Seven Things to Remember During the Lord's Supper

Seven Things to Remember
During the Lord's Supper

What a great privilege it is to assemble around the Lord’s table each week to commemorate the death of Christ! But, staying focused on the Lord’s death during the Lord’s Supper is sometimes challenging. Remembering the seven things below will help us stay focused. 

One Lord. There is “one Lord” (Ephesians 4:5). No one else could have qualified as Savior. Only Jesus, the sinless Son of God, was worthy to take our place on the cross.

Two Thieves. “And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death” (Luke 23:32). Crucifixion was reserved for those who were guilty of the most heinous crimes. The thieves crucified with Christ were worthy of punishment, but Christ was innocent.

Three Crosses. The day Christ was crucified, three crosses were situated on Calvary. One cross was for Jesus, the other two for the thieves. The thief on one cross reviled Christ; the other thief repented. But Jesus, the One of the third cross, redeemed us from sin (Luke 23:39-43; Eph. 1:7).

Four Parts to His Garments. “Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat” (John 19:23). Scripture reveals that the soldiers, in a cold-blooded fashion, gambled for Christ’s garments at the foot of the cross.

Five Wounds. His hands were pierced; His head crowned with thorns. His back was scourged, His side riven, and His feet pierced with nails (John 19-20). What suffering He endured for us!

Six Hours of Agony. Christ was crucified at the third hour and died at the ninth (Mark 15:25-37). Can you imagine being tortured for six long hours? This, Jesus willingly did for you and for me (Galatians 2:20).

Seven Sayings on the Cross. The following are statements Jesus made while on the cross: “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do”; Today shalt thou be with me in paradise”; “Woman, behold thy son…[then to John] “Behold thy mother!”; “I thirst”; “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?”; “Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit”; “It is finished” (Matthew 27; Luke 23; John 19)
Mark Lindley

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