New Sermon: Matthew 26

Matthew 26:17-30
The Meaning of Holy Communion

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Scene One: preparations for the passover meal 17-19

Scene Two: betrayal of Jesus 20-25

Psalm 41:9

Scene Three: new significance to the Passover meal 26-30

- 'Moses then took the blood, sprinkled it on the people and said "This is the blood of the covenant that the Lord has made with you"' Exodus 24:8

- 'The time is coming when I will make a new covenant ... I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more' Jeremiah 31:31,34

- 'he bore the sin of many' Isaiah 53:12

What am I doing when I take Holy Communion today?

What should I expect to get from Holy Communion today?

'Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?' 1 Corinthians 10:16