![]() 32 But we are judged and punished by the Lord, so that we shall not be condemned together with the world.ģ3 So then, my friends, when you gather together to eat the Lord's Supper, wait for one another. 31 If we would examine ourselves first, we would not come under God's judgment. 30 That is why many of you are sick and weak, and several have died. 29 For if you do not recognize the meaning of the Lord's body when you eat the bread and drink from the cup, you bring judgment on yourself as you eat and drink. 28 So then, you should each examine yourself first, and then eat the bread and drink from the cup. ![]() 27 It follows that if one of you eats the Lord's bread or drinks from his cup in a way that dishonors him, you are guilty of sin against the Lord's body and blood. Whenever you drink it, do so in memory of me.”Ģ6 This means that every time you eat this bread and drink from this cup you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. Do this in memory of me.” 25 In the same way, after the supper he took the cup and said, “This cup is God's new covenant, sealed with my blood. 22 Don't you have your own homes in which to eat and drink? Or would you rather despise the church of God and put to shame the people who are in need? What do you expect me to say to you about this? Shall I praise you? Of course I don't!Ģ3 For I received from the Lord the teaching that I passed on to you: that the Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took a piece of bread, 24 gave thanks to God, broke it, and said, “This is my body, which is for you. ![]() 21 For as you eat, you each go ahead with your own meal, so that some are hungry while others get drunk. 18 In the first place, I have been told that there are opposing groups in your meetings and this I believe is partly true. ( 19 No doubt there must be divisions among you so that the ones who are in the right may be clearly seen.) 20 When you meet together as a group, it is not the Lord's Supper that you eat. Put all of this together, and we see how we can meet Jesus.17 In the following instructions, however, I do not praise you, because your meetings for worship actually do more harm than good. He gave us minds that can think, desires that lead to decisions, and bodies that can be used for service. He has given us information about himself in the Bible. How can we meet a man who lived two thousand years ago? Jesus is alive and he relates to us by his Spirit. John 1 goes on to tell us that Jesus met people, and people actually met him. Jesus is this Word, which became a man and lived among us. Grand statements about him are made in this chapter. In the opening chapter of John’s Gospel, we learn of the coming of Jesus. ![]() To them, Jesus is a figure in history, long dead and irrelevant, or the inspiration for discontent cultural revolutionaries, or the leader of morally uptight Americans. EDITOR'S NOTE: We're happy to announce that, coming soon, this devotional will be available in audio version as the Your Daily Bible Verse Podcast! Stay tuned for updates.īIBLE VERSE OF THE DAY: When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, “What do you want?” They said, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?” “Come,” he replied, “and you will see.” - John 1:37-39
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