The Source of Life - Communion Sermon

We're going to begin by singing to God's praise in Psalm 130 in the Scottish Psalter, page 421.

We can sing the whole of this psalm, a wonderful psalm that reminds us that we are able to cry

whatever our situation to the Lord, that he hears our prayers, that he is able to forgive our sins.

We read at the beginning of the psalm, Lord, from the depths to thee I cried,

My voice, Lord, do thou hear, and to my supplications voice give an attentive ear.

And then down at the last verse, and plenty as redemption is ever found with him,

and from all his iniquities he Israel shall redeem.

We'll stand to sing the whole of this psalm to God's praise.

Lord, from the depths to thee I cry,

My voice, Lord, do thou hear,

And to my supplications voice give an attentive ear.

For two shall stand, if thou, O Lord,

Choose my liberty,

But yet with thee forgive,

For give blesses,

And fear thou mayest be.

I pray for thee,

I pray for all,

My soul not wait,

I hope is in his word,

For land they have,

The morning light to see,

My soul not wait,

The morning light to see,

To watch the morning high to see

Let Israel open the heart

Or with him as he speak

And when Jesus' redemption

Is ever found within

And from all his iniquities

Even his birth shall redeem

Let's bow our heads in a word of prayer. Let us pray.

Amen.

Amen.

the one who was the word that became flesh and dwelt among us

the one who came to take away the sin of the world

and so we pray that as we come today that we would

see Jesus that we would see in him in all his beauty

as the one who came for sinners such as we are in all our filthiness in all our

rags and yet he came that we might know the

wonder of his grace the wonder of his salvation the abundance of the life that

he offers to all his people and we pray Lord that you will breathe

that life into us all today whether we are at the table or whether

we are watching on or whether we are tuning in online

that what the word that you speak to us Lord the word that we hear from you

that would breathe life into our very souls that it would give us that joy of

salvation that joy of knowing Christ as our Lord and as our God and so that we

would come in this time of remembering his death that we would come oh Lord

seeing the one who is worthy worthy of all glory and praise and that we would

indeed praise his name so Lord we thank you that you put that desire in our hearts

that you are the one who prepares us for this day in every way in all our different needs that

you are the one who upholds us the one who strengthens us the one who rebukes us but also

the one who has compassion upon us and Lord we thank you for all your goodness and mercy

all that it follows us all the days of our life and the hope that you give to all of your people

of that dwelling place forevermore where we will be with the Lord for all eternity

and as we come today Lord as we reflect looking back as we think even since the last time we sat at

the Lord's table of those who have been taken from time into eternity we think oh Lord of many who sat

at the Lord's table in the past and who now are with the Lord and we thank you for your witnesses

down through all the generations those who have gone before and upheld and praised your name

and we thank you too Lord for a generation now those who you are bringing to yourself those who you are

calling to yourself we thank you that we rejoice today in new members with us and we pray Lord that

you will encourage them as they sit at the Lord's table for the first time today that they will be

strengthened and that we would all be strengthened together for we are reminded that your spirit works

that even when we do not see it or maybe when we even lose hope that you remind us that you are

building your church and that the gates of hell will not prevail against it and we thank you Lord

for a generation coming after us we thank you for all the young people belonging to us as a congregation

here and we pray Lord that you will bless them that you will watch over them in here today and also as they

gather next door as well and come in later on that your word will minister to them that you will bless them

Lord and help them to remember their creator in the days of their youth that you will bless them as they grow up

oh Lord that you will guide their paths that you will watch over them day by day Lord bringing them into that

relationship that saving relationship with you and we pray even as your word speaks of a generation yet

unborn we know not our future Lord we know not the days that we have but we know that you do and that as

until the day that you come Lord there will be a generation born and coming into this world and

we pray Lord that in generations to come if it is your will that you will pour out your spirit upon

nations near and far that your goodness and mercy may be known throughout all ends of the earth

that as you call your people to yourself that your name will be praised and glorified

so Lord we commit ourselves into your hands at this time asking that you will draw near to us as we seek

to draw near to you that you will bless us in all our different needs in our homes and our families and our

community Lord look down upon us in mercy we pray that you will do good to those who need you in

particular ways the grieving those who are unwell those who are confined to their homes and those who

