Podcasts about unworthy manner

The Catechism goes over the prerequisites to receiving Jesus in the Eucharist, as well as how often the faithful can and should receive him. Fr. Mike ensures that we understand the gravity of our obligation to go to the sacrament of Reconciliation before receiving Communion. As St. Paul said, “Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of profaning the body and blood of the Lord.” Today's readings are Catechism paragraphs 1384-1390. This episode has been found to be in conformity with the Catechism by the Institute on the Catechism, under the Subcommittee on the Catechism, USCCB. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/ciy Please note: The Catechism of the Catholic Church contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.

Preparing for the Lord's table

The Catechism goes over the prerequisites to receiving Jesus in the Eucharist, as well as how often the faithful can and should receive him. Fr. Mike ensures that we understand the gravity of our obligation to go to the sacrament of Reconciliation before receiving Communion. As St. Paul said, “Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of profaning the body and blood of the Lord.” Today's readings are Catechism paragraphs 1384-1390. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/ciy Please note: The Catechism of the Catholic Church contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised. This episode has been found to be in conformity with the Catechism by the Institute on the Catechism, under the Subcommittee on the Catechism, USCCB.

We're back with season 3, episode 3. In it, we read from The Spirituality of the Cross by Gene Veith, Jr.. We discuss confidence from Holy Communion, the unworthy manner is explained, & the goodness of material means. In addition, we celebrate and learn how time & eternity meets at the Lord's Table. Indeed, Christ for us! Enjoy!

By Dan Taylor in Lubbock, TX - March 25, 2023 - In Matthew 26, Jesus commands us to eat the bread, which represents His body, broken for us, and drink the wine, which represents His blood that was poured out for us for the forgiveness of our sins, not merely the covering of sin as the Levitical sacrifices had done. Notice, He doesn't say, "come if you feel like it", "if it's not too much trouble", or "if you think you are worthy". He commands us to eat the bread and drink the wine. And He says "all of you" are to do so. Not just some. "All of you". Brethren, we all need forgiveness! I certainly do. But is forgiveness of our sins all that is being discussed here?

Welcome back! This is Season 3, episode 2A. As promised, this is one the short talks that will supplement each episode. In it, FLAME addresses the Roman Catholic and Lutheran Lord Supper Differences, Cannibalism, & the Unworthy Manner. Enjoy!

Jonathan Bow, Lead Pastor

Is the Holy Spirit convicting believers of something Jesus has taken away? What is the unworthy manner in the Lord's Supper? In this episode, Zach and Grace talk about what the Spirit is doing in our lives, the Lord's Supper, and more!   

A new MP3 sermon from Crossroads Bible Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: An Unworthy Manner Subtitle: 1 Corinthians Speaker: Tim Karr Broadcaster: Crossroads Bible Church Event: Sunday Service Date: 10/2/2022 Bible: 1 Corinthians 11:27-34; 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 Length: 44 min.

Topics: Communion, Holy Communion, The Last Supper, The Lord's Supper, 1 Corinthians 11, Unworthy Manner, Cup of Demons, Table of Demons, Sin, Do This in Remembrance of Me, SacramentIf you want an even deeper look at this topic, here's a free chapter from one of my books!https://mattmcmillenministries.com/the-truth-about-holy-communion/

Did God really give illness or death to the Corinthians taking the Lord's Supper unworthily? Tune it to delve into this strange and fearsome topic Notes and links from the podcast: Further Reading: GotQuestions: Taking the Lord's Supper Unworthily Ligonier: What is the Lord's Supper? Short book: The Lord's Supper: Answers to Common Questions, by Keith Mathison This episode is also available as a blog post: http://the-end-time.org/2022/03/23/communion-lords-supper-taking-it-in-an-unworthy-manner/

Reading 1 Corinthians 11:27 where the Apostle Paul admonishes the church in Corinth for handling the Lord's table in an unworthy manner. Visit wwutt.com for all our videos!

