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Intro: Divisions over dinner in Corinth The Lord’s Supper - What is it? A Sacrament - A holy thing Communion - Fellowship Eucharist - Thanksgiving Lord’s Supper - It’s Jesus’ meal, given for us to enjoy in his way The Lord’s Supper - What is it about? 1. Remember A visible, dramatic, memorial, meal Passover - on the night when he was betrayed... (v23) Atonement - you proclaim the Lord’s death... (v24-26) Covenant - the New Covenant in my blood (v25) 2. Receive A Spiritual Participation … this is my body (

Paul's clear teaching on relationships - good authority, under God (v2-3) The Corinthian muddled understanding of relationships - using head coverings to unhelpfully exaggerate the natural authority distinctions (v4-9) Paul's clear teaching on good relations - good authority, equality and interdependence, under God (v10-15)

Note: This is part one of two - Paul gives up these rights! (v12, v15) Paul has the right as an apostle and gospel worker to be supported, that he might have a normal life (v1-6) Gospel workers have the right to be adequately paid according to human standards (v7-8a) Gospel workers have the right to be adequately paid according to God's law (v8-14) Implications for... Church elders: Church members: Gospel workers:

1. Married couples should enjoy sex regularly, each giving to the other v1-6 2. Both marriage and singleness are gifts v7 3. Marriage is the only proper context for sex v8-9 4. Marriage is created to be a life-long covenant and should not be broken v10-16 5. The Lord assigns life circumstances, so live contently in the one you've been given v17-24

What is the tabernacle like and what is it for? Beautiful, Holy, Separated - so that God can dwell in the midst of a sinful people What are the priests like and what are they for? Beautiful, Set-Apart, Consecrated - to represent the people to God and make sacrifice for them Why don’t we need a tabernacle and priests to meet with God today? Because of Jesus - who fulfils the tabernacle and is the perfect and permanent priest

23v20-30 God will get his people to the promised land and bless them there… but they must not make a covenant relationship with the nations or their gods 24v1-18 God’s people are to be in an exclusive covenant relationship with the LORD, which is… … based on God’s word (v3-4) … entered by sacrifice and sprinkled blood (v4-8) … experienced with a meal in God’s presence (9-11) … bathed in glory (v12-18) Yet we have something even better… 2 Corinthians 3, Hebrews 9

1v18-25 God’s weak and foolish wisdom - the Cross 1v26-31 God’s weak and foolish choice - the Corinthians and us 2v1-5 God’s weak and foolish leaders - proclaiming Christ and him crucified

The people - watching The rulers - scoffing The soldiers - mocking The first criminal – raging The second criminal - confessing and asking Jesus - forgiving, comforting and dying - for him, for me and for you