suffer Lord in different ways Lord so many things are hidden from our eyes but we thank you that your eyes

are on all things and upon all people and so we pray Lord that you will look down upon your world this day

that you will have mercy upon us that you will bless us Lord with your peace and with your presence

so Lord we ask you to continue with us now and help us in all our duties today in the ministry of the word

and sacrament as we come as your servants as your people called by you to do this in remembrance of you

we pray Lord that you will help us to know your peace and your presence with us throughout this day and

each and every day that you will guard us in our hearts and in our minds and help us to have that assurance

of Jesus here with us the one who you have called into this world sent into this world as Emmanuel God with us

so we pray your blessing on us your spirit with us to lead us and guide us we ask it all with the

forgiveness of all our sin in Jesus name amen

I will turn to read God's word together now we're going to read in two parts of the scriptures first

of all in the Old Testament in the book of Exodus in chapter 12 we'll read some verses there and then

we'll turn into the New Testament to the gospel of Mark chapter 14 so our first reading is in

Mark 14 · chapter mention

Exodus chapter 12 we read from verse 1 to 14 and then 21 to 28

Exodus 12 · chapter mention

the Lord said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt this month shall be for you the beginning of

months it shall be the first month of the year for you tell all the congregation of Israel that on the

tenth day of this month every man shall take a lamb according to their father's houses a lamb for a

household and if the household is too small for a lamb then he and his nearest neighbor shall take

according to the number of persons according to what each can eat you shall make your count for the lamb

your lamb shall be without blemish a male a year old you may take it from the sheep or from the goats

and you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of this month when the whole assembly of the

congregation of Israel shall kill their lambs at twilight then they shall take some of the blood

and put it on the two doorposts and the lintel of the houses in which they eat it they shall eat the

flesh that night roasted on the fire with unleavened bread and bitter herbs they shall eat it do not

eat any of it raw or boiled in water but roasted its head with its legs and its inner parts and you

shall let none of it remain until the morning anything that remains until the morning you shall burn

in this manner you shall eat it with your belt fastened your sandals on your feet and your staff

in your hand and you shall eat it in haste it is the lord's passover for i will pass through the land

of egypt that night and i will strike all the firstborn in the land of egypt both man and beast and on all

the gods of egypt i will execute judgment i am the lord the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses

where you are and when i see the blood i will pass over you and no plague will befall you to destroy you

when i strike the land of egypt this day shall be for you a memorial day and you shall keep it as a feast

to the lord throughout your generations as a statute forever you shall keep it as a feast

and then if we jump down to verse 21 then moses called all the elders of israel and said to them

go and select lambs for yourselves according to your clans and kill the passover lamb take a bunch of

hyssop and dip it in the blood that is in the basin and touch the lintel and the two doorposts with

the blood that is in the basin none of you shall go out of the door of this of his house until the

morning for the lord will pass through to strike the egyptians and when he sees the blood on the

lintel and on the two doorposts the lord will pass over the door and will not allow the destroyer to

enter your houses to strike you you shall observe this right as a statute for you and for your sons forever

and when you come to the land that the lord will give you as he has promised you shall keep this service

and when your children say to you what do you mean by this service you shall say it is the sacrifice of

the lord's passover for he passed over the houses of the people of israel and egypt when he struck the

egyptians but spared our houses and the people bowed their heads and worshiped and the people of israel

went and did so as the lord had commanded moses and aaron so they did and then we'll turn into the

new testament and reading the gospel of mark in chapter 14 reading at verse 12

here we see in mark chapter 14 at verse 12 the passover being prepared for the lord and the disciples to partake in

Mark 14 · chapter mention

mark chapter 14 at verse 12 on the first day of unleavened bread when they sacrificed the passover lamb