Details, credits, errata: This week we watched Netflix’s incredible, terrifying show about [SPOILER] and Christian theology, Midnight Mass, which I don’t think I call Black Mass during the episode but if I do, please know that Alissa has already teased me about it and you will only be encouraging her if you do the same. Black Mass isn’t very good, whereas Midnight Mass is. Our guest us the delightful Andy Levy, costar of the only watchable show Fox News ever broadcast, Red Eye (long since canceled, obviously), now ascended to the highest planes of Twitter, where he is very funny This is one of our two spooooooooky episodes for Halloween (we’ll have another subscribers-only one up shortly) so if you are upset by scary stuff, we recommend AVOID AVOID AVOID on this one because it is especially frightening if you are a Christian! That is why your hosts enjoyed it and probably also why Andy didn’t think it was as scary as we did (though he did like it), but I can easily imagine finding it absolutely gut-wrenchingly disturbing in a bad way.Our image is Netflix’s incredibly vintage-y painting for the show, which I love. If you know who painted it, @ me on twitter.Our theme song is Louis Armstrong and His Hot 5’s Muskrat Ramble, made freely available by the Boston Public Library and audio engineering shop George Blood, LP through the Internet Archive. Midnight Mass is copyright 2021 Netflix. Brief audio excerpts are used herein for purposes of review. All other material is copyright 2021 Sam Thielman and Alissa Wilkinson. This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at yammpod.substack.com/subscribe

