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A feast of fat things. A feast of wines on the lees. A feast of fat things full of marrow. A feast of wines on the lees, well refined. Well, here before us this morning in the Lord's Supper, we also have a feast. A joyful, celebratory feast. What we should be aware of at the outset of the serm
Come then, this morning, and celebrate that feast. Look forward with hope to the feast that God prepares for us in glory. Amen. Let's pray. Our Father in heaven, bless thy word to our hearts. Give to us that we may rejoice in those glorious robes of righteousness as we celebrate this supper. For
Seven weeks, 49 days, a week of weeks. Think of it. Think of a normal week. You work for six days. You rest the seventh. Or in the New Testament, you rest on the first and you work the next six days. Work and rest. That's the way God established things for us in this world. Now, go back to the
Verse 18, they would have seven lambs, one bullock, that is a young bull cow, and two rams, all of those would be for a burnt offering unto the Lord. And then verse 19, they'd sacrifice one kid of the goats for a sin offering, and then two lambs of the first year for a peace offering. So, three
This feast was the feast in which the people would have to go to Jerusalem again for a pilgrim feast. It was a week-long feast, and they would dedicate the first two loaves of bread from their bakeries, from their kitchens, to the Lord. So, feast of Unleavened bread, feast of first fruits, you'
Perhaps David had in mind a feast that would follow a battle, a meal at which a king and his men would gather to celebrate their victory in full view of their newly-conquered hostages. Both of those pictures are fitting to life of the Christian. We are like the little sheep: we enjoy abundant spirit
And that's because, I think, Ido de Bray, along with the other Reformed fathers, realized that all of those other truths that I just mentioned are captured right here in the symbolism of the Lord's Supper. Here in the Lord's Supper is the testimony of the one sacrifice of Jesus and the forgiveness o
The pastor and office bearers with the members were present, an elder presiding with reading of Scripture, the singing of a psalm and prayer. At the close of the feast, a thank offering was collected for widows and orphans, the poor, prisoners, or for any of the members in need of financial aid. “Th
These godless kings who ruled over Israel were in the habit of giving lavish feasts and of calling their princes and rulers to the capital cities for feasts and celebrations. The whole philosophy of their life plainly was, “Let us eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow we die.” A Sinful Display. The