Mark 14 · chapter mention

his disciples said to him where shall we go and prepare for you to eat the passover and he sent two

of his disciples and said to them go into the city and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you follow

him and wherever he enters say to the master of the house the teacher says where is my guest room

where i may eat the passover with my disciples and he will show you a large upper room furnished and ready

there prepare for us and the disciples set out and went to the city and found it just as he had told

them and they prepared the passover and when it was evening he came with the twelve and as they were

reclining at table and eating jesus said truly i say to you one of you will betray me one who is eating

with me they began to be sorrowful and to say to him one after another is it i he said to them it is

one of the twelve one who is dipping bread into the dish with me for the son of man goes as it is written

of him but woe to the man by whom the son of man is betrayed it would have been better for that man

if he had not been born and as they were eating he took bread and after blessing it broke it and gave it

to them and said take this is my body and he took a cup and when he had given thanks he gave it to them

and they all drank of it and he said to them this is my blood of the covenant which is poured out for

many truly i say to you i will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until the day when i drink it

anew in the kingdom of god and so on and may god bless these readings to us we'll come back to them

again after we've sung to god's praise again this time our singing is in gallic we're singing

psalm 107 verse 1 and 2 in gallic the words that are on the the notice sheet there in the front both

Psalms 107:1

in the english and the gallic psalm 107 in english praise god for he is good for still his mercy's lasting

be let god's redeemed say so whom he from the enemy's hand did free

we'll sing two verses in gallic to god's praise and we remain seated for this singing

amen

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Yeso,

yeso,

pero

Woody

ma es

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I'm sure you've seen as we've read both these passages that they are very closely linked with the theme of the Passover and the fulfillment of the Passover in our Lord Jesus Christ.

It's difficult when we follow the different paths in this world that lead us away from life in the Lord and lead us to destruction.

But we thank God that He calls His people back to Himself.

And we thought last night as well, just mentioning at the beginning, that theme of life that we want to look at today as well.

Last night we were looking at the choice of life.

This morning we're looking at the source of life.

And in the New Testament in John's Gospel chapter 10, where Jesus there speaks of Himself as the good shepherd, He reminds us there that the thief has come to kill and to destroy.

But He says,

He comes to seek and to destroy.

But it's in darkness.

And He says,

God saw.

He has taken action for us.

And there have been.

He has taken action for us.

And there have been.

The Pharaoh's heart.

He said,

He said,

He said,

And so,

And so,

His heart,

And so,

And so,

And so,

And so,

And so,

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You may not,

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And so,

Noah, who by faith had to build the ark. And when you read through Hebrews 11, you see there,

by faith, the people did so much. And that is the way we are to come ourselves today,

by faith, by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. In the Passover, we see the people had to listen

to the command of God in preparing themselves and seeing the provision that was made for them

in order to enjoy the protection that he offered to them. And that is what we think of today as we

come to the Lord's Supper as well. In the Lord's Supper in the New Testament, we see the provision

God has made for us in giving his Son, the Lamb of God, who came to take away the sin of the world.

We see his shed blood and his body given that we might have life through him. And so we are to

come in remembrance of him. So we're looking at the Passover in light of the New Testament.

And I want us to take these three things from our passages today as we prepare our hearts to take

the Lord's Supper. The first thing we want to look at is the provision that is made. The second thing is

the preparation that is necessary. And then the third thing is the protection that it gives.

So we begin by thinking, first of all, of the provision. As you read in chapter 12 of Exodus,

you get the sense of a new beginning for God's people here. In verse 1,

there the Lord said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, this month shall be for you the beginning

of months. It shall be the first month of the year for you. There is something new taking place here.

God is going to provide for them in a miraculous way. God is making the provision for them. And what he

provides us is a way to safety, a way to salvation, a way to freedom from the bondage and slavery that

they've endured. And he provides for them in every way. He gives them a sign. He gives them instruction.

He gives them the provision. And he gives them an assurance that this is something that they are to do

for generations to come. Moses here is teaching of the provision that God has made and how this is

going to be reflected in their way of life. It's not just something for a moment, but something that

goes on down through all the generations. He explains there in the opening verses and also in verse 24 and 25

as well how this is going to be something that they are to observe. It says in verse 24,

you shall observe this right as a statue for you and for your sons forever. And when you come to the

land that the Lord will give you, as he has promised, you shall keep this service. It was to be an ongoing

remembrance. And that is what we do ourselves today as well. We don't just come to the

Lord's table once and that's it for us. If we only did that, we would soon forget what the Lord has

done for us, the provision that he has made for us. Because we are by nature a forgetful people.

But just like they had it as part of their calendar, a schedule in their every year, a routine of

remembrance to remember through the Passover what God did for them in such a miraculous way.