The Power of the Lord's SupperIntroductionLet's first read the famous passage on the Lord's Supper from 1 Corinthians 11:17-34: 1 Corinthians 11:17–34 (NKJV) 17 Now in giving these instructions I don't praise you, since you come together not for the better but for the worse. 18 For first of all, when you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it. 19 For there must also be factions among you, that those who are approved may be recognized among you. 20 Therefore when you come together in one place, it's not to eat the Lord's Supper. 21 For in eating, each one takes his own supper ahead of others; and one is hungry and another is drunk. 22 What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and shame those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I don't praise you. 23 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; 24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” 25 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.” 26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death till He comes. 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. 28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 29 For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. 30 For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep. 31 For if we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged. 32 But when we are judged, we are chastened by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world. 33 Therefore, my brethren, when you come together to eat, wait for one another. 34 But if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, lest you come together for judgment. And the rest I will set in order when I come.  Many Christians interpret the passage above in the following way: “Before I take the Lord's Supper, I need to examine myself very carefully, check for any unconfessed sins in my life and confess them all. Then I can partake of the Lord's Supper. This is the worthy manner of taking the Lord's Supper. Otherwise, if I take it with any unconfessed sin, I might lose my salvation, I might lose the blessings of God, or God might punish me with sickness or even death. And I will not be able to come to God and ask Him to heal me, because I did it with my own hands. So, if I feel too unworthy on occasions, it's better not to partake of the Lord's Supper in order not to be punished by God.” This is how many believers read 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 and they treat the Lord's Supper as something very sacred and dreadful, that can be partaken of only if they have been completely honest about their lives with God and made sure they confessed every sin they know before Him. Otherwise, God will strike them with sickness and curse. Because of the fear of punishment, many believers refrain from partaking of the Lord's Supper for long periods of time. Overall, most believers consider the Lord's Supper to be something similar to the bitter water from Numbers 5:16-28, that women suspected of adultery had to drink to prove their innocence. If those women were dishonest and guilty and drank that water, their bellies would swell, their thighs would rot, and they would become a curse among their people. This is the mentality with which most Christians approach the Communion. However, this interpretation and practice of the Lord's Supper are far from the truth and rob believers of its precious benefits that Jesus intended when He initiated it. The Necessity of Innocent BloodLet's analyze the passage carefully in its context. First, the expression “unworthy manner” from verses 27 and 29 doesn't refer to the worthiness of the person taking the Lord's Supper, but to the worthiness of the manner in which the person partakes, the worthiness of the way, or the method. We can never become worthy to partake of the Lord's Supper through something that we do, no matter what we do, not even through confession of sins, because the only thing that could pay for our sins and could make us worthy is  innocent blood, as seen in Hebrews 9:22: Hebrews 9:22 (NKJV) 22 And according to the Law almost all things are purified with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission.  Without shedding of blood, there is no remission of sins, and not without confession of sins. Our blood is guilty and tainted by Adam's sin that was transmitted to us when we were physically born on this earth. The only person that had innocent blood was Jesus Christ, the last Adam, because He didn't have an earthly father. The Holy Spirit conceived Him, Jesus had blameless blood, and He kept His blood innocent throughout His life by fulfilling all the Law of Moses and by not sinning even once. He was without spot when He reached the moment of the cross: 1 Peter 1:18–19 (NKJV) 18 knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.  Why could only innocent blood remove sins? Because the soul of a human being is in the blood. That is what Leviticus 17:11 tells us: Leviticus 17:11 (NKJV) 11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it's the blood that makes atonement for the soul. The word “life” in the expression “the life of the flesh is in the blood” is the Hebrew “Nephesh,” which translates into “soul, living being, self, or person.” So, you have been made worthy once and for all by Christ's blood and sacrifice, and nothing else. Period! You are always worthy to partake of the Communion  because of Jesus' innocent blood and not because of your confession. Your righteousness and worthiness are Christ. However, there is also a proper and worthy manner of partaking of the Lord's Supper.  What Does It Mean “In a Worthy Manner?”Taking the Communion in a worthy manner means to assign to it a mental significance when you take it, to think about what it means from God's perspective, and remember the One Who established it. It's not just eating some food and drinking. We see this concept reiterated three times in the passage about Communion: (1) In verses 17 to 22, Paul rebukes the Corinthians for eating their meals without waiting for the others, for getting drunk, for not remembering Christ, and for believing that that was the Lord's Supper; (2) In verses 24 and 25, Paul quotes Jesus and says that when we take the Lord's Supper, we need to remember Him; (3) In verse 28, Paul mentions that there is an examination and evaluation of ourselves that needs to take place before taking the Lord's Supper. To summarize, taking the Lord's Supper in a worthy manner means two things: (1) to remember Christ in the right way, and (2) to evaluate ourselves in the right way. What does it mean to remember Christ in the right way and evaluate ourselves in the right way? In verse 24, Jesus says that His body was broken for us, was judged for us, and in our place. The broken bread is a representation of Christ's body being torn apart for us, and He says we should always do this in remembrance of Him and of what He did for us. This is the correct remembrance or discernment of the Lord's body, mentioned in verse 29, and the appropriate evaluation (or judgment) of ourselves. It's a matter of where we place the guilt and the judgment of our sins: either on Jesus' body, or on us. In the same manner, Paul instructs us to take the wine (v. 25), which is a representation of Jesus' shed blood. Every time we take Communion (v. 26), we proclaim the Lord's death (or the Lord's judgment) until He comes back. In other words, if we proclaim the Lord's judgment over our sins, then we also proclaim our freedom, healing, victory, righteousness, prosperity, joy, and peace. We evaluate and judge ourselves, or consider ourselves as