Lords Supper

Lord’s Supper

Their entire year was shaped by 8 feasts outlined in the Old Testament.

On each of these they gave offerings to the Lord.

These were special times set apart to remember God’s grace.

First was Passover (Lev. 23:4-8) – Exalt Him

it was a feast to remember when God’s judgment passed over their families, because they slaughtered and put the blood of lambs on their doorposts. If they didn’t their firstborn would die, but they had a lamb as a substitute.

The Passover meal was a meal to remember salvation, not primarily from slavery in Egypt, but from God’s wrath for sin.

Second was the feast of unleavened bread (Lev. 23:6-8) – Examine us

This was the day after Passover, when God commanded Israel not to take leaven or yeast as they fled Egypt. It lasted a week (Exod. 12:15 I Cor. 11: 27; Lev. 23:8). Leaven was a metaphor for sin, so this meal was given for them to remember that God was setting them apart from the sins of the nations as the fled Egypt.

Third was the feast of first fruits (Lev. 23:9-14) – Express our gratitude towards Him, praise Him

This took place on the Sunday after the sabbath after the feast of first fruits. It was a to help them remember that God is the sole provider of food.

Brothers and sisters, we don’t need to fill our church calendar with different feasts, we fill our church calendar with one feast – the Lord’s Supper in the normal rhythm of our life together. And it’s not a feast that we observe once a year, but again and again throughout the year.

As a church we have the Lord’s Supper the first Sunday of every Sunday in the hope that each of us can plan to be together to remember the death of Christ together.

So, I want to encourage each of us. Brothers and sisters let’s do our best to arrange our calendars to be together for the Lord’s Supper.