That's what we find when Jesus and his disciples in Mark 14 were preparing for, preparing for the

Passover to remember what the Lord had done all those years ago. It was something that was not

forgotten. And we are not to forget ourselves either. Because as we see the disciples with Jesus

preparing the Passover, what happens is he begins to show the fulfillment of it. The bread and the wine,

the sacrament that was made or going to be made at that point, which has been made for us,

was that the Lord himself was going to be the lamb who would be slain. That his body would be broken,

that his blood would be shed, that he would provide for his people, a way to salvation, a way that we are to

remember and to go on remembering. This do in remembrance of me until I come. We would not forget the provision

that has been made for us. And the Lord has provided for us in all things just in the same way as he provided

through Moses' instruction. He has provided for us through his word. Just as Moses instructed the people

to bring a lamb for it to be sacrificed, the Lord has provided for us, the lamb of God who takes away the sin of the

world. Just as the Lord was providing a day this day when the Passover would be observed and where the

angel would come through the camp, the destroyer would come through, and those who weren't under

the protection of the blood would be destroyed, so too there is a day for us to remember what the Lord

has done for us. He has provided the Lord's day for us to remember that he is God, that he is the

creator of the heavens and the earth, that this is a day we remember his death, but each Lord's day we

remember he is risen. The provision is made for the way to life and life eternal. And he has provided

for us the sacrament. It is before us today to remember what was done for us at Calvary, to remember

what was done on the cross as Jesus gave his life as a ransom for many. Have you ever tried to imagine

what it would be like if we were still under the Old Testament covenant, if we were still a people

who had to observe the Passover as it was, bringing a lamb? I wonder if it would be easier for us.

Would it be easier for us to bring a lamb for Passover than it is to come and sit at the Lord's

table? Because in bringing a lamb, we are doing something ourselves. There is the lamb, now do

something with it. We feel a part of it, and yet it is so difficult for us to come and sit at the Lord's

table. And yet every provision has been made. It has all been done for us. We are invited to a meal

where we don't have to bring anything with us. It is there. It is ready, because Jesus has said,

it is finished. We are to come in faith. Everything has been done for us. Every provision has been made.

Even when we think to ourselves, unworthy as we are, or think to ourselves of the difficulties and the

challenges and the lack of faith that we so often don't have, the lack of faith we so often have,

we are to come because the provision has been made. But we are reminded of that verse.

There is one who seeks to come and seek and destroy. The thief is there to steal.

But we are to remember that Jesus has come, that we might have life and have it abundantly.

Imagine being in a city that is under siege. You are in this city. The walls are there for your

protection. But all around this city is the enemy surrounding the city. We have been looking at

Nehemiah rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem and the opposition that was there. Think of Jerusalem as a

city with the walls built all around, and yet there is an enemy surrounding. And the enemy is

threatening, and the supplies are running low, and everyone is afraid of what is going to happen.

But then in the dark of the night, a spy comes into the city, manages to come through the enemy lines

and tell the people in the city that the main enemy that's further away has been defeated,

that the leaders of the armies that are surrounding the city have been defeated, that they have

surrendered. And that it's in a matter of time that those who are surrounding the city are going to hear

that this has happened, and that they will surrender themselves. The people are told they do not need to be

afraid. Well, that's how it is for us. We seem to be surrounded by enemies all the time. The thief is always

around seeking to steal and to destroy. When we think of all that goes on in our life and in our experience,

disease, injustice, oppression, death itself, the greatest enemy. But the enemy has been defeated.

He was defeated on the cross at Calvary, where death itself was taken care of by our Lord Jesus Christ.

Things are not what they seem to be in our eyes. When we feel the enemy is victorious, today we remember

he is defeated. And it's only a matter of time until the reality of that becomes clear when the battle

is finished. The thief comes to kill and to destroy. But the provision we remember today

is that he has come, that we might have life and have it abundantly. The provision is made. The second

thing we see here is the preparation that was required. The Lord had provided everything that was

needed. He'd given instruction, but he says to the people that they are to make a preparation. In verse 3

through to verse 11, there's a lot of detail there as to what the people were to do. Every detail has gone

through in meticulous nature. Just how the Passover is to be prepared. And on first reading you might think,

well, it seems a little OTT to go into all of these details. But what we have to remember is the

significance of this. The Lord was going to come into their midst and miss out one of these details,