righteous, healed, and free. The proclamation of His death is a proclamation of our life. Taking the Lord's Supper in an UNWORTHY MANNER doesn't refer to a person being unworthy on account of her unconfessed sins, as I mentioned earlier. Rather, it refers to not acknowledging correctly that the judgment for our sins was put on the Lord's body and on His blood. By not evaluating correctly, we become again guilty and come under condemnation. Verse 28 tells us to first examine ourselves and do an evaluation of ourselves before partaking of the Lord's Supper. The whole passage of 1 Corinthians 11 doesn't instruct anywhere to confess our sins before Communion, or that examining ourselves means confessing our sins. The Greek word for ”confess,” “Homologeo,” is not even present anywhere, like we saw in 1 John 1:9. We've just assumed that examining ourselves refers to examining ourselves in the light of our sins. However, the examination depicted in this passage is  the one done in the light of what Jesus did and not in light of our sins. After that, we can take the Lord's Supper as a celebration of life for ourselves and not of judgment. It's a celebration of what Jesus has accomplished at the cross for us. And this creates faith in our hearts for healing and victory. The Greek word for “examine” is “Dokimazo” and it means “to test and by implication approve.” Those who are in Christ see themselves approved by God. An Old Covenant picture may help understanding this better. At the temple, the High Priest did not examine the people, who brought the sacrifices, of their sins. The priest didn't ask them to confess their individual sins. He only examined the sacrificial lamb of any blemish. In the New Covenant, Christ is our Lamb without blemish or defect (1 Peter 1:18-19). During the Lord's Supper, we examine Him and see ourselves as tested and approved in Him. Verse 29 in 1 Corinthians 11 says that if we don't discern the Lord's body in that way, then we eat and drink judgment to ourselves. In that moment, we actually celebrate our own judgment, and we take the Lord's Supper in remembrance of ourselves and of our sins, and not in remembrance of the Lord. What is then the correct examination of ourselves? Today, most of us instead of getting ourselves free of the conscience of sins and acknowledging the judgment of Christ, we dig up our sins during Communion, and become more conscious of them. Unconsciously, we reinforce into our minds the lie that we are still sinners. We think the Lord's Supper is like going to someone's funeral. Usually, when we go to funerals, being in that sad atmosphere makes us softer in our hearts, more humble, and we remember the deceased person, feeling like we owe something to him or her (especially if they died somehow because of us), and we feel like we want to do something in return. Likewise, we do the same with Jesus' death during Communion. We think that the best way to pay Jesus back for His sufferings is to at least remember our sins and ask for forgiveness, as if we would do Him a favor. However, that is wrong. That is not remembering Him. Again, it's worth mentioning that in the Matthew 26:26-29 account of the Lord's Supper, when Jesus gave His disciples the bread and the wine for the first time, He didn't mention anything about confessing their sins before partaking. In fact, He didn't mention that in any of the Gospels. Let's read that passage: Matthew 26:26–29 (NKJV)26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.”27 Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you.28 For this is My blood of the New Covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.29 But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father's kingdom.”  The Inauguration of the New CovenantJesus simply said this about the Last Supper: “This is My blood of the New Covenant.” What is a covenant? It's a verbalized oath, an exchange between two parties, and a binding agreement of promises. In this case, when Jesus ratified the New Covenant with His disciples and with all the believers that would come after them, He meant the following: “You give me your filthiness, and I will give you My blessings; I swear to do this for you.” When we talk about the blood of Jesus, we think only about atonement, which is the negative part of the sacrifice, and we don't pay too much attention to the better and bigger part of that sacrifice, which is the positive part. That second part refers to what does that blood bring with it AFTER atonement. Through Jesus' blood, God made a covenant with us and God sweared to do something for us.When Jesus went into the Holy of Holies of the Heavenly Tabernacle and sprinkled the Mercy Seat at the throne of God with His own blood, it was not just the blood of atonement and remission of sins that was sprinkled. It was also the blood of the New Covenant which affirmed this: “I, Jesus Christ, swear that I will heal them, that I will restore their families, their children, and that I will provide financially for them.”  Usually, when God did a covenant with people in the Bible, what party of the covenant had to gain the most out of it? Always humans, of course. Let's see how God did the covenant with Abraham: Hebrews 6:13–14 (NKJV) 13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself, 14 saying, “Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.”  God wanted to assure Abraham that what He promised He would do. But because He could not swear on anything greater than Him, He swore by Himself. Did God fulfill everything that He promised to Abraham? Yes. How much more will He keep for us the better covenant and the better promises He gave us through Christ! Hebrews 8:6 declares: Hebrews 8:6 (NKJV) 6 But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator (or Intermediary) of a better covenant, which was established on better promises.  Sometimes, we are so discouraged and we wonder whether God will really fulfill His promises towards us or not, because we think He looks at our mistakes when He decides whether to keep a promise to us or not. However, only Jesus' blood will give us the things for which it paid for and which were stolen from us by sin. Many times when we sin, especially when repeatedly, we start crawling slowly back into God's presence, after some time, through crying and regrets. We begin wailing in the following way: “Oh God, I don't deserve anything, I am nothing, I am just a sinner, I failed You again so badly, and You have forgiven me so many times that You might have already gotten sick of forgiving me, because Your mercy cannot endure forever.” However, what we don't realize is that, while we say all that in the presence of God, the sprinkled blood of Jesus says something else: “I paid for your sins, I swear that you have forgiveness, I paid for your deliverance, and I swear that I will deliver you from the bondage of lusts, and addictions.” We speak out of our emotions and out of the guilt we feel, but that is not on the same page with what the blood speaks. Our voices are not aligned with the voice of the blood. My voice says that I don't deserve anything, and the voice of the blood says: “Yes you do, you do deserve now.”  The Fellowship with the Blood and Body of Christ1 Corinthians 10:16 (NKJV) 16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion (or the fellowship, the sharing) of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion (or the fellowship, the sharing) of the body of Christ?  