take a sacred meal - mark 14:22-25

A New Meal... Jesus replaced the Passover meal with a new meal of bread and wine which represent His body and blood.

A New Meal for a New Covenant... The New Covenant which fulfills and surpasses the Old Covenant, was not sealed with the blood of animals but with the blood of Jesus who died once for all to put away sin (Hebrews 9:24-26).

To Keep Us From Forgetting... Jesus gave us this meal as an acted out drama of what He has done for us in order that the Christian might not forget at least two things: 1) that God loves you and has forgiven you and 2) that you continue to need Jesus.

*Questions for Reflection & Discussion:

1. Has your faith in Christ been helped by taking the Lord's Supper? How?

2. Why is it so important for the Christian to remember that God loves him and has forgiven him?

3. What does it mean to examine oneself before taking the Lord's Supper? Why is it important that we do this?