Master index of 23 studies: Determine if you worship in Spirit and Truth! Lesson 1 The Purpose Of Our Worship Of God The purpose of our worship is to glorify, honor, praise, exalt, and please God. Our worship must show our adoration and loyalty to God for His grace in providing us with the way to escape the bondage of sin, so we can have the salvation He so much wants to give us. The nature of the worship God demands is the prostration of our souls before Him in humble and contrite submission. James 4:6, 10 tells us, God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up. Our worship to God is a very humble and reverent action. Jesus says in John 4:23-24, But the hour is coming, and now is, when true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. God is a spirit and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth. It doesn’t say we can worship God anyway we want, but we must worship Him in spirit and in truth. The word must makes it absolute. There is no other way we can worship God and be acceptable to Him. The word must, according to Webster, expresses an obligation, a requirement, a necessity, a certainty, and something that must be done. When must is used it means that it is not optional. Here the word must is expressing that in spirit and in truth is the only way to acceptably worship God. God seeks true worshippers, and He identifies them as those who worship Him in spirit and in truth. Worshipping God in spirit and in truth is a serious matter which must not be taken lightly. If we have any regard for our own souls, we will want to make sure we are worshipping God in spirit and in truth. Since God is the object of our worship, He and He alone has the right to determine how we are to worship Him. We read in Jeremiah 10:23, O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself, it is not in man who walks to direct his own steps. We are not granted the option of directing our own ways in religion. God is the One who we look to for guidance and direction in our lives. Our very best in worship is due God and is prescribed by Him in the Bible. The worship God has prescribed is the only way we can be pleasing to Him in this life and finally attain everlasting life with Him in eternity. The Christian’s worship is of the greatest importance. Worship is a time when we pay deep, sincere, awesome respect, love, and fear to the one who created us. Acts 17:24-25 says, God who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives life, breath, and all things. God is the one who holds our eternal destiny in His hands. Philippians 2:12 tells us to, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. Our salvation is a very serious matter and will not happen by accident. We must work it out with fear and trembling. Our salvation depends on whether our worship is pleasing to God or not. On the Day of Judgment it will be too late to make any corrections. Worship should cause us to reflect on the majesty and graciousness of God and Christ, contrasted to our own unworthiness. God does not have to have our worship, but we must worship Him to please Him. Our singing, praying, studying His word, giving, and communion are designed by God to bring us closer to Him and to cause us to think more like He thinks, thus becoming more like Him. James 4:8 tells us to, Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Our worship not only honors and magnifies God, but it is also for our own edification and strength. Worship helps us develop a God-like and Christ-like character. We become like unto those we admire and worship. When we worship God we tend to value what God values and gradually take on the characteristics and qualities of God, but never to His level. As Philippians 2:5 says, Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ. How do we take on the mind of Christ? In Romans 12:2 we read, And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. We renew our mind as we study and meditate on God’s word and worship Him. When we worship God we develop such traits as forgiveness, tenderness, justice, righteousness, purity, kindness, and love. All of this is preparing us for eternal life in heaven with God and Christ. As we are told in Colossians 3:2 to, Set your mind on things above, and not on things on the earth. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Questions Lesson 1 The Purpose Of Our Worship Of God (click on the button of the answer of your choice) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) (James 4:6, 10) God resists the Humble. Obedient. Proud. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) God does not want us to be humble. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) (John 4:23-24) How is God to be worshipped? Any way we want to as long as we are sincere. God must be worshipped in spirit and in truth. The way the majority of people worship Him. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) God will accept our worship even though it is not in spirit and in truth if we are sincere. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) (Jeremiah 10:23) Who is to direct our ways in religion? God. What the majority believes. Our preacher. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) Only God has the right to determine how we are to worship Him. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7) (Acts 17:24-25) Who should we worship? Nature, since we evolved from nature. God who gave us life and breath and made all things. Mankind, since man has become so great. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8) Since we evolved by accident there is no God to worship. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9) (Philippians 2:12) How are we to work out our own salvation? With fear and trembling. Any way we want to. Let the church do it for me. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10) God will determine our eternal destiny. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11) (James 4:8) If we draw near to God He will not draw near to us. He will move away from us. He will draw near to us. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12) God wants us to draw near to Him. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13) (Philippians 2:5) Whose mind should we try to imitate? The mind of some famous person such as the president of our country. The mind of Christ. We should develop our own mind the way we want. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14) We should not try to imitate the mind of Christ. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15) (Romans 12:2) How do we not become conformed to this world? By the renewing of our mind as we study and meditate on God’s word. By being a rebel. There is no way to keep from being conformed to this world. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16) We should be conformed to this world. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17) (Colossians 3:2) What should we set our minds on? Getting rich. Having a good time. Things in heaven. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18) We should set our mind on things on the earth. Master index of 23 studies: Determine if you worship in Spirit and Truth! Lesson 2 Worshipping God In Spirit Worshipping God in spirit means with reverence, attentiveness, and having the right purpose of honoring God, while understanding what we are doing. Hebrews 12:28-29 says, Let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. For our God is a consuming fire. Our worship must glorify God. 1 Corinthians 6:20 says, For you were bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s. In order to worship God in the right spirit, we must take time before worship to make ready our hearts and emotions so we will be in the proper frame of mind. We should not have to rush or hurry to worship, arriving late but should always plan to be there early enough so we can be in a worshipful attitude and spirit. Our mind must be ready, attentive, and alert. Concerning the Lord’s Supper, we are warned in 1 Corinthians 11:27, Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. Our worship to God must be done in a worthy manner. It must be done in a manner that brings glory and honor to God and Christ. Continuing to read in verse 29, For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body. We must control our thoughts during periods of worship and not let them wander to other things. We should never be wishing the worship service would hurry up and be over so we can get to the restaurant early and not have to stand in line. In fact we should be of the frame of mind that we are disappointed to see the worship service end. In showing reverence and respect to God, we will not be indifferent, inattentive, and taking lightly that which should be considered serious. Worship to God is holy. Our character in worship must also be holy. In 1 Peter 1:16-17 we read, But as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in your conduct, because it is written, Be holy for I am holy. Slouching over, sleeping, playing with babies, squirming, unnecessary talking, and passing notes all show disrespect in worshipping God. Active participation will tend to get rid of our lack of interest and inattentiveness. Reverence is not having a long face, folded hands, or a put on look of piety. Worship is a time of joy for us. It is a time of offering thanks, adoration, love, praying, singing praises to God, feeding on His word, and proclaiming Christ to the world in partaking of the Lord’s Supper. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Questions Lesson 2 Worshipping God In Spirit (click on the button of the answer of your choice) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) (Hebrews 12:28-29) How are we to worship God? Any way we choose. With reverence and godly fear. The way our preacher says. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) It doesn’t matter how we worship God. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) (1 Corinthians 11:27-29) All of our worship to God including the Lord’s Supper is to be done In a worthy manner. In an unworthy manner. Any way we see fit. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) We can worship God in what ever way we please. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) (1 Corinthians 6:20) Since we were bought with the blood of Christ We do not have to glorify God. We are free to worship as we please. We must glorify God in all we do. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) We are to glorify God because He bought us with a great price. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7) (1 Peter 1:16-17) Because God is holy We should also be holy in all things, including our worship. We cannot be holy. In our worship we should be indifferent and inattentive. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8) God does not want us to be holy. Master index of 23 studies: Determine if you worship in Spirit and Truth! Lesson 3 Worship Is Not For Our Entertainment There is an erroneous idea today that the main reason we attend worship is to get something out of the service, rather than going there to give our worship to God. This is a selfish motive on our part. This is the reason people cannot be satisfied with the worship service when their emphasis is not on the proper object of worship, God. People want to do their own thing in the worship of the church. What the Bible has to say about worship for many people is of little consequence as long as they are happy and feel good. We must be concerned with what God says on how He is to be worshipped instead of what we might want to offer Him. The United States has produced the most entertainment-oriented people the world has ever known. We have more forms of amusement than has ever been know to man, but we still want more. In our age everything is designed to appeal to our emotions and to entertain us. We seem to have forgotten our worship service is to bring glory and honor to God, and not to entertain ourselves. When we have choirs to sing to us and concerts to entertain us, we are not