When we partake of the Lord's Supper, we have fellowship with the blood and the body of Christ. The Greek word for ”communion” or ”fellowship” in the verse we read is “Coinonia,” which means “active participation, involvement, and sharing with someone or in something.” It's not the same thing as socializing. The Bible talks about fellowship with each other and about fellowship with the Father and His Son: 1 John 1:3 (NKJV) 3 that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.  When do we reach true fellowship with each other as brothers and sisters during a meeting? When we speak about the same things in unity, we speak the same spiritual language, and build each other up. Now, having fellowship with the body and the blood of Jesus when we take the Lord's Supper means that we come in alignment and unity with what the blood speaks, and we speak the same thing. Jesus' blood speaks and swears about our justification and makes an oath in our favor. What are we going to speak? “Oh, I don't deserve it, I hope I will not die if I drink this cup, I was so bad.” That is not fellowship. How can there be fellowship between something righteous and something sinful? Yes, in ourselves we don't deserve it, but because of this blood and because we are in Christ, we now deserve. That is how what we say comes in unity with what the blood says.  We don't receive salvation by confessing how we fell and what our opinion is about Jesus, that maybe He was simply a prophet or a good man. No, we have to make a specific confession in line with what the Bible says about salvation and about Jesus, that He is Lord and Savior. We would not be in unity with what the Bible said to confess, if we declared something else. And until we are not in line with and speak exactly what the Bible says about salvation, we cannot be born again. In the same way, if we don't align ourselves with what the Bible says about our justification, healing, children, education, job, marriage, and finances, our words will come against the words of God Himself. God says that Jesus paid for all those things, He gave them all freely to us, and swears with blood to do them for us, but we say: “No, it doesn't apply to me. Let me give you the whole list why I am disqualified.” And we begin looking for our sins and confessing. Revelation 12:10-11 says the following: Revelation 12:10–11 (NKJV) 10 Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, “Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down.”11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they didn't love their lives to the death.  Whose report are we going to come in unity with? With the devil's accusations or with the blood of the Lamb? Are we coming in the throne room saying that we don't deserve anything, that God should not do anything with us and for us, like the devil says? Or are we going to say what the blood of the Lamb says about us? We are the ones having the decisive vote when we come into the throne room. The manifestation of salvation in all areas of our lives (physical healing, peace, finances) depends on what voice we align ourselves with, both during the Lord's Supper and during our daily lives.   What Does It Mean to Drink Your Own Judgment?Coming back to our initial passage from 1 Corinthians 11, verse 29 says that if we don't evaluate ourselves  correctly by placing the judgment on Jesus Christ, we drink that judgment against ourselves or we drink our own condemnation. What does it mean to drink judgment to ourselves? It means we don't appropriate the resulting benefits of Jesus' sacrifice, in this case, healing and strength for ourselves, by judging incorrectly the Lord's death. As a result, we drink the judgment that should have been placed on Jesus and continue to be sick and weak like everybody else is, and even die before our time. This is not because God causes those things to happen to us, but because the world we live in is in a default state of sickness, death, and decay. If we don't proclaim and believe in our salvation and immunity provided by the Lord's death and resurrection, we remain vulnerable to the same things that the rest of the world is vulnerable to. Sickness and early death are not punishments from God for taking the Lord's Supper without confessing our sins, but simply the natural consequences of standing on our own performance instead of Jesus', in a sick and fallen world. In the Greek language, prepositions like ”FOR” and ”BUT” can also be translated as ”IN,” ”THROUGH,” ”BY,” and  ”BECAUSE.” Verses 31 and 32 can be paraphrased in the following way: 31 For if we would judge ourselves (that is, discern and evaluate ourselves correctly in the light of the Lord's judgment, as already being righteous, healed and free of sin), then we would not be judged (that is, we would not become vulnerable to sickness and death while on earth, as the world experiences by default).32 Because when we are judged (that is, evaluated correctly as already judged in Christ for our sins), through that we are chastened by the Lord (that is, we are instructed, trained, disciplined – we form a healthy habit of going back to the judgment of the cross in our place), that we may not be condemned with the world (that is, not being under the same perils as the world). The Lord's Supper is a celebration of life and a healthy discipline instituted by the Lord to help us always remember that our judgment was put on Christ. This discipline in itself causes faith to rise in our hearts and causes the renewal of our minds, resulting in us being healthier and more victorious. If we became sick because we didn't take the Lord's Supper in the worthy manner that I already explained, this is not a punishment from God, and we still have access to healing and health, by just proclaiming with faith what we have in Christ, that by His stripes we were healed (1 Peter 2:24). Taking the Lord's Supper when we are sick is a great way to exercise our faith for healing. It's saying: “I don't identify with these symptoms. I identify with Jesus, Who carried my infirmities and Who was wounded, so that I might be healed.”  How to Pray Before the Lord's Supper?In closing, I would like to provide here a practical illustration of how we should approach the Lord's Supper and of how to celebrate it in an worthy manner. When we, as believers in Christ, want to partake of the Lord's Supper either at church with other believers or at home, while holding the bread in our hand, we should pray this way: “Dear Lord Jesus, I come to You, and remember all that You have done for me on the cross. Thank You for loving me so much, and for giving up heaven for me. Thank You for allowing Your body to be broken so that mine might be whole. As I partake of this bread, I receive Your resurrection life, health, and strength. By the stripes that fell on Your back, my body is healed from the crown of my head to the very soles of my feet. Every cell, every organ, every function of my body is healed, restored, and renewed. By Your grace, I shall be completely strong and healthy all the days of my life. No sickness can remain in my body because the same power that raised You from the grave flows through me. In Jesus' name, I believe and I receive all these things.” Then, we can eat of the bread. Next, we take the cup in our hand and say: “Lord Jesus, thank You also for Your precious blood. Your sin-free, curse-free, disease-free, and poverty-free life is in Your blood. And Your shed blood has removed every sin from my life. Through Your blood, I am forgiven of all my sins—past, present and future—and made completely righteous. Today, I celebrate and partake of the inheritance of the righteous, which is preservation, healing, wholeness and provision. Thank You Lord Jesus, for loving me. Amen.” Then, we can drink of the cup. 

