
that leans
49:07
and stretches
49:08
forward
49:08
to the
49:10
return of
49:10
Christ
49:11
as Jesus
49:13
himself put
49:14
it in that
49:14
great prayer
49:15
recorded in
49:16
John chapter
49:16
17
49:17
father I
49:19
will
49:19
that those
49:21
whom you
49:22
have given
49:22
me be
49:23
with me
49:24
where I
49:25
am
49:25
that they
49:27
may behold
49:27
my glory
49:29
you see
49:33
the glory
49:33
of Jesus
49:34
through the
49:35
Lord's
49:35
supper
49:36
in a
49:36
measure
49:36
you
49:38
appreciate
49:38
something
49:39
of it
49:39
through
49:39
that
49:39
lattice
49:40
but oh
49:42
what a day
49:42
it will
49:42
be
49:43
when we
49:45
sit down
49:45
with our
49:46
king
49:46
and celebrate
49:49
at the
49:49
marriage
49:49
supper
49:50
of the
49:50
lamb
49:50
to see
49:53
the king
49:53
in his
49:54
beauty
49:54
and to
49:59
be with
49:59
him
50:00
forevermore
50:02
an
50:04
everlasting
50:04
banquet
50:06
for which
50:08
the Lord's
50:09
supper
50:09
prepares your
50:11
heart
50:11
and hope
50:12
taking
50:14
communion
50:15
is an
50:15
act of
50:16
faith
50:16
it's also
50:18
an act
50:18
of love
50:18
it's also
50:20
an act
50:21
of hope
50:21
and when
50:23
we come
50:23
God willing
50:24
tomorrow
50:25
to the
50:26
Lord's
50:26
supper
50:27
and to
50:27
partake
50:28
of the
50:28
supper
50:28
may it
50:29
be for
50:29
you
50:29
and for
50:30
me
50:30
a
50:31
strengthening
50:31
of our
50:32
faith
50:32
a deepening
50:34
of our
50:34
love
50:34
an expansion
50:36
and confirming
50:38
of our
50:39
hope
50:40
let's pray
50:41
Lord we
50:45
thank you
50:45
for all
50:45
that this
50:46
supper
50:46
represents
50:47
by your
50:48
own
50:49
divine
50:49
appointment
50:50
we thank
50:51
you for
50:51
the blessings
50:52
that your
50:53
people have
50:54
received from
50:54
this supper
50:55
down through
50:55
the centuries
50:56
peace
50:56
and we pray
50:58
oh Lord
50:58
as we
50:59
anticipate
50:59
once again
51:00
to sit
51:01
at the
51:01
Lord's
51:02
table
51:02
and partake
51:03
of the
51:03
communion
51:03
oh Lord
51:05
help us
51:05
we pray
51:06
to express
51:07
to you
51:08
our need
51:08
of being
51:10
taken
51:10
by yourself
51:12
and know
51:12
your Holy
51:13
Spirit
51:14
enlarging
51:15
our love
51:16
strengthening
51:17
our faith
51:17
and confirming
51:19
our hope
51:19
we pray
51:21
that your
51:21
word
51:22
and the
51:22
sacrament
51:23
itself
51:23
will be
51:24
blessed
51:24
to us
51:24
to that
51:25
end
51:25
continue
51:26
Lord
51:27
we pray
51:27
to encourage
51:28
those who
51:30
seek to
51:30
come for
51:30
the first
51:31
time
51:31
may the
51:33
Lord
51:33
find that
51:34
it's not
51:34
the extent
51:36
of their
51:36
faith
51:37
the measure
51:39
of their
51:39
love
51:39
or the
51:40
quality of
51:41
their hope
51:41
that forms
51:42
the basis
51:42
on which
51:44
they come
51:44
to remember
51:45
the Lord's
51:46
death
51:46
but that
51:47
they trust
51:48
in you
51:48
and believe
51:49
what you
51:50
have done
51:50
and appreciate
51:52
and love
51:52
all of that
51:54
for themselves
51:54
hear us
51:56
we pray
51:56
for Jesus
51:57
sake
51:57
Amen
51:58
let's conclude
52:01
this evening
52:02
our worship
52:03
in Psalm 116
52:04
Psalm 116
52:07
on page 154
52:08
and we're
52:10
singing
52:11
verses 1 to
52:11
9
52:12
the first
52:12
four stanzas
52:13
I love
52:15
the Lord
52:16
because he
52:16
heard my
52:17
voice
52:17
he listened
52:18
when I
52:19
cried to
52:19
him
52:19
for aid
52:20
I'll call
52:21
on him
52:21
as long
52:22
as I
52:22
shall live
52:23
because he
52:24
turned to
52:24
hear me
52:25
when I
52:26
prayed
52:27
verses 1 to
52:28
9 to
52:28
God's
52:29
praise
52:29
I love
52:33
I love
52:34
the Lord
52:35
because he
52:38
heard my
52:40
voice
52:41
he
52:42
listened
52:44
when
52:45
I
52:47
cried
52:48
to him
52:49
for aid
52:51
I'll
52:53
call on
52:55
him
52:56
as long
52:58
as long
52:58
as I
52:59
shall
53:00
live
53:02
because he
53:04
turned to
53:06
hear me
53:08
when I
53:10
he
53:11
gave
53:12
the
53:14
horse
53:16
of death
53:18
glim
53:19
and
53:20
entangled
53:21
me
53:23
upon
53:25
me
53:26
gave
53:27
thee
53:28
and
53:30
wish
53:31
of
53:31
again
53:33
with
53:35
me
53:36
and
53:37
trouble
53:38
I
53:40
was
53:41
overcome
53:43
then
53:45
on
53:46
the
53:47
name
53:48
of
53:49
God
53:49
I
53:50
called
53:51
Lord
53:52
save
53:53
the
53:55
Lord
53:58
the
53:59
God
54:00
is
54:01
kind
54:02
and
54:03
full
54:04
of
54:05
grace
54:06
both
54:08
righteous
54:09
and
54:10
compassionate
54:13
is he
54:16
the
54:18
Lord
54:19
protects
54:20
all
54:22
those
54:23
of
54:24
childlike
54:25
faith
54:26
when
54:28
I
54:29
was
54:30
in
54:31
great
54:32
need
54:33
he
54:34
rescued
54:35
me
54:36
he
54:37
rescued
54:38
me
54:39
rest
54:41
oh
54:42
my soul
54:43
God
54:45
has
54:46
been
54:47
good
54:48
to you
54:49
for
54:51
you
54:52
oh
54:53
Lord
54:54
have
54:55
saved
54:56
my
54:57
soul
54:58
from
54:59
death
55:00
my
55:02
feet
55:03
from
55:04
stumbling
55:05
and
55:07
my
55:08
eyes
55:09
from
55:10
tears
55:11
that
55:13
I
55:14
may
55:15
live
55:16
for
55:17
you
55:18
while
55:19
I
55:20
have
55:21
breath
55:24
now may
55:25
the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ
55:26
the love of God the Father
55:28
and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you now and evermore
55:32
Amen