Sermon Notes from Sunday 3.6.11

Here are the notes from this past Sunday's sermon on Communion as worship.  As usual, about midweek our website will be updated with these notes in PDF as well as the sermon audio.  Find all of that at sermons.heritagepark.org.  You should also be able to get sermon audio on iTunes.

Lean Forward

Part 3 – The Lord’s Supper

Mark 14.12-31

Summary Statements

• Worship is not a pursuit of feelings but a pursuit of God.
• Corporate worship needs to be safe, honest, and guided.
• There is no worship without sacrifice.

Communion as Worship

Hear the Message

• Substitute – the body of Christ is broken instead of us.
• Covenant – the blood of Christ purchases our forgiveness.

Examine Yourself

• Is there distance between you and God?
• Is there division between you and another?

Take the Meal

• When we eat, we remember what He has done for us.
• When we eat, we participate in relationship with Him.