Bible Reading1 Corinthians 11:23–26Verse 23: “For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread,”
[02:44]Verse 24: “and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, ‘This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.’”
[03:00]Verse 25: “In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.’”
[03:19]Verse 26: “For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.”
[03:43]1 Corinthians 11:27–29Verse 27: “Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning the body and blood of the Lord.”
[22:17]Verse 28: “Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup.”
[22:58]Verse 29: “For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself.”
[23:17]1 Corinthians 11:20–22Verse 20: “When you come together, it is not the Lord’s supper that you eat.”
[17:10]Verse 21: “For in eating, each one goes ahead with his own meal. One goes hungry, another gets drunk.”
[19:21]Verse 22: “What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I commend you in this? No, I will not.”
[19:46]Exodus 12:1–13Verse 1: “The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt,”
[11:27]Verse 2: “‘This month shall be for you the beginning of months. It shall be the first month of the year for you.”
[11:32]Verse 3: “Tell all the congregation of Israel that on the tenth day of this month every man shall take a lamb according to their fathers’ houses, a lamb for a household.”
[12:06]Verse 4: “And if the household is too small for a lamb, then he and his neighbor nearest to his house shall take according to the number of persons; according to what each can eat you shall make your count for the lamb.”
[12:17]Verse 5: “Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male a year old. You may take it from the sheep or from the goats,”
[12:24]Verse 6: “and you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of this month, when the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill their lambs at twilight.”
[12:36]Verse 7: “Then they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and the lintel of the houses in which they eat it.”
[12:41]Verse 8: “They shall eat the flesh that night, roasted on the fire; with unleavened bread and bitter herbs they shall eat it.”
[12:52]Verse 9: “Do not eat any of it raw or boiled in water, but roasted on the fire, its head with its legs and its inner parts.”
[12:57]Verse 10: “And you shall let none of it remain until the morning; anything that remains until the morning you shall burn.”
[13:07]Verse 11: “In this manner you shall eat it: with your belt fastened, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. And you shall eat it in haste. It is the Lord’s Passover.”
[13:24]Verse 12: “For I will pass through the land of Egypt that night, and I will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am the Lord.”
[13:52]Verse 13: “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 no plague will befall you to destroy you, when I strike the land of Egypt.”
[14:22]Observation questions- What actions does Jesus take with the bread and the cup in 1 Corinthians 11:23–25, and what words does He repeat about both elements? [03:00]
- According to 1 Corinthians 11:26, what does the church proclaim whenever it eats the bread and drinks the cup?
- What specific behaviors in Corinth showed that the believers were not treating the meal as the Lord’s Supper? [19:21]
- In Exodus 12, what did Israel do with the lamb’s blood, and what did God promise to do when He saw that blood? [12:06]
Interpretation questions- Jesus established the new covenant during a Passover meal. How does Israel’s deliverance from Egypt help explain why Christ’s body and blood are central at the Lord’s table? [15:01]
- Paul says that eating and drinking together proclaims the Lord’s death “until he comes.” Why does Communion look back to Christ’s death while also looking ahead to His return?
- The Corinthian believers were gathering in the same place, but their selfish actions damaged fellowship. What does their failure reveal about the connection between honoring Christ and caring for Christ’s people? [19:57]
- Paul tells a person to examine himself and then eat and drink. Why is self-examination meant to lead to repentance and readiness, rather than simply keeping a struggling believer away from Christ? [25:37]
Application questions- Communion is not a routine to rush through; it is a remembrance of Christ’s body given and His blood poured out. What helps you slow down and remember the price Jesus paid for you? [07:08]
- Is there any way you have approached Communion mainly as something for yourself—without considering the needs, burdens, or place of other believers in the church? What might it look like to come to the table with a heart for the whole body? [23:57]
- Paul’s instruction to “wait for one another” calls the church to shared fellowship rather than personal advantage. Are there people in your church community who may feel overlooked, left out, or unseen? What is one practical way you could include or care for them this week? [19:28]
- Before receiving Communion, what areas of selfishness, unresolved conflict, hidden sin, or spiritual coldness might need to be honestly brought before the Lord? [27:11]
- Self-examination includes trusting that God knows the heart and welcomes repentance. When you recognize sin in your life, do you tend to hide from God, excuse it, or bring it to Him? What would honest repentance look like in your current situation? [26:45]
- Christ has opened the way for His people to sit at the Lord’s table. How does this truth change the way you view your standing before God—not as someone earning a place, but as someone received because of Jesus? [16:28]
