The Lord's Supper [What Does the Bible Say?] - Pastor Ted Wilson

In this episode, Pastor Ted Wilson talks about the Lord's Supper based on the sixteenth fundamental belief of the Seventh-day Adventists.
The Lord's Supper is a participation in the emblems of the body and blood of Jesus as an expression of faith in Him. In this experience, Christ is present to meet and strengthen His people. And as we partake in it, we "proclaim the Lord's death till He comes" (1 Corinthians 11:26).
Preparation for this communion includes self-examination, repentance, and confession. These are manifested in the service of foot washing, signifying renewed cleansing and willingness to serve one another in Christlike humility and unite our hearts in love.
The Lord's Supper follows Jesus' demonstration of love when He washed His disciples' feet like a servant. By doing this, He showed an example of kindness and unconditional love. "If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you" (John 13:14-15).
Aside from washing one another's feet, the three significant parts of the communion service involve eating unleavened bread and drinking grape juice. All these are symbolic of Christ's sacrifice to save us and the servant-like example He set.
Also, these actions follow Jesus' words to His disciples: "Do this in remembrance of Me" (Luke 22:19).
The bread represents Christ's body broken for us. "And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, 'Take, eat; this is My body.'" (Matthew 26:26).
Jesus said in John 6:48, "I am the Bread of life." In verse 51, He continued, "I am the living Bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world."
This bread, as used in the communion service, is unleavened. Why?
During the Passover, God instructed the Israelites to get ready to leave Egypt soon as Pharaoh permitted. So, they baked unleavened cakes of dough. Through the years, they used unleavened bread in celebrating the Passover as a reminder of their exodus from Egypt.
Meanwhile, Apostle added another meaning to this. "Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? Therefore, purge out the old leaven that you may be a new lump since you truly are unleavened. For indeed, Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. Therefore, let us keep the feast not with old leaven nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth" (1 Corinthians 5:6-8).
On the other hand, the fruit of the vine symbolizes Jesus' blood "which is shed for many for the remission of sins" (Matthew 26:28). "Without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness of sins" (Hebrews 9:22).
This fruit of the vine, as used in Passover, was unfermented grape juice. Jesus said in Matthew 26:29, "I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father's kingdom."
With this, the Bible condemns fermented wine. In Proverbs 20:1, we read that "wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise." Also, "do not look on the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it swirls around smoothly; at the last, it bites like a serpent and stings like a viper" (Proverbs 23:31-32).
As such, only pure grape juice, freshly squeezed from the vine, fits the symbol of the perfect blood of Christ.
Jesus instituted the Lord's Supper to commemorate our deliverance from sin. It is the new covenant service that continues the Passover celebration.
The communion is the perfect time to think about how we can grow in Christ and honor Him with our lives.

[@manuelteixeira2496]

Repentance and obedience as a total commitment and submission of ourselves, family, and possessions is a result of keeping communion with our Lord Jesus Christ as God's Begotten Son.

[@manuelteixeira2496]

I'm part of Jesus Christ's body, his church on Earth. The partnership must be reciprocal.

[@desmonddutachieres6325]

Thank you Pastor Ted N.C Wilson for weekly messages you have gave me insight of the Lord's Supper.

[@AdventistOrgChurch]

You're welcome, Desmond. God bless you.

[@manuelteixeira2496]

My father, elder brother, my wife, and three sons, all served in different positions, upon invitation, in The Seventh Day Adventist Church.

[@patrickomwansa4214]

Thanks for the superb service

[@Benjamin_Base23]

I will sing to the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being. - Psalm 104:33

[@daniellisztwan7929]

Gut,🙏

[@AdventistOrgChurch]

Thank you for sharing this beautiful Bible verse with us. Benjamin.

[@elisabethmendoza339]

Thanks 🙏 LORD JESUS BECAUSE YOUR SACRIFICE, WE HAVE REDEMPTION AND FORGIVENESS, AND ACCESS TO THE THRONE OF GRACE. GOD BLESS YOUR PASTOR TED WILSON AND WIFE. AND ALL THE WORKERS OF GOD 🙏🙏 GC.

[@AdventistOrgChurch]

We are so blessed to have a God who knows the best for us. Stay connected with Him, Elisabeth.

[@ayebalejoseph3567]

It is indeed a gift that strengthens us on Christ Jesus'promises

[@AdventistOrgChurch]

Let's keep looking unto Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith.

[@joelrotich3782]

Thanks much Pastor T. N. C Wilson for such a powerful insight. God bless us all.

[@manuelteixeira2496]

Abel's offering of a sacrificed lamb from his familiar flock and most precious belongings is repeated by all patriarchs. Abraham gave tithes and offered himself in the offering of his only son Isaak's sacrifice, having faith that he would recover him from death by God's Mercy upon mankind.

[@bonbalab_]

Amen,praise God

[@AdventistOrgChurch]

Amen.