and he would not pass over. Try and do it in your own way. He would not pass over. You had to follow

his instruction. The people weren't to decide the best way to prepare. They were to follow the instructions

that were given. Because what if the instructions hadn't been clear? What if the instructions about

the lamb had not been followed? The lamb was to be a year old. The best of the best. A lamb without

blemish, as it says in verse 5. You may take it from the sheep or the goats. The instructions were there,

but what if that was not clear? The lamb without blemish, a year old, was the choice lamb. Could

you not think, well, we could just give one that's older, that has blemishes? Not give the best. But

the Lord is saying, no, only the best is good enough. There were details for sharing with others,

those who didn't have as much. There was details of what to do with the blood, put it on the door,

post, and the lintels. Every detail was there. Now, if we were to choose ourselves the way that we

would do it, that is probably not what we would do. To put blood on the doorpost, we would just think

that just sounds awful. And in our eyes today, in our heart today, we might think, was there not

another way that the Lord could have prepared for us to be saved? Did the Lord have to die?

Did his body have to be broken? Did he have to shed his blood? Does that not sound so cruel?

But the Word of God is clear to us that without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness for sin.

And so Jesus has given his blood and his body for us.

Do we seek to do things our own way, though? Do we seek to find the way to life and life abundant,

just the way we would want ourselves to live the way we would choose, to be a people who would say,

at the end, I did it my way? But that's no way. It's the Lord's way or no way at all.

This is the way to salvation, to prepare our hearts and to see the preparation and provision

that has been made for us, to see that we are to follow the Lord's instructions.

The people in Moses' day, they were to prepare all these things and to wait on the Lord,

as it says in verse 27 and 28, in Exodus 12 there,

you shall say,

for the Passover.

And so have we prepared ourselves for the sacrament.

As we prepare to take it, we have sought to prepare ourselves, I hope, in coming prayerfully,

looking to God, but recognizing, too, that the Lord has prepared us,

that the Lord has been working in us each day of our lives, every prayer offered up,

every time we've heard the Word of God, every prayer meeting we've been to,

every time of speaking with the Lord's people,

every time of challenge and every time of joy,

the Lord preparing us, bringing us to see our need and our dependence on Him.

The Lord prepares us.

The Lord prepares us.

He has prepared you to sit at the Lord's table.

He's preparing you who are looking on.

God willing, I hope, to come one day and sit at the Lord's table.

The Lord is at work.

And we are to prepare ourselves.

Not looking and seeing ourselves as worthy,

but seeing our unworthiness,

but seeing Jesus,

the Lamb of God,

who came to take away the sin of the world.

The book of Revelation chapter 5,

Revelation 5 · chapter mention

there is this loud voice that says,

Worthy is the Lamb who was slain

to receive power and wealth and wisdom

and might and honor and glory and blessing.

Is He worthy to you?

Preparation for the Israelites led them

to see the Lamb that was prepared

for the sprinkling of the blood

on the doorposts and the lintels.

But our preparation should lead us to see the cross.

The cross on Calvary

and to see Jesus

who gave His life for us.

The preparation has been made.

Again, there's another version.

1 Corinthians 5, verse 7.

1 Corinthians 5:7

Christ, our Passover Lamb,

has been sacrificed.

Isn't that a wonderful thought for us today?

Christ, our Passover Lamb,

has been sacrificed.

It is finished.

The preparation has been made.

The table is prepared for His people.

We don't bring a lamb today.

Like the hymn writer says,

Nothing in my hands I bring.

Simply to Thy cross I cling.

The third thing and the final thing I want us to see here

is the outcome of what this means.

The protection that the people received.

The Passover was ultimately about the salvation of God's people.

That the children of Israel would not face the destruction that was to come on the Egyptians.

Verses 12 and 13 here give to us that explanation.

For I will pass through the land of Egypt that night,

and I will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt,

both man and beast.

And on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments.

I am the Lord.

The blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are.

And when I see the blood,

I will pass over you,

and no plague will befall you to destroy you

when I strike the land of Egypt.

The protection of the people is what God was giving here.

Through the lamb that was sacrificed and the blood that was sprinkled,

the Lord would pass over,

and they would not face the judgment that was to come.

They will live.

And that is the life that God assures us

that He gives through His Son.