worshipping God; but we have become the spectators who are being entertained. Worship is not a spectator event. We dare not become spectators, because in worship it is God who is the spectator. People have the roles reversed. People expect divine will to conform to what seems right in their own eyes. Proverbs 12:15 says, The way of the fool is right in his own eyes. The emphasis is how can the worship service be made more entertaining to people to please themselves and not God. Worship to God is holy and sacred. To pervert and corrupt it with entertainment and what we can get out of the service in trying to please and gratify ourselves is nothing short of blasphemy! The sacredness of true worship must not be sacrificed on altars of entertainment-oriented quartets, choirs, and other entertainment groups. We are as Hebrews 13:15 says to Offer the sacrifice of praise to God, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name. In worship we must be the participants, not the observers. We want to please and entertain ourselves. In Galatians 1:10 the question is asked, Do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a servant of Christ. Worship is God-centered not man-centered. When our worship is to please God instead of ourselves, then and only then will our worship be much more meaningful and spiritually uplifting to us and acceptable to God. When people seek an emotional high from worship and don’t get it, they are disappointed and start blaming the song service, the preacher, etc. The world wants their worship service to be more entertaining, thus they are failing to worship God in spirit and in truth. Where in the Bible can we go to show that our worship is designed to please the worshipper. The desire to have an experience or an encounter along the lines of mysticism also gives little regard to what God says in the Bible. Our worship to God requires commitment on our part. People had rather worship Christ as a babe in a manger than Christ as their crucified savior. Their worshipping Christ as a babe in a manger requires no commitment on their part. They feel they can put Him in a box and live the rest of the year as they please. But worshipping Christ as our crucified savior requires commitment, a complete change of our life, and a willingness to do all that He says. Jesus says in Matthew 10:37, He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. God and Christ must be first in our lives, and this requires that we be committed to them. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Questions Lesson 3 Worship Is Not For Our Entertainment (click on the button of the answer of your choice) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) (Proverbs 12:15) One who does what is right in his own eyes Is wise. Is a fool. Is free. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) The way of the fool is right in his own eyes. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) (Hebrews 13:15) The offering of the fruit of our lips in singing and prayer in our worship Should be for our enjoyment. Should show how well we can sing and pray. Should be a sacrifice of praise to God. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) Our worship to God should be entertaining to us. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) (Galatians 1:10) In trying to please men in spiritual matters We cannot be a servant of Christ. We can be a servant of Christ. It is always best to try to please men in all things. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) In spiritual matters we should please God and not men. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7) (Matthew 10:37) If we love our father and mother more than Christ This is good. God will understand. We are not worthy of Christ. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8) We should not try to follow what Christ tells us to do if it is against our father’s and mother’s beliefs. Master index of 23 studies: Determine if you worship in Spirit and Truth! Lesson 7 We Must Give Our Best To God As we worship God, we give Him ourselves. Romans 12:1 says, I beseech you therefore, brethern, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God which is your reasonable service. Under the Old Testament some of the Jews were not offering their best and were condemned for it. In Malachi 1:8 we read, And when you offer the blind as a sacrifice, is it not evil? And when you offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? Is it not just as evil today when we do not give God our best? Under the New Testament we do not offer animal sacrifices as the Jews did under the Old Testament; but we give Him our lives in service to Him as a living sacrifice. In doing this we must give Him our all. Anything we do for God must be our very best. Jesus tells us in Matthew 22:37, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and all your soul, and all your mind. All our heart, soul, and mind, or in other words, our total being must be in our worship. How do we show our love to God? Our Lord says in John 14:21, He who has my commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. We show our love to God when we keep His commandments. We do not show our love to God if we only keep the commandments we want to keep or if we add some of our own commandments. In Matthew 28:18, before Christ ascended into heaven, He was giving His apostles some last minute instructions concerning those they would baptize. Jesus said, Teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you. Everything the Lord has commanded us is to be observed. We are to do all that God says and in the way He says to do it. Jesus says in Luke 6:46, But why do you call me Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? In worship we must do all God has commanded and we must do nothing He has not authorized. Our worship must be from the heart with all reverence and sincerity. We must give Him our very best. Then and only then will we be worshipping God in spirit and in truth. The purpose and holiness of true worship to God is a precious privilege available only to those who are obedient to the will of God. