Keeping Your Mind On The Lord During His Supper
Categories: Sermon Outlines, Topical Sermon Outlines Tags: Sermons on the Lord's SupperSubject: Lord’s Supper – Mental Aspect
Title: Keeping Your Mind On The Lord During His Supper.
Introduction:
1. What do you think about during the Lord’s Supper?
1) Your child’s behavior?
2) Problems at work?
3) The prospects of your favorite football team?
4) The pot roast at Luby’s?
5) Are you thinking about the death of Christ?
2. Of all the rites ever exercised the Lord’s Supper is the one with the deepest meaning.
1) This is because of the One Who instituted it. Many others are man-made and vain.
2) This is because of its simplicity. It requires no special religious language or esoteric symbolism. There is nothing hidden or shadowed. Everything is simple to understand and perform.
3. Why do we have problems keeping our minds on the Lord during this most meaningful service?
1) Perhaps it is because we don’t plan to keep our minds on Him.
2) Perhaps we don’t have the mental discipline for it.
4. This hour’s lesson consists of one method by which you can keep your mind on the Lord at His table. This is not original with me but was taught to me at least ten years ago by another preacher.
5. Remember these things:
1) One Lord.
2) Two thieves.
3) Three crosses.
4) Four parts to His garments.
5) Five wounds.
6) Six hours of suffering.
7) Seven sayings.
Discussion:
I. ONE LORD
1. He is the one with all authority in heaven and earth. Matthew 28:18
2. He is the one we must believe on. John 8:24.
3. He is the only way to the Father. John 14:6
4. He died for us. Romans 5:8-10.
5. We can only be saved in His name. Acts 4:12.
6. The centurion was convinced. Matthew 27:54
II. TWO THIEVES
1. He was numbered with the transgressors. Isaiah 53:12
2. Christ was convicted and counted as a criminal by His accusers. Matthew 26:66; John 18:30; Luke 23:33
3. Though numbered with sinners He was sinless. Hebrews 4:15; 1 Peter 2:22
III. THREE CROSSES
1. There is more in the Old Testament about the crucifixion than in the New.
2. Psalm 22
3. Zechariah 12:10
4. Isaiah 53:4, 5
IV. FOUR PARTS TO HIS GARMENT
1. As a “convicted” criminal His garments belonged to His executioners.
2. Psalm 22:18
3. Humbled Himself. Philippians 2:6-8
V. FIVE WOUNDS
1. The wounds were proof to Thomas. John 20:25-28
2. Isaiah 53:5
3. He shed His blood. John 19:34
4. Blood shed for the remission of sins. Matthew 26:28;
5. Justified by His blood. Romans 5:9;
6. Redemption by His blood. Ephesians 1:7
7. Communion with the body and blood. 1 Corinthians 10:16
VI. SIX HOURS OF SUFFERING
1. From 9AM to 3PM.
2. Voluntary. Matthew 26:53
VII. SEVEN SAYINGS
1. Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. Luke 23:34,
2. Verily I say unto thee, to day shalt thou be with me in Paradise. Luke 23:43;
3. Woman, behold thy son. Behold thy mother. John 19:26;
4. Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani. Matthew 27:46 or Mark 15:34;
5. I thirst. John 19:28,
6. It is finished. John 19:30;
7. Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. Luke 23:46.
Conclusion:
1. The Lord that died for you invites you…