June 8: The Lord's Supper/Communion 1 Corinthians 11:17-34
June 7, 2025

The Lord’s Supper
17 But in the following instructions I do not commend you, because when you come together it is not for the better but for the worse. 18 For, in the first place, when you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you. And I believe it in part,[a] 19 for there must be factions among you in order that those who are genuine among you may be recognized. 20 When you come together, it is not the Lord’s supper that you eat. 21 For in eating, each one goes ahead with his own meal. One goes hungry, another gets drunk. 22 What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I commend you in this? No, I will not.

23 For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body, which is for[b] you. Do this in remembrance of me.”[c] 25 In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” 26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.

27 Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning the body and blood of the Lord. 28 Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 29 For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself. 30 That is why many of you are weak and ill, and some have died.[d] 31 But if we judged[e] ourselves truly, we would not be judged. 32 But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined[f] so that we may not be condemned along with the world.

33 So then, my brothers,[g] when you come together to eat, wait for[h] one another— 34 if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home—so that when you come together it will not be for judgment. About the other things I will give directions when I come.
1 Corinthians 11:17-34


Correction
How does it feel to be corrected?


Paul is correcting the Church
and we MUST know that he is doing it out of
LOVE FOR CHRIST
and LOVE FOR OTHERS


Church


Church Style


Buffet of Denominations


Acts 2:42–47 ESV
42 And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.
43 And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles.
44 And all who believed were together and had all things in common.
45 And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need.
46 And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts,
47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.


they were doing LIFE together
living in community


Cappadocia — very isolated


But in Corinth They lived, much like us, they lived among NON- BELIEVERS


Context


POWER AND POLITICS
1 Corinthians 11:19 ESV
19 for there must be factions among you in order that those who are genuine among you may be recognized.


Communion
• Pass out the cups
• call for examination
• Bread is the Body
• Juice is the BLOOD
Could all of you come up here right now and guide us through it?


1 Corinthians 11:27 ESV
27 Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning the body and blood of the Lord.


1 Corinthians 11:28–29 ESV
28 Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 29 For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself.


• We should address sin that we KNOW we do
• We should ask for forgiveness for Sin we don’t know
• We should ask forgiveness for times we knew we should, but didn’t do something
• We should then ask the HOLY SPIRIT TO SEARCH US. (see Psalm 139:23-24)


1 John 1:9 ESV
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.


IT IS A DEEP SPIRITUAL MOMENT WITH THE LORD
it is REMEMBERING ——- as in HONORING ——-
The LIFE< THE DEATH< and the RESURRECTION of our LORD