1. Reflecting on the Body and Blood of Jesus through history

2. From the First Passover in Egypt to the Last Supper in Jerusalem to the Wedding Supper of the Lamb in Heaven

3. LAST WEEK: Personal Preparations Cleaning out the leaven in our lives

4. THIS WEEK Seven Chapters interspersed with Music and Worship

5. Chapter 1: The First Passover Chapter 2: Annual Passover Celebration & Jewish Feast of Unleavened Bread Chapter 3: Jesus the Bread (and Blood) of Life / The Last Supper Chapter 4: The Lord’s Supper in church history

6. Chapter 5: The Lord’s Supper as it is practiced today Chapter 6: Reflecting on the Lord’s Supper / Taking Communion Together Congregational Sharing (Roving mikes) Chapter 7: Wedding Supper of the Lamb

7. Chapter 1: The First Passover What would YOU do?

8. TEN PLAGUES

9. Hyssop

11. Chapter 2: Annual Passover Celebration & Jewish Feast of Unleavened Bread Does this sound familiar?

12. Guo Nian ( 过年 )

13. PSALM 113 113:1 Praise the LORD! Praise, you servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD! 113:2 May the LORD’s name be praised now and forevermore! 113:3 From east to west the LORD’s name is deserving of praise. 113:4 The LORD is exalted over all the nations; his splendor reaches beyond the sky.

14. 113:5 Who can compare to the LORD our God, who sits on a high throne? 113:6 He bends down to look at the sky and the earth. 113:7 He raises the poor from the dirt, and lifts up the needy from the garbage pile, 113:8 that he might seat him with princes, with the princes of his people.

15. 113:9 He makes the barren woman of the family a happy mother of children. ALL: Praise the LORD!

16. Chapter 3: Jesus the Bread (and Blood) of Life The Last Supper

17. What’s wrong with this picture?

20. The Last Supper – envisioned around the world

24. Chapter 4: The Lord’s Supper in church history – When the Lord’s Supper could get you killed

25. If you knew…

26. Chapter 5: The Lord’s Supper as it is practiced today It’s not what we call it but what we bring to it that matters.

27. The Eucharist? (Holy) Communion? The Lord’s Table? The Lord’s Supper? Breaking of Bread?

28. No bread or wine?

30. Chapter 6: Reflecting on the Lord’s Supper Taking Communion Together

31. FIRST BORN

32. Congregational Sharing What affliction or difficulty has Jesus brought you out of? What good place has Jesus brought you into?

33. Chapter 7: The Wedding Supper of the Lamb in Heaven

34. “Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb.” Revelation 19.9

35. Revelation 19:1 After these things I heard what sounded like the loud voice of a vast throng in heaven, saying, “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God, 19:2 because his judgments are true and just. For he has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality, and has avenged the blood of his servants poured out by her own hands!”

36. 19:3 Then a second time the crowd shouted, “Hallelujah!” The smoke rises from her forever and ever. 19:4 The twenty-four elders and the four living creatures threw themselves to the ground and worshiped God, who was seated on the throne, saying: “Amen! Hallelujah!”

37. 19:5 Then a voice came from the throne, saying: “Praise our God all you his servants, and all you who fear Him, both the small and the great!” 19:6 Then I heard what sounded like the voice of a vast throng, like the roar of many waters and like loud crashes of thunder. They were shouting: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the All-Powerful, reigns!

38. 19:7 Let us rejoice and exult and give him glory, because the wedding celebration of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready. 19:8 She was permitted to be dressed in bright, clean, fine linen” (for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints).

39. 19:9 Then the angel said to me, “Write the following: Blessed are those who are invited to the banquet at the wedding celebration of the Lamb!”

40. Ultimate Worship in Heaven “To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power forever and ever!” Revelation 5:13

41. PSALM 118 118:1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good and his loyal love endures! 118:2 Let Israel say, “Yes, his loyal love endures!” 118:3 Let the family of Aaron say, “Yes, his loyal love endures!” 118:4 Let the loyal followers of the LORD say, “Yes, his loyal love endures!”

42. 118:5 In my distress I cried out to the LORD. The LORD answered me and put me in a wide open place. 118:6 The LORD is on my side, I am not afraid! What can people do to me? 118:7 The LORD is on my side as my helper. I look in triumph on those who hate me. 118:8 It is better to take shelter in the LORD than to trust in people.

43. 118:9 It is better to take shelter in the LORD than to trust in princes. 118:10 All the nations surrounded me. Indeed, in the name of the LORD I pushed them away. 118:11 They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me. Indeed, in the name of the LORD I pushed them away.

44. 118:12 They surrounded me like bees. But they disappeared as quickly as a fire among thorns. Indeed, in the name of the LORD I pushed them away. 118:13 “You aggressively attacked me and tried to knock me down, but the LORD helped me. 118:14 The LORD gives me strength and protects me; he has become my deliverer.”

45. 118:15 They celebrate deliverance in the tents of the godly. The LORD’s right hand conquers, 118:16 the LORD’s right hand gives victory, the LORD’s right hand conquers. 118:17 I will not die, but live, and I will proclaim what the LORD has done. 118:18 The LORD severely punished me, but he did not hand me over to death.

46. 118:19 Open for me the gates of the just king’s temple! I will enter through them and give thanks to the LORD. 118:20 This is the LORD’s gate – the godly enter through it. 118:21 I will give you thanks, for you answered me, and have become my deliverer. 118:22 The stone which the builders discarded has become the cornerstone.

47. 118:23 This is the LORD’s work. We consider it amazing! 118:24 This is the day the LORD has brought about. We will be happy and rejoice in it. 118:25 Please LORD, deliver! Please LORD, grant us success! 118:26 May the one who comes in the name of the LORD be blessed! We will pronounce blessings on you in the LORD’s temple.

48. 118:27 The LORD is God and he has delivered us. Tie the offering with ropes to the horns of the altar! 118:28 You are my God and I will give you thanks! You are my God and I will praise you! ALL: 118:29 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good and his loyal love endures!