This Table represents two things that the world considers inconsistent. First, it is a Table of thanksgiving. It represents an overflow of joy, and love, and peace. This is a Table of fellowship, and mutual life. That is one thing. But the second thing, just as real, is that this is a Table that proclaims …
God’s Soap
This is a Table of rejoicing and peace. We have gathered here in order to overflow with thanksgiving. But what of sin? Shouldn’t we examine ourselves as we come to the Table? No, but not because we shouldn’t examine ourselves. While we are here, we are to be singing, rejoicing, thanking God, and looking around …
Clean Gone Out of This World
This is a Table of grace. This bread and this wine are means of grace. But God has determined a spiritual law for the world. Grace is organic, and it grows and flourishes. Grace is alive, which is why it can multiply, according to its kind. Grace and peace can be added. Grace and peace …
That Kind of Friend
You are here, an invited guest, because you are a friend of God. This great banquet is a banquet with assigned seating. There are place cards at every seat. You are invited. You are welcome. Now the New Testament is filled with warnings about those who forge their own place cards, and counterfeit their invitations. …
Failure to Feed
When we come to this Table, we are, most of us, coming to it again. God not only feeds us, but He feeds us continually, regularly. And even if you are coming here for the first time, it is the first time of many. God’s purpose is to sustain you. He is the Creator of …
When Troubles Come Thick
There are times—and this may be one of them for you—when troubles come thick, and there seems to be no end, and you cannot touch the bottom with your feet. Man is born to trouble, as Scripture says, as the sparks fly upward. But here is the encouraging word. “I waited patiently for the Lord; …
When Your Well Runs Dry
We are creatures, and so it is that we must be fed. When we have food, it can simply seem like part of the framework of life, and we take it for granted. But when we miss a meal, or on a grander scale, if there is a famine, we know acutely what we are …
Proximity and Communion
There is a crucial distinction to be made between proximity to Jesus and communion with Jesus. We heard in the message today that the Lord’s brothers did not believe in Him, even though they grew up right next to Him. They had proximity. It was not until later that they had faith. As one Puritan …
You Can Deal With It Here
We must never forget that this meal is a meal, designed to nourish us, and given to us for that purpose and end. The bread and the wine are given to strengthen, build up, and fortify you. This is God’s dining room in the first instance, and not a medical clinic. But God’s food is …
Up and Down the Pew
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #137 “Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that …