He Established a Memorial
Jesus' Final Week: Seven Days of Stress
David Hall
Part of The Final Week—Seven Days of Stress
March 11, 2022

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HE ESTABLISHED A MEMORIAL

Jesus not only knew when he was going to die, he knew how he was going to die. We can’t imagine the kind of stress that he must have been under during those final hours. But despite that pressure, he demonstrated concern for his followers. His calmness under pressure is very important on this final night when he instituted the Lord’s Supper.

I. His for the Last Supper

A. Jesus could have been

at the request of the disciples.

B. Jesus had gone to

to prepare for the Last Supper.

C. If the Lord’s Supper is going to be

preparation.

II. The in the Lord’s Supper

A. Jesus not only made advance preparations, he had to participate with some very

people.

  1. had already made arrangements with Jesus’ enemies to them to Christ.

  2. wasn’t exactly always to Jesus.

  3. and were bickering over who was going to be the greatest in the kingdom.

B. When we take communion, it is important we remember that each of us are

people.

C. Communion Is not just a time for us to ask God to

us, it’s a time for us to forgiveness to others, too.

D. It’s usually not the imperfection of

that disturbs us at communion time, it’s our imperfections.

E. Communion is for

sinners.

III. The of the Lord’s Supper

A. Both the bread and the cup were symbolic of his

on the cross.

B. The Lord’s Supper reveals the wisdom of God because it’s so

.

C. It reflects the wisdom of God because it’s so

.

  1. The bread is

    colored, the juice colored.

  2. The bread is broken as we

    it, reminding us that Jesus’ body was .

  3. The juice is produced by

    grapes, reminding us that Jesus was crushed for our .

  4. The Lord’s Supper is so

    .

  5. The Lord’s Supper is very

    .

D. The Lord’s Supper reveals the wisdom of God because it’s so

.

E. The Lord’s Supper is

.

F. The world under stress drinks to

; the Christian under stress drinks to .