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Questions Lesson 4 We Must Give Our Best To God (click on the button of the answer of your choice) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) (Romans 12:1) We are to give our bodies to God After we die as a dead sacrifice. Now as a living sacrifice. As we please. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) As we present our bodies as a living sacrifice to God, they must be holy and acceptable to God. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) (Malachi 1:8) When we do not give God our best It is evil. It is good. God will accept what we give Him. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) God is well pleased even when we give less than our best to Him. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) (Matthew 22:37) How must we love God? When we feel like it. Only partially. With all of our heart, all of our mind, and all of our soul. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) We must love God with our total being. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7) (John 14:21) We show our love for Christ by Keeping His commandments. Not keeping His commandments. Keeping the commandments we want to keep. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8) Those who do not keep Christ’s commandments still love Him. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9) (Matthew 28:18) Those who are baptized are to be taught The church’s creed. Nothng else. To observe all things Christ has commanded. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10) Everything Christ has commanded is to be observed. Master index of 23 studies: Determine if you worship in Spirit and Truth! Lesson 8 We Must Only Worship God Jesus said in Matthew 4:10, You shall worship the Lord your God and Him only shall you serve. If we worship God in spirit and in truth, we cannot worship anyone or anything else. Anything we worship, other than God, is an idol. According to Webster, an idol is an image used as an object or instrument of worship. God forbids us to make and worship idols. God says in Exodus 20:4-5, You shall not make for yourself a carved image, any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God. We see we are not to make any image whether it is a statue or any likeness of anything in heaven or earth to worship them. But this is done today when people worship icons. People bow down and pray to these statues and painted pictures whether they be the supposed likeness of Mary the mother of Jesus or one of the many other dead people who are called saints. This is in direct disobedience to the command of God. When I see people bowing down, burning candles, praying, and worshipping an icon image of a saint, my heart bleeds for them because they are putting their souls in jeopardy of being lost. We are warned in Colossians 2:18, Let no one cheat you of your reward, taking delight in false humility and worshipping angels. We can loose our reward in heaven if we worship someone other than God. He is the only one we are to worship because He is a jealous God. God will not allow us to worship anyone else other than Himself. Revelations 21:8 tells us that idolaters shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death. We must only worship God and our worship must be in spirit and in truth if we expect to be with Him in heaven when this life is over. 4) God forbids us to make and worship idols, including the pictures and statues of Jesus mother Mary or one of the saints.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) (Colossians 2:18) If we worship anything or anyone other than God God is well pleased. We will be cheated of our reward in heaven. If God does not see it we can get by with it. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) God will allow us to worship someone else other than Himself. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7) (Revelation 21:8) What will happen to idolaters in eternity? They will have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone. Since God is a loving God, He will excuse them. They will go to heaven since no one will be lost. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8) We must only worship God in spirit and in truth if we expect to go to heaven. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lesson 09 Our Giving The way we give is an indication of our love for God. All things belong to God. God says in Psalms 50:10, For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills. Everything we have received has come from God. God has only loaned them to us. John 3:27 says, A man can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from above. We can never out-give God. In Luke 6:38 we read, Give and it shall be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you. We give so the Lord’s church can better carry out its mission here on earth. The world must be evangelized, and the church must be edified, and the needy must be helped. Giving is a command of God. In 1 Corinthians 16:1-2 we read, Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given orders to the churches of Galatia, so you must do also. On the first day of the week let each one of you lay something aside, storing up as he may prosper that there be no collections when I come. We see the giving here was to help the poor saints in Jerusalem. Notice also they were to make a regular collection every first day of the week. Because of everything God has given us, including His Son to die for us, we should be anxious to give back to Him. In 2 Corinthians 8:12 we read, For if there is first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what one has, and not according to what he does not have. God expects us to give what we are able to give. How can our love for God be real unless it is expressed in our obedience and our giving? Our giving is an expression of love, and act of praise, and sacrifice to God. How we give is an indication of where