I am come that they might have life

and have it abundantly.

That we might have that assurance for ourselves

when we come through faith.

That we would know the salvation of the Lord.

That we would know the joy of the salvation of our Lord.

That we would know the assurance that He is with us.

That He will never leave us or forsake us.

How did Moses and the people come to the Passover?

They came by faith.

Again, you read it in Hebrews 11, verse 28.

Hebrews 11:28

By faith He, that's Moses,

kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood

so that the destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them.

By faith.

What a night it would have been,

the night of the Passover.

You wonder what it would have been like inside those houses.

The thought of God passing over.

The assurance that they were safe through the blood.

The fear that would have been present as well.

Well, what a day it was when Christ went to the cross.

When there was darkness in the middle of the day.

When He cried out with a loud voice,

It is finished.

They were afraid even then.

Because they didn't understand.

But soon they would recognize

that He died for our sin.

But that He rose that we might live.

Christ died for you,

sinner such as you are.

Christ died for me,

sinner such as I am.

That we might know His protection.

That we might know His salvation.

That is what is before us today.

That is what we seek to come to remember.

That He has gone where we deserve to be.

He has died that we might live.

There's a hymn called,

Savior Like a Shepherd Lead Us.

And the words go like this.

Savior like a shepherd lead us.

Much we need thy tender care.

In thy pleasant pastures feed us.

For our use thy folds prepare.

We are thine.

Do thou befriend us.

Be the guardian of our way.

Keep thy flock from sin defend us.

Seek us when we go astray.

Thou hast promised to receive us.

Poor and sinful though we be.

Thou hast mercy to relieve us.

Grace to cleanse.

And power to free.

Let us seek thy favor.

Early let us seek thy favor.

Early let us do thy will.

Blessed Lord and only Savior.

With thy love our bosoms fill.

As we come to the Lord's table.

That is what we seek.

The shepherd to lead us.

That we would know His tender care.

That He would feed us.

That He would be our friend.

Our guardian on the way.

That He would defend us from sin.

That He would keep us every step of the way.

Our protection.

The source of life.

Is our Lord Jesus Christ.

The lamb was sacrificed.

For their protection.

In the day of the Passover.

In Moses' time.

But Christ.

Our Passover lamb.

Has been sacrificed.

To take away.

The sin.

Of the world.

And so we.

Are to come.

The price.

Has been made.

The provision.

The provision.

Is there for us.

We want to come.

And do this.

In remembrance of Him.

And if we love.

The Lord with all our heart.

If He is our life.

And length of days.

Then we are to come to the table.

And feast.

And the provision made.

That we might know His blessing.

His protection.

The assurance.

The assurance.

Of salvation.

In Him.

So may the Lord grant us.

His grace.

And His presence.

As we seek.

To do so.

Let's just bow our heads.

In a word of prayer.

Lord our gracious God.

As we seek to come.

In your name.

We thank you Lord.

For every provision.

Made for us.

We thank you for the preparation.

That has been done for us.

We thank you for the hope.

For the protection.

Afforded to us.

Through all that you have done for us.

Through Christ Jesus.

Our Passover Lamb.

And we pray that you will still us.

And help us.

Even at this time Lord.

To know your presence.

To know your peace.

To know that worthy is the Lamb who was slain.

And that all glory and praise.

Be to Him.

We ask it all with the forgiveness of our sin.

In Jesus name.

Amen.

Amen.

Well as we prepare.

The Lord's table.

We're going to sing.

To God's praise.

In Psalm 118.

Psalm 118.

We're going to sing from verse 15.

In the Scottish Psalter.

Page 398.

Psalm 118.

Psalm 118.

We're going to sing.

We're going to sing.

We're going to sing down to verse 23.

And dwellings of the righteous.

Is heard the melody.

Of joy and health.

The Lord's right hand.

Doth ever valiantly.

The right hand of the mighty Lord.

Exalted is on high.

The right hand of the mighty Lord.

Doth ever valiantly.

We'll sing from verse 15.

To God's praise.

Amen.

In dwellings of the righteous.

