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Into the Deep: A Meal You Won’t Forget

Big Idea: Communion is not about the ritual; it’s about remembrance, built on relationships.
Big Question: What does communion remind us of?
Main Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:23-31

For I pass on to you what I received from the Lord himself. On the night when he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took some bread ²⁴ and gave thanks to God for it. Then he broke it in pieces and said, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this to remember me.” ²⁵ In the same way, he took the cup of wine after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant between God and his people—an agreement confirmed with my blood. Do this to remember me as often as you drink it.” —1 Corinthians 11:23-25

What does communion remind us of?
1. Communion reminds us of the realization of Jesus.

And the Lord God made clothing from animal skins for Adam and his wife. —Genesis 3:21

…without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness. —Hebrews 9:22b

And I will cause hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel. —Genesis 3:15

What does communion remind us of?
1. Communion reminds us of the realization of Jesus.
2. Communion reminds us of our redemption.

“Why is this night (or meal) different from any other?”

What does communion remind us of?
1. Communion reminds us of the realization of Jesus.
2. Communion reminds us of our redemption.
3. It reminds us to re-examine our relationships.

So anyone who eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord unworthily is guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. ²⁸ That is why you should examine yourself before eating the bread and drinking the cup. ²⁹ For if you eat the bread or drink the cup without honoring the body of Christ, you are eating and drinking God’s judgment upon yourself. ³⁰ That is why many of you are weak and sick and some have even died. ³¹ But if we would examine ourselves, we would not be judged by God in this way. —1 Corinthians 11:27-31

What does communion remind us of?
1. Communion reminds us of the realization of Jesus.
2. Communion reminds us of our redemption.
3. It reminds us to re-examine our relationships.
4. It reminds me of the return of Jesus.

For every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are announcing the Lord’s death until he comes again. —1 Corinthians 11:26

Let us be glad and rejoice, and let us give honor to him. For the time has come for the wedding feast of the Lamb, and his bride has prepared herself. ⁹ And the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb.” —Revelation 19:6-7, 9

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