[@Pr.S.Alexander]

So wonderful and so spiritual and blessing Sir

[@eduardogutierrez7758]

General speaking, Seventh-day Adventists are close communion in principle. It is customary, therefore, to invite those only to partake of the communion who are members in good and regular standing in Seventh-day Adventists churches. {RH 8/28/1883 p 554}

[@klskls5413]

The only "requirement" is to be a baptized Christian. Read the fundamental!!!

[@eduardogutierrez7758]

Resolved: That in our judgment, the ordinances of the Christian church belong only to those who accept the duties and responsibilities of church membership. {General Conference in session May 14, 1867. RH 5/28/1867 p 284}

[@senouko1758]

YES...... I believe

[@danieloostendorp9286]

The new covenant in my blood.

[@AdventistOrgChurch]

God bless you, Daniel.

[@eduardogutierrez7758]

The statement:“The communion service is open to all believing Christians” we know that you included all members of all Christians denominations and that is against our history. Here a little evidence: “Resolved: That in our judgment, the ordinances of the Christian church belong only to those who accept the duties and responsibilities of church membership.” {General Conference in session May 14, 1867. RH 5/28/1867 p 284}

[@mikepotter1291]

why is this remember commandment only remembered 4 times a year and not include wine?

[@josephkirimi5453]

You mean it's open to all believers, even those who are not baptized or from other denominations?

[@eduardogutierrez7758]

We do not think it consistent for a Sabbath keeper to partake of the sacrament with those whom he regards as violating the commandments of God. {RH 1/24/1871 p 45}

[@klskls5413]

WHAT?????

[@olarotimiemmanuelabiodun7110]

Praise be to God Almighty. What's the ideal method for the foot-washing. Man to Man, Woman to Woman, Married Couples, Man to Woman.. The church manual is silent on this. Pls clarify. God bless you.@Pst Ted Wilson

[@AdventistOrgChurch]

Perhaps the best choice of a person with whom to participate is the person we least get along with in the church. We could call the person up, tell them we're sorry, ask them to share the ordinance of humility with us.

[@josephkirimi5453]

How do you wash one another's feet?

[@josephkirimi5453]

@@fromlaodiceatophiladelphia1233 Thank you, all that, I knew by the word. Many denominations do it in by the way they understand the Bible. I wanted to know exactly how you do it.

[@josephkirimi5453]

@@fromlaodiceatophiladelphia1233 Is that what Jesus did? I believe they were in a room whereby he washed them and in the same room they ate the bread. Is it what you call emblems.

[@josephkirimi5453]

@@fromlaodiceatophiladelphia1233 It should not depend on the church, for there's one church, one faith and one God. That's one blemish with you. How about what you call emblem, I know it's from unleavened flour, but how is it partaken?

[@user-qo3tk4gr9u]

Did Paul washed feet ?

[@grayintheuk8021]

Why oh why do people think the totally unproven supernatural world is true 'for them'. What is the deluded need? It's so frustrating when people think god magic is real in a natural world.

[@blueticks8423]

Why insist the the wine was grape juice when there is zero exegetical, Jewish, or ancient Christian precedent for such a belief? It’s also false that wine is strictly forbidden in scripture. There are warnings about its misuse, but it is by no means outrightly condemned. In many cases the Bible speaks positively about wine. A few examples being judges 9:13, Psalm 104:15, Ecclesiastes 9:7, Amos 9:14, and Jesus turning the water into wine. The Adventist churches insistence that it is grape juice being spoken of is pure assumption. There is no evidence that this is the case. With all that said, Grape juice in the communion service is a novel doctrine that didn’t exist prior to the 19th century. I’m Adventist, but I can see this is patently unbiblical.

[@Chris-fv3um]

Nobody partakes in the Lord's Supper outside of the Catholic or Orthodox Church. Virtually all protestants deny that God intended the bread and wine to become the flesh and blood of Jesus Christ at the Lord's Supper and their pastors have no Apostolic Succession - therefore no faculty to consecrate the bread and wine to become the flesh and blood of Jesus Christ even if they claim to be Anglo Catholic and do believe in transubstantiation. In John 6 Jesus Christ asked us to eat His flesh and drink His blood for compelling reasons. Later, at the Lord’s Supper, Jesus Christ showed us how to obey His request to eat and drink of Him via blessed bread and wine that becomes His body and His blood. Jesus Christ made this straightforward to understand and that is why the early Church fathers taught the Eucharist was His flesh and His blood. This was Christian concensus and Christian tradition for 1500yrs until the reformation/deformation came up with three heretical alternatives that are still taught and practiced amongst protestant denominations. Our one true God is most gracious and wise and one should lovingly accept His divine gift because “Very truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you” (Jesus Christ). This video teaches falshood. If you want to partake in the Lord's Supper then be Catholic or Orthodox. There is no other way. God bless you

[@daniellisztwan7929]

Nerozumím anglicky

[@desmonddutachieres6325]

Thank you Pastor Ted N.C Wilson for weekly messages you have gave me insight of the Lord's Supper.

[@AdventistOrgChurch]

God bless you, Desmond.