His birth of memory

Of joy and death

The Lord's right hand

Thou never might be

The right hand of the mighty Lord

Exalted is on high

The right hand of the mighty Lord

Thou never might be

I shall not die

But live and shall

The words of God discover

The Lord have ye

Just high sense for

But not to death

In your heart

For set ye open

Unto me

The case of righteousness

Then will I enter

Into them

And I the Lord will bless

This is the gate

Of God by it

The just shall enter in

He will thy grace

For love me hurts

And how's my safety be

The stone is a dead cornerstone

Which children sit despised

This is the beauty

Of the Lord

And wondrous day arise

Well it's good to have

The young ones in with us now

As well as we come

To this part of the service

Where we serve the sacrament

Of the Lord's supper

We have the bread

And the wine before us

Now I'm sure there's many people here

Perhaps sitting downstairs

Or upstairs

And maybe you've got a scar

On your body somewhere

And when you have a scar

It speaks to us of something

That has happened

Perhaps maybe

In the recent past

Or maybe even going back

Many years

If you have a scar

You often maybe look at it

And remember that exact moment

When something happened

It might have been an accident

I've got a couple of scars

From falling off a bike

When I was young

Different scars

In different places

Other people might have a scar

Because of an operation

They've had

So as you look at that scar

You're reminded

Of something that

Maybe at the time

Was very painful

Maybe a scar

That's left its mark on you

To this very day

But with a scar

You often see that

Over time

It heals

New skin

Will grow over it

The mark is still there

But it's healed over

Well I'm sure

For many of us

That is true

When we think of that

We think back

To something

That has happened

In the past

Well today

As we come

To the Lord's table

As we come to partake

In the Lord's supper

We are reminded

Of one

Who was scarred

For us

In Isaiah

In the Old Testament

He speaks of

One who was wounded

For us

One who was bruised

For us

One who

By his stripes

It says

We are healed

So every scar

That we have

And especially

As we think

Of the scars

Of sin

Not just the cuts

We have

From accidents

And falls

But everything

That affects

Our lives

Through sin

And the mark

That sin

Leaves on us

We are reminded

That through

His scars

Through His stripes

We are healed

We are protected

And what we have

Before us here

In the bread

And in the wine

Is a reminder

To us

Of the body

Of Jesus

That was broken

For us

And the blood

Of Jesus

That was poured

Out for us

That He might

Heal us

From our sins

That we would

See the provision

That has been

Made for us

And that we would

Come and remember

Him

In the protection

That He gives us

From our sin

The scars

Of sin

May be many

On us

But we remember

That through

His scars

Through His

Stripes

As Isaiah

Says

That we

Are healed

And that that is

What we are

To come

And remember

As we do

This

We read in

1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 11 · chapter mention

Chapter 11

At verse 23

Our instruction

For the Lord's

Supper

For I received

From the Lord

What I also

Delivered

To you

That the Lord

Jesus

On the night

When He was

Betrayed

Took bread

And when He

Had given

Thanks

He broke

It and said

This is

My body

Which is

For you

Do this

In remembrance

Of me

In the same

Way also

He took

The cup

After supper

Saying

This cup

Is the new

Covenant

In my blood

Do this

As often

As you

Drink it

In remembrance

Of me

For as often

As you

Eat this

Bread

And drink

This cup

You proclaim

The Lord's

Death

Until

He comes

In the same

Manner

The Lord

Offered

Thanks

So

We'll bow

Our heads

In a word

Of thanks

Lord our

Gracious

God

We come

Depending

On you

For all

Things

Thankful

For all

That you

Have done

For us

Thankful

For the

Way you

Bore

The stripes

That we

Deserved

The way

Lord you

Came

Giving your

Life

As a

Ransom

For us

And as we

See

These elements

Before us

The bread

And the wine

Help us

To see

Their significance

Help us

To see

In them

The provision

Made for

All of

God's

People

That through

Your body

Broken

Through your

Blood shed

That we

Have

The way

To eternal

Life

The assurance

Of protection

From our

Sin

For you

Died

That we

Might live

And so

Lord may

