Sunday Notes, May 8, 2011
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Dear friends,
This Sunday we will observe the Lord’s Supper, considering 1 Peter 1:18-19 – “knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot.”
Background is Exodus 12 describing the sacrifice of the Passover Lamb and note 1 Corinthians 5:6-8 ** “For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.”
1 John 1:8-10 is a reassuring reminder of the power of Christ’s death to set us free from the dominion of sin. The cleansing power of His blood is amazing in its ability to bring peace to a guilty conscience. We also like David can sing
“I waited patiently for the Lord;
he inclined to me and heard my cry.
He drew me up from the pit of destruction,
out of the miry bog,
and set my feet upon a rock,
making my steps secure.
He put a new song in my mouth,
a song of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear,
and put their trust in the Lord.
Read 1 Corinthians 11:17-33 and prepare ourselves to experience again the reason why we have the victory in Christ not only for ourselves individually, but our community as well.
Questions for thought:
1. How do we know our soul is of more value than the world?
2. How is the Passover Lamb a type of Christ?
3. In what sense does the blood of Christ cleanse us from all sin?
4. What does it mean to “judge ourselves truly”?
See you Sunday,
Lee
