IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME (6 OF 6)
by Tim Melton
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:17-34
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In Remembrance of Me (6 of 6)
Series: 1 Corinthians
Tim Melton
1 Corinthians 11:17-34
17 But in the following instructions I do not commend you, because when you come together it is not for the better but for the worse. 18 For, in the first place, when you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you. And I believe it in part, 19 for there must be factions among you in order that those who are genuine among you may be recognized. 20 When you come together, it is not the Lord's supper that you eat. 21 For in eating, each one goes ahead with his own meal. One goes hungry, another gets drunk. 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.
In the early church we see evidence that people in the congregations would come together regularly to share in fellowship meals. Eating together was an important part of community living for both the Jewish and Greco-Roman cultures. In the book of Jude, we see that for some these fellowship meals had even come to be known as ''love feasts.''
Sitting at a table and eating with others always has a corporate purpose to it. You share food. You share conversation. You serve each other. You look into each other's eyes, you appreciate each other's stories, you feel each other's emotions, recognizing each other's worth as you sit in each other's presence. There is a sense of shared experience. Throughout scripture you see this sense of fellowship as people ate together.
We see this sense of intimacy around the table in Revelations 3:20 when Jesus said, ''Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.''
In the early church these meals were at times accompanied by an observance of the Lord's Supper. They were fellowship meals, but they also had a sacred purpos ...
Series: 1 Corinthians
Tim Melton
1 Corinthians 11:17-34
17 But in the following instructions I do not commend you, because when you come together it is not for the better but for the worse. 18 For, in the first place, when you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you. And I believe it in part, 19 for there must be factions among you in order that those who are genuine among you may be recognized. 20 When you come together, it is not the Lord's supper that you eat. 21 For in eating, each one goes ahead with his own meal. One goes hungry, another gets drunk. 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.
In the early church we see evidence that people in the congregations would come together regularly to share in fellowship meals. Eating together was an important part of community living for both the Jewish and Greco-Roman cultures. In the book of Jude, we see that for some these fellowship meals had even come to be known as ''love feasts.''
Sitting at a table and eating with others always has a corporate purpose to it. You share food. You share conversation. You serve each other. You look into each other's eyes, you appreciate each other's stories, you feel each other's emotions, recognizing each other's worth as you sit in each other's presence. There is a sense of shared experience. Throughout scripture you see this sense of fellowship as people ate together.
We see this sense of intimacy around the table in Revelations 3:20 when Jesus said, ''Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.''
In the early church these meals were at times accompanied by an observance of the Lord's Supper. They were fellowship meals, but they also had a sacred purpos ...
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