Pauls approach is to establish a theological principle that should govern all believers as they partake of the Lords Table. Then in vv33-34 he applies those theological principles to the individual situation in Corinth. Corinth had a reputation for sexual immorality, pluralism, and corruption (just like Canada in 2021). We are commanded to do a heart check. Do we approach the Table of the Lord with an honourable and holy appreciation of the Body of Christ? Do we approach the Table of the Lord with dissension, division, to other Members of Christs Church? Do we approach the Table of the Lord while being in contempt and conflict with other Members of the Body? If so, God treats this seriously. The Holy Spirit writes that those who do violence to His Church, His Body are no different that those who did violence to His physical Body on the Cross. Gods mercy and grace may be disciplining even today those who do. We are to carefully examine ourselves to ensure we are not numbered among those who do. We are to make things right so we do not partake as hypocrites.

April 5, 2021 Esther 2:5-3:15; Ps. 36:6-9; Prov. 12:18; I Cor. 11:23-34

By Rick Shabi in Orlando, FL - February 27, 2021 - God takes our spiritual preparation for Passover very seriously, as He warns us in I Cor 11:27-28 not to take the Passover “in an unworthy manner.” What should we look for as we examine ourselves? A good place to start is to use Christ’s own words in a section of the Bible that instructs us in Christian living, as well as gives us things to think about as we spiritually examine ourselves.

Beware of Participating in the Lord's Supper in an Unworthy Manner.

What does it mean to take communion in an unworthy manner? How are we to examine ourselves before participating? In this podcast, we look at what Paul found wrong with the way the Corinthians were handling the Lord's Supper and what he wants them to do instead.

What does it mean to take communion in an unworthy manner? How are we to examine ourselves before participating? In this podcast, we look at what Paul found wrong with the way the Corinthians were... What the Bible means and how we know. For more information WednesdayintheWord.com

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In this message we discuss about the worthy manner in which we should partake of the Lord's Supper, about the right way of discerning the Lord's body, and about the correct examination of ourselves.

This Episode was recorded live and interactive at a GFCD Bible Study on 08 September 2019.

Episode # USA39; recording time: late; recording date: 2019-09-08; Episode content: What is meant by - Taking Communion in an Unworthy Manner

This twelfth session of the "Divine Healing Series" depicts 2 more false obstacles in the way of divine healing: (1) I took the Lord's Supper in an unworthy manner; (2) there is a generational curse on me.

This sermon is part of a sermon series on 1 Corinthians, and it was preached on January 20, 2019.

November 25, 2018 PM, 1 Samuel, 1 Corinthians 11.We worked on two big questions this evening. The first was posed a couple of weeks ago regarding David's wife Michal. We studied every passage that deals with her to figure out the answer to the question--which had to do with whether she was actually married to David or not. We concluded that she was, but that she ended up being childless. There was another, and somewhat more thorny issue in 2 Samuel 21:8 that had to do with whether Michal actually had 5 children by a man named Adriel. We addressed that and found that it appears that there was a scribal error in copying the inerrant original text. Some manuscripts have the correct "Merab" instead of "Michal." Another possible solution posited by several in the assembly was that perhaps Michal was a nanny or nurse-mom to the children of her sister Merab. The second question that we taught on was about the meaning of "unworthy" in 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 (starting at 31:51). The point of this portion of our lesson was really to focus on the method that we should use to answer the question: namely, that we should study THE TEXT without going elsewhere in the Bible. We have to focus on studying this text until we understand it. Our natural tendency is to fall back on traditional understandings of the text without addressing directly "the text." But we also touched on the answer to the specific question. Lord willing, we will finish considering the question next Sunday evening when we remember the Lord at the Lord's Table service. We addressed two related smaller questions raised by church members: 1) is it the solely the responsibility of the individual to police his participation at the Table, or does the church also bear some responsibility? and 2) what does "those who are approved" mean? How can a division be approved? Scripture reading was from 1 Samuel 27.

