Title: Enjoy the Grace of the Lord's Supper
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p; Mark 14:22-24
Chan is the highest sacrament of the Church, given to the disciples on the day the Lord was arrested and commanded to do it in remembrance of the Lord. Jesus had the Passover meal with his disciples, who had been together for three years. Jesus took the bread, prayed a blessing, and gave it to his disciples.
p; “Take it. This is my body.”
Then he took another glass of wine, gave thanks and gave it to him.
p; “This is my blood of the covenant, which is shed for many.”
This speaks of the grace of Jesus on the cross, who took the place of the sins of all mankind. The Lord's Supper is a sacrament instituted by Jesus himself. I bless you as believers who experience and enjoy the grace of the Lord through the Lord's Supper while participating in the Lord's Supper today.
塤?It is the grace of the forgiveness of sins.
Needless to say, it is the grace that forgives sins.
bsp; All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
bsp; through the redemption in Christ Jesus
bsp; have been justified freely by the grace of God. Romans 3:23-24
The shed blood of the Lord washes away the sins of those who believe. The broken body of the Lord makes the life of the believer perfect. It belongs to the mysterious grace of God that cannot be logically explained. Those who humbly kneel before God with this kind of faith--their sins are forgiven according to their faith. God gives another grace to those who receive the forgiveness of sins, and that is the grace of restoration. There are three graces of restoration through the grace of forgiveness of sins.
p; 1. Restoring the authority of God's children.
To receive the forgiveness of sins is to restore the authority of God's children. We, who have lost the image of children of God, restore the authority of children through the Lord's Supper.
bsp; To all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.
bsp; It was not born of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man.
bsp; Only those who are born of God. John 1:12
Those who believe that Jesus was crucified for me and accept the fact of this wonderful grace have been given the authority to become children of God. Therefore, I believe that God will restore the authority of children of God to all the saints who participate in the Lord's Supper today while giving thanks for this grace. Participate by faith. So, I hope it will be a time of grace to restore the authority of God's children.
p; 2. Restore the lineage of faith.
Since Abraham, the spiritual history of mankind has flowed in two great streams. One is the history of succeeding the genealogy of Babel, the history of rebellion against God. Another is the history of salvation through the genealogy of faith. The Lord's Supper makes us a gift to pass on this line of faith.
Chan is that Christians transcend history and place, transcend race and country, transcend time and civilization, and all are blessed to become brothers and sisters in Christ. This is an amazing grace that extends not only in the same era, but also in many of those older Christians in this long history. It is to carry on the genealogy of faith of many ancestors of faith who have inherited the genealogy of faith.
p; 3. The grace of true peace is restored.
It is a time of reconciliation and freedom, where we are forgiven and forgive others, just as Christ paid for our sins and forgave our sins. Those who live with resentment and wounds as they are are those who are caught up in those wounds and resentment. You are trapped in that bondage yourself, and you live with more and more scars. You must be freed from that captivity. That is freedom. The Lord's Supper is a time of forgiveness and freedom through forgiveness. God grants true peace to the heart that has gained such freedom.
p; Have you ever done something wrong with others? Have you ever broken someone's heart, even the smallest thing? Believe that this is the time for forgiveness, repent, and participate in this sacrament.
p; Have you ever been hurt by someone else doing something wrong to you? Just as the Lord took up the cross for you at this time and washed away your sins, I hope that you also lay down the burden of your wounds under the cross. Please forgive me. Please rinse thoroughly. Rather, it will set your heart free and allow you to enjoy the blessing of true peace from God.
I hope you receive the blessing of healing your wounds and healing your pain as you take off the cold. Therefore, I hope that you will become the saints who reach out the hand of reconciliation and love by being reconciled to God through forgiveness and by being reconciled to others through forgiveness. In such a person, boundless heavenly peace will dwell.
May the grace and blessing of the mysterious Christ be with all the saints who participate in the feast in the name of the Lord.