our priorities are. Jesus says in Matthew 6:19-21, Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth and rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Where is your heart? Since we can’t out-give God, we should at least be liberal in our giving. As we read in 2 Corinthians 9:6-7, He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. Our giving is to be planned. We should not give because we feel we have to give. Nor should we resent that we need to give to please God. We should be glad that we can give to the Lord. We should never try to impress other people with our giving. If we do we already have our reward. Giving needs to be a private matter. We should not seek recognition for the things we do. Jesus says in Matthew 6:1-4, Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen of them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in heaven. Therefore, when you do a charitable deed, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly. We should seek the approval of God and not the glory of men. Our giving should not only include material possessions but we must first give ourselves to God. We are told in Romans 12:1, I beseech you therefore, brethern, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. If we will first give ourselves to the Lord, we will have no problem in being liberal in our giving. Our liberal giving is part of worshipping God in spirit and in truth. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Questions Lesson 10 Our Giving (click on the button of the answer of your choice) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) (John 3:27) Everything we have We have obtained it ourselves without God’s help. Some person has given it to us. God has given to us. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) Nothing we have has come from God. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) (Luke 6:38) When we give We will receive nothing in return from God. We will receive from God much more than we gave. We will receive very little from God. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) We can never out give God. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) (1 Corinthians 16:1-2) Giving is A command of God. Something we can do if we want. Not a command of God. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) The church is to make a regular collection every first day of the week. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7) (2 Corinthians 8:12) When we give We should give grudgingly. We should give because we have to give. We should give willingly. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8) God does not expect us to give as we have been prospered. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9) (Matthew 6:19-21) We should lay up our treasures In Heaven. On the earth. In the bank. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10) If our treasure is in Heaven, our heart will be there also. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11) (2 Corinthians 9:6-7) God loves One who does not give. One who gives grudgingly. One who gives cheerfully. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12) We should give grudgingly and because we have to. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13) (Matthew 6:1-4) How should we do our charitable deeds? To be seen of men. For our own glory. Not to be seen of men. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14) We should give to impress people. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15) (Romans 12:1) What should we do for God? Nothing. Give our bodies as a living sacrifice. As little as we can. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16) If we first give ourselves to God, we will have no problem with giving liberally. Are doing the will of God. Are in direct disobedience of the command of God. Are excused by God. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Master index of 23 studies: Determine if you worship in Spirit and Truth! Lesson 14 The Lord’s Supper Christ instituted the Lord’s Supper in order for us to remember the great sacrifice He made for us and that we rely on Him and His sacrifice for our salvation. He gave us this memorial so we would not forget Him and what He did for us. In Luke 22:19, when Jesus instituted the Lord’s Supper, He said, Do this in remembrance of Me. This is done to help us remember the Lord and what He did for us. The death of our Lord was not an accident. It was in God’s eternal plan of redemption for Christ to come to this earth and take our punishment for our sins by dying for us so God can now be just in saving us. In a number of places in the Old Testament, God foretells the death of His Son for us. One place is found in Isaiah 53:5-6, He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities, and by His stripes we are healed…And the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all. God and Christ are loving and wonderful for what they have done for us. In 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 we read of Jesus instituting the Lord’s Supper, The Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, Take eat; this is My body which is broken for you; this do in remembrance of Me. In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me. For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes. This is how we remember the great suffering which our Lord did for us. We proclaim our faith in this great and wonderful deed to the world each time we partake of the Lord’s Supper. There are those who partake of only the bread and their priest partakes of the fruit of the vine. This is a perversion of the Lord’s Supper. This is not doing it the way the Bible instructs. But notice each Christian is to partake of both the bread and the fruit of the vine. When we partake of the unleavened bread we picture our Lord’s body hanging there, suffering in anguish and pain, taking the punishment that was rightly due us. As we drink of the fruit of the vine we envision His precious blood which was poured out for us