TODAY’S PREACHING   PROMISES, PROMISES? GUARANTEES? GOOD INTENTIONS?  _______________  BIBLICAL PROMISES = ESTABLISHED FACTS (Not future GOOD INTENTIONS or MYTHICAL FANTASIES) _______________  31,173 Scriptures / 30,000+ Promises? / 8810 Promises _______________ HEBREWS 8:6 NKJV … (Jesus Christ) is also Mediator of a BETTER COVENANT, which was established on BETTER PROMISES. 1 CORINTHIANS 11:23-25 NKJV …the Lord Jesus on the [same] night in which He was betrayed took BREAD; 24 and when He had given thanks, He broke [it] and said, "Take, eat; this is MY BODY which is BROKEN FOR YOU; do this in remembrance of Me." 25 In the same manner [He] also [took] the CUP (OF WINE) after supper, saying, "This cup is the NEW COVENANT in MY BLOOD. This do, as often as you drink [it], in remembrance of Me." HEBREWS 9:22 NKJV And according to the law almost all things are PURIFIED WITH BLOOD, and without SHEDDING OF BLOOD there is NO REMISSION (OF SIN).  _______________ ADAM  GENESIS 2:7 NKJV And the LORD God formed man [of] the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the BREATH OF LIFE; and man became a LIVING BEING. LEVITICUS 17:11, 14 NKJV For the LIFE OF THE FLESH [IS] IN THE BLOOD, … for it [is] the BLOOD [that] makes ATONEMENT for the soul. ... 14 for [it is] the LIFE of all flesh. Its BLOOD sustains its LIFE.  _______________ EVE GENESIS 2:18, 21-23 NKJV And the LORD God said, "[It is] not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him." ... 21 And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his RIBS, and closed up the flesh in its place. 22 Then the RIB which the LORD God had taken from man HE MADE INTO A WOMAN, and He brought her to the man. 23 And Adam said: "This [is] now BONE OF MY BONES And FLESH OF MY FLESH; She shall be called Woman, Because she was taken out of Man."  _______________  ADAM AND EVE SINNED GENESIS 2:16-17 NKJV And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, … 17 "but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely DIE." ROMANS 6:23 NKJV For the wages of sin [is] DEATH… GENESIS 3:21 NKJV Also for Adam and his wife the LORD God made tunics of SKIN, and clothed them. LEVITICUS 17:11, 14 NKJV For the LIFE OF THE FLESH [IS] IN THE BLOOD, … for it [is] the BLOOD [that] makes ATONEMENT for the soul. ... 14 for [it is] the LIFE of all flesh. Its BLOOD sustains its LIFE. _______________ CAIN AND ABEL GENESIS 4:2-5 NKJV …Now ABEL was a keeper of SHEEP, but CAIN was a tiller of the GROUND. 3 And in the process of time it came to pass that Cain brought an OFFERING OF THE FRUIT of the ground to the LORD. 4 Abel also brought of the FIRSTBORN OF HIS FLOCK and of their fat. And the LORD RESPECTED ABEL and his offering, 5 but He DID NOT RESPECT CAIN and his offering. HEBREWS 11:4 NKJV BY FAITH ABEL offered to God a MORE EXCELLENT SACRIFICE than CAIN… _______________  ABRAHAM - ISAAC HEBREWS 11:17-19 NKJV By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten [son], 18 of whom it was said, "In Isaac your seed shall be called," 19 concluding that GOD [WAS] ABLE TO RAISE [HIM] UP, EVEN FROM THE DEAD, from which he also received him in a figurative sense. _______________  MOSES EXODUS 12:5, 7-8, 11-14 NKJV 'Your LAMB SHALL BE WITHOUT BLEMISH, a male of the first year. You may take [it] from the sheep or from the goats. ... 7 'And they shall take [some] of the BLOOD and put [it] on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses where they eat it. 8 'Then they shall EAT THE FLESH on that night; roasted in fire, with UNLEAVENED BREAD [and] with bitter [herbs] they shall eat it. ... 11 'And thus you shall eat it: [with] a belt on your waist, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. So you shall eat it in haste. It [is] the LORD'S PASSOVER. 12 'For I will pass through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I [am] the LORD. 13 'Now the BLOOD SHALL BE A SIGN for you on the houses where you [are]. And when I see the BLOOD, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy [you] when I strike the land of Egypt. 14 'So this day shall be to you a memorial; and you shall KEEP IT AS A FEAST to the LORD throughout your generations. You shall keep it as a feast by an everlasting ordinance.’ PSALM 105:37 NKJV He also brought them out with silver and gold, And [there was] NONE FEEBLE among His tribes. _______________  JESUS GENESIS 3:15 NKJV (God said to the serpent, Satan) And I will put enmity Between you and the WOMAN, And between your seed and HER SEED; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel." 1 PETER 2:22, 24 NKJV (Jesus Christ) Who committed NO SIN, Nor was deceit found in His mouth; ... 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. JOHN 19:30 NKJV …(Jesus said) "IT IS FINISHED!" And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit. REVELATION 13:8 NKJV - 8 All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of THE LAMB SLAIN from the foundation of the world. COLOSSIANS 1:14, 20 NKJV … in whom (Jesus Christ) we have REDEMPTION through His BLOOD, the forgiveness of sins. ... 20 and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made PEACE through the BLOOD OF HIS CROSS. 1 PETER 1:18-19 NKJV …knowing that you were not REDEEMED with corruptible things, [like] silver or gold, from your aimless conduct [received] by tradition from your fathers, 19 but with the PRECIOUS BLOOD OF CHRIST, as of a LAMB WITHOUT BLEMISH and WITHOUT SPOT (Exodus 12:5).  _______________ BLOOD COVENANT = PROMISES = ESTABLISHED FACTS  _______________ TIME TO ACTIVATE Read/Pray/Live the PROMISES as COVENANT FACTS with God!  _______________ COMMUNION TABLE 1 CORINTHIANS 11:23-25 NKJV …the Lord Jesus on the [same] night in which He was betrayed took BREAD; 24 and when He had given thanks, He broke [it] and said, "Take, eat; this is MY BODY which is BROKEN FOR YOU; do this in remembrance of Me." 25 In the same manner [He] also [took] the CUP (OF WINE) after supper, saying, "This cup is the NEW COVENANT in MY BLOOD. This do, as often as you drink [it], in remembrance of Me." 26 For as often as you eat this BREAD and drink this CUP, you PROCLAIM THE LORD'S DEATH till He comes. 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. 28 But let a man EXAMINE HIMSELF, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 29 For he who eats and drinks in an UNWORTHY MANNER eats and drinks JUDGMENT to himself, NOT DISCERNING THE LORD'S BODY. 30 FOR THIS REASON many [are] WEAK and SICK among you, and many SLEEP (HAVE DIED).  _______________

