Here’s an excerpt from last night’ sermon, based on the book “24 Hours That Changed the World” by Adam Hamilton:
The Last Supper is a meal that defines who we are as Christians. Through it we remember that somebody saved and recued us; that our freedom came at the price of someone’s life. We remember that God, walking in human flesh, suffered and died for you and me.
This is the story we remember in the Last Supper. It’s a really HUGE story! A story we’ve got to understand if we’re going to be a follower of Jesus Christ. We’ve got to see ourselves there at that evening meal and at that cross, knowing it was for every one of us that Jesus died.
Each time we receive the bread and juice, we remember, and it reshapes us. It takes us back to where we came from. It defines who we are, and who we will be. We arrive at the Lord’s Supper recalling that we once were slaves to sin and death, living selfishly only for ourselves. Out on our own. But we leave the Lord’s Supper liberated, free, knowing our Savior, our Rescuer. Preferring to follow him and accepting his grace and forgiveness in our lives.
The Lord’s Supper is a festive experience, full of joyfulness because it’s a symbol of our salvation. You may have heard it dubbed “Eucharist” from the Greek word for thanks. It’s a profound and sacred meal, overflowing with great news. That’s how it’s meant to have an effect on us.
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