to cleanse us from all our sins. What great love and concern God and Christ have for us! The Lord wants us to remember what He did for us every first day of the week as the church did in the first century. We are to remember that our Lord gave up heaven to come to this earth for thirty-three years, and then died for us. We remember the humiliation of the mock trial, the crown of thorns and the terrible scourging that left His back raw and bleeding. We remember the soldiers gambling for the Lord’s only earthly possession, the clothes on His back. Then we remember the nails as they were driven into His hands and feet, and the cross as it was raised and dropped into the hole. We also remember the spirit of forgiveness of our Lord, as He was being crucified, when He said in Luke 23:34, Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do. We remember our Lord’s loud cry of loneliness in Matthew 27:46, My God, My God, why have you forsaken Me? We remember as our Lord hung on the cross, how the people mocked, shamed, and made fun of Him as He was dying not only for their sins but the sins of all mankind. We remember in Matthew 27:45, Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land, and in Matthew 27:51, The veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split. The sun refused to shine and the earth shook because of the death of the Son of God. We read in 1 Peter 2:24, Who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness, by whose stripes you were healed. We must first examine ourselves to determine whether we have the right attitude to partake of this memorial. We must put all else from our minds. We should make sure we have our minds centered on what Christ did for us. We are told in 1 Corinthians 11:27-29, Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. But let a man examine himself and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body. We must clear our minds of all other thoughts and center our minds on the sacrifice of our Lord, or otherwise as 1 Corinthians 11:29 (KJV) says, We eat and drink damnation to ourselves. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Questions Lesson 11 The Lord’s Supper (click on the button of the answer of your choice) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) (Luke 22:19) When Jesus instituted the Lord’s Supper He said He didn’t want to die. Do this in remembrance of Me. He did not want us to remember that He died for us. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) The Lord’s Supper is to help us remember what the Lord did for us. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) (Isaiah 53:5-6) In God’s eternal plan of redemption The death of Christ was part of that plan. The death of Christ was not part of that plan. God did not intend that Christ would die. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) God’s eternal plan was for Christ to come and set up a kingdom here on the earth. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) (1 Corinthians 11:23-26) In partaking of the Lord’s Supper We are to partake of only the bread while a priest partakes of the fruit of the vine. We are not to remember the death of Christ. We are to partake of both the bread and the fruit of the vine in remembering the death of Christ. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) As we partake of the Lord’s Supper we proclaim the Lord’s death to the world until He comes. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7) (Luke 23:34) As Jesus was being nailed to the cross He said Father forgive them for they know not what they do. Father I don’t want to die on the cross. It doesn’t hurt. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8) Jesus was not forgiving of those who nailed to the cross. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9) (Matthew 27:46) As Jesus was hanging on the cross The angels ministered to Him. God did not forsake Him. God forsook Him. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10) Jesus endured the cross alone. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11) (Matthew 27:45, 51) When Jesus died on the cross The sun refused to shine and the earth shook. Nothing happened. Jesus deserved to die. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12) The sun refused to shine and the earth shook because of the death of the Son of God. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13) (1 Peter 2:24) When Jesus died on the cross He died for His own sins. He died for our sins. He did not die for our sins. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14) Jesus died for the sins of only some people. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15) (1 Corinthians 11:27-29) We are to partake of the Lord’s Supper Without thinking of the Lord’s death. In an unworthy manner. In a worthy manner. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16) We partake of Lord’s Supper in an unworthy manner when we do not discern the Lord’s body. Master index of 23 studies: Determine if you worship in Spirit and Truth! Lesson 14 The Lord’s Supper Christ instituted the Lord’s Supper in order for us to remember the great sacrifice He made for us and that we rely on Him and His sacrifice for our salvation. He gave us this memorial so we would not forget Him and what He did for us. In Luke 22:19, when Jesus instituted the Lord’s Supper, He said, Do this in remembrance of Me. This is done to help us remember the Lord and what He did for us. The death of our Lord was not an accident. It was in God’s eternal plan of redemption for Christ to come to this earth and take our punishment for our sins by dying for us so God can now be just in saving us. In a number of places in the Old Testament, God foretells the death of His Son for us. One place is found in Isaiah 53:5-6, He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities, and by His stripes we are healed…And the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all. God and Christ are loving and wonderful for what they have done for us. In 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 