You bless

Us now

As we

Continue in

This service

As we

Partake in

The sacrament

Whether we

Were at

The Lord's

Table

Or watching

On

May you

Bless us

All together

Lord

Encourage us

In our

Hearts

To look

To Jesus

To see

In him

The one

Who cried

It is

Finished

And to

Look to

Him

As the one

Who is

The way

To life

So continue

With us

Lord

And bless

Us now

Pardoning

Our sin

In Jesus

Name

Amen

Well as

We read

In the

Night

That Jesus

Was

Betrayed

He took

Bread

And after

He had

Broken

The bread

He said

Take

Eat

This is

My body

Which is

Given

For you

We read

That in

The same

Way

He took

The cup

And said

This cup

Is a new

Covenant

Of my

Blood

Do this

As often

As you

Drink it

In

Remembrance

Of me

For as

Often as

You eat

This bread

And drink

This cup

You proclaim

The Lord's

Death

Until

He comes

And so

We come

To proclaim

To show

Forth

The Lord's

Death

Until

He comes

Well just

A few

Thoughts

As we

Come

To rise

From the

Table

Just now

I believe

In the

Sunday

School

This morning

The young

Ones

We're doing

A search

Through the

Scriptures

Looking for

Different

Bible

Verses

Looking for

Different

Texts

And different

Parts

Of the

Bible

And it's

Always good

For all

Of us

Young

And old

I like

To go

Through our

Scriptures

To search

Through our

Bibles

And see all

The wonderful

Promises

That God

Gives

Through his

Word

I think

One of the

Verses

That you

Were looking

For this

Morning

Was in

The book

Of Revelation

And chapter

20

And it's a

Verse I

Quoted last

Night

And I want

Us to think

About this

Verse as we

Come to a

Close just

Now

The verse

Says

Behold

I stand

At the

Door

And knock

If anyone

Hears my

Voice

And opens

The door

I will

Come into

Him

And eat

With him

And he

With me

There's a

Great promise

In these

Words

To us

A promise

That Jesus

Knocks

At our

Door

The door

Of our

Heart

And he

Says

If anyone

Will open

The door

I will

Come into

Him

And eat

With him

And he

With me

Now today

We've come

To worship

God together

We've come

And we've

Heard the

Lord speaking

To us

Through his

Word

And through

His

Word

He knocks

On our

Hearts

And he

Asks us

To receive

Him

Gladly

And those

Who have

Received him

Have come

To sit

At the

Lord's

Table

They've

Come to

Eat with

Him

And he

With us

We pray

That it will

Be a

Strengthening

To all

Who have

Sat at

The

Lord's

Table

But it's

Also

These

Verses

Challenge

Us

Today

As well

We've

Opened

The door

But it

Reminds us

To keep

The door

Open

Not to

Go away

And close

That door

Until the

Next time

We come

To the

Lord's

Table

But to

Keep the

Door

Always

Open

To have

The Lord

As our

Constant

Companion

The one

Who is

With us

Always

Whatever we

Are doing

That the

Door is

Open for

Him

To be

With us

And we

With him

That we

Would know

That blessing

Of his

Presence

Building us

Up

And encouraging

Us and

Strengthening

Us

In our

Faith

If you've

Opened

The door

Keep it

Open

But it

Is a

Challenge

To those

Who maybe

Haven't

Opened

The door

A challenge

To those

Who are

Hearing

The voice

Of God

Hearing him

Knocking at

The door

But the

Door is

Still

Closed

It's a

Challenge

To open

The door

To let

Him

In

To let

Him

Into your

Heart

Let him

Into your

Life

That you

Would know

The blessing

Of life

Through him

And that

Assurance

Of him

With you

Giving you

Peace

Open the

Door

If he

Is knocking

Let him

In

So that he

Will eat

With you

And you

With him

As well

So we pray

That as we

Rise from

The table

All of us

Together

Would know

The Lord

With us

An open

Door

For him

To be

With us

Day after

Day

Knowing his

Blessing

And his

Goodness

With us

All the

Days

Of our

Life

We're

Going to

Conclude

By singing

To God's

Praise

In Psalm

72

In the

Scottish

Psalter

Psalm

72

We'll sing

From verse

17

Down to the

End of the

Psalm

His name

Forever

Shall endure

Last

Like the

Son it

Shall

Men

Shall

Be

Blessed

In him

And blessed

All nations

Shall

Him

Call

We'll sing

From verse

17

To the end

Of the

Psalm

To God's

Praise

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All nations shall Him call.

Thy blessed be the Lord our God,

the Lord of Israel.

For He alone the glorious world

en gloria de ser.

A blessed be the Lord our God,