Introduction: Paragraph 8 of the Lord’s Supper in the 1689 Baptist confession of faith reads’ “All ignorant and ungodly persons, as they are unfit to enjoy communion with Christ, so are they unworthy of the Lord’s Table and cannot, without great sin against him, while they remain such, partake of these holy mysteries, or be admitted thereunto; yea, whosoever shall receive unworthily, are guilty of the body and blood of the Lord, eating and drinking judgment to themselves.”  It can be dangerous to be in Church sometimes! Not because a rock fall can come down and wipe out the Church at any time.  But because when we come together for the Lord’s supper, if we do it in an unworthy manner we can eat and drink God’s judgment upon ourselves.  Today as we come together for the Lord’s supper we are going to look at the warnings of taking the supper rightly.  The portion before us falls into three parts.  Verses 17-22 speak about the abuses in the Corinthian Church.  V23-26 give us the tradition handed to the Corinthian Church by Paul.  And V27-34 give us the warnings and the consequences that will come upon those who take of the Lord’s supper in an unholy manner. Source

What does it mean to take the Lord's Supper in an unworthy manner?

What does it mean to take the Lord's Supper in an unworthy manner?

How to administer The Lord's Supper (Holy Communion, The Eucharist) has been controversial from the earliest days of the church. How should we answer the issues? vv17-23 What is the Supper for? vv23-26 What should be the disposition of those who partake? vv27-34

What does Paul mean when he says, "in an unworthy manner”? Paul is talking about the attitude that we partake of the Lord's Supper in. An unworthy manner means an irreverent manner.

What does Paul mean when he says, "in an unworthy manner”? Paul is talking about the attitude that we partake of the Lord's Supper in. An unworthy manner means an irreverent manner.

How the Corinthians were conducting themselves when they came together for the Lord's Table and how it applies to us today.

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1 Corinthians 11:27-30