we read of Jesus instituting the Lord’s Supper, The Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, Take eat; this is My body which is broken for you; this do in remembrance of Me. In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me. For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes. This is how we remember the great suffering which our Lord did for us. We proclaim our faith in this great and wonderful deed to the world each time we partake of the Lord’s Supper. There are those who partake of only the bread and their priest partakes of the fruit of the vine. This is a perversion of the Lord’s Supper. This is not doing it the way the Bible instructs. But notice each Christian is to partake of both the bread and the fruit of the vine. When we partake of the unleavened bread we picture our Lord’s body hanging there, suffering in anguish and pain, taking the punishment that was rightly due us. As we drink of the fruit of the vine we envision His precious blood which was poured out for us to cleanse us from all our sins. What great love and concern God and Christ have for us! The Lord wants us to remember what He did for us every first day of the week as the church did in the first century. We are to remember that our Lord gave up heaven to come to this earth for thirty-three years, and then died for us. We remember the humiliation of the mock trial, the crown of thorns and the terrible scourging that left His back raw and bleeding. We remember the soldiers gambling for the Lord’s only earthly possession, the clothes on His back. Then we remember the nails as they were driven into His hands and feet, and the cross as it was raised and dropped into the hole. We also remember the spirit of forgiveness of our Lord, as He was being crucified, when He said in Luke 23:34, Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do. We remember our Lord’s loud cry of loneliness in Matthew 27:46, My God, My God, why have you forsaken Me? We remember as our Lord hung on the cross, how the people mocked, shamed, and made fun of Him as He was dying not only for their sins but the sins of all mankind. We remember in Matthew 27:45, Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land, and in Matthew 27:51, The veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split. The sun refused to shine and the earth shook because of the death of the Son of God. We read in 1 Peter 2:24, Who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness, by whose stripes you were healed. We must first examine ourselves to determine whether we have the right attitude to partake of this memorial. We must put all else from our minds. We should make sure we have our minds centered on what Christ did for us. We are told in 1 Corinthians 11:27-29, Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. But let a man examine himself and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body. We must clear our minds of all other thoughts and center our minds on the sacrifice of our Lord, or otherwise as 1 Corinthians 11:29 (KJV) says, We eat and drink damnation to ourselves. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Questions Lesson 11 The Lord’s Supper (click on the button of the answer of your choice) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) (Luke 22:19) When Jesus instituted the Lord’s Supper He said He didn’t want to die. Do this in remembrance of Me. He did not want us to remember that He died for us. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) The Lord’s Supper is to help us remember what the Lord did for us. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) (Isaiah 53:5-6) In God’s eternal plan of redemption The death of Christ was part of that plan. The death of Christ was not part of that plan. God did not intend that Christ would die. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) God’s eternal plan was for Christ to come and set up a kingdom here on the earth. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) (1 Corinthians 11:23-26) In partaking of the Lord’s Supper We are to partake of only the bread while a priest partakes of the fruit of the vine. We are not to remember the death of Christ. We are to partake of both the bread and the fruit of the vine in remembering the death of Christ. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) As we partake of the Lord’s Supper we proclaim the Lord’s death to the world until He comes. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7) (Luke 23:34) As Jesus was being nailed to the cross He said Father forgive them for they know not what they do. Father I don’t want to die on the cross. It doesn’t hurt. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8) Jesus was not forgiving of those who nailed to the cross. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9) (Matthew 27:46) As Jesus was hanging on the cross The angels ministered to Him. God did not forsake Him. God forsook Him. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10) Jesus endured the cross alone. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11) (Matthew 27:45, 51) When Jesus died on the cross The sun refused to shine and the earth shook. Nothing happened. Jesus deserved to die. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12) The sun refused to shine and the earth shook because of the death of the Son of God. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13) (1 Peter 2:24) When Jesus died on the cross He died for His own sins. He died for our sins. He did not die for our sins. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14) Jesus died for the sins of only some people. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15) (1 Corinthians 11:27-29) We are to partake of the Lord’s Supper Without thinking of the Lord’s death. In an unworthy manner. In a worthy manner. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16) We partake of Lord’s Supper in an unworthy manner when we do not discern the Lord’s body.
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