‘Jesus Was Unmoved By The Betrayer.’
a) Matthew 26:25. Jesus knew it was Judas who was to betray Him.
b) Matthew 26:26. Whilst they were eating Jesus took the bread and spoke of His Body being broken.
c) Matthew 26:27. Jesus took the cup and gave thanks for it. He asked all present to drink of it.
d) Matthew 26:26-27. The betrayer also took this first Holy Communion.
e) John 13:27. Jesus knew that the Devil entered Judas the betrayer.
(This QT encourages me and gives hope to those people who have been betrayed: Jesus Was Unmoved By The Betrayer and He can give us strength to be unmoved in the same way)
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‘God Is The Initiator.’
John 3:16; 1 John 4:10.
a) It was and is God Who so loved the people of the World.
b) God gave His only begotten Son Jesus Christ.
c) Whoever Believes in the Son shall not perish but have Everlasting Life.
d) True love is that God loved and loves us and He sent His Son Jesus Christ to be the Propitiation for our sins.
(Through this Second one I find that God Is The Initiator of my love relationship with Him)
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Chris.
Jesus knew very well all those people at the first “Lord’s Supper” and He knows us all just as well. To close the Holy Communion Service to only include all who are our “Church Members” may be a little exclusive and not God’s Way. A simple announcement that if we love the Lord Jesus we can partake should be both invitation and restraint alike.
