So I opened up the service by reading from Revelation chapter four, where the book of Revelation moves from a series of letters that Jesus is sending to the churches in Asia. You remember, I've been talking about those the last several weeks, but at this point it moves from the island of Patmos where John was exiled, exiled to this island out in the middle of nowhere. It was actually a labor colony where the government of Rome would send people who were troublemakers, just like in Russia, we've heard about people being sent to Siberia where they would be put in these labor camps. This is still a thing. The island, where John was sent was a labor colony, where they sent the troublemakers. They didn't know what to do with him and they sent him there. Even in the middle of exile, in the middle of this jail, this whole island was basically a prison colony; in the middle of all that Jesus came to him.
I don't want to underestimate what that says to us. No matter what you've done, no matter where you are, no matter what the situation is, Jesus can come. And He came to John and spoke to him. Literally said, write this to the churches in Asia. And he had a message for each church. We've been talking about that for, for a long time, right? But at this point, the viewpoint changes because he's been on the island of Patmos talking to Jesus. You know what, I want to be wherever Jesus is talking to me, whether it's a prison colony or whatever. I want to be where Jesus is. At the beginning of chapter four. It says, after this, I looked and there in heaven was an open door. Remember in the letter to the Philadelphians Jesus said behold I set before you an open door that no man can close, I was talking about how through their faithfulness, Jesus has provided a way to heaven. Jesus is the open door! He is the way to heaven.
I looked and there and heaven was an open door. The first voice that I had heard (which was Jesus) speaking to me like a trumpet said, come up here, come up here. So his position is changing. He's been on the Island of Patmos listening to the voice of Jesus, but now Jesus is saying, come up here. I got something to show you. Come up here and see what's going to take place.
When I was a kid, I loved Thanksgiving. I still love Thanksgiving. What I loved about it when I was a kid, was that all my cousins would be there. We would all get together, we would play, play, play, play until somebody got seriously injured. And then we'd go inside and, and, uh, and eat. Then we'd go back out and play some more after the one who got injured quit crying. That's the way, that's the way we lived on Thanksgiving.
Anybody relate to that? Anyway have those kind of experiences? You know we loved to get together and well, here's what I loved about Thanksgiving. We would get there earlier if we got there late and I was upset if we got there and everyone was eating already I was sad because one of my favorite parts was that we would come in and everybody would be gathering. I'd look around and say who's here already? Are my cousins here, are my uncles here? Are my aunt's here? And the kitchen, there was so much going on, everyone scurrying this way and that, getting everything ready, just making everything just right. And you know, somebody coming in with this dish, another coming in with that dish. And it's just the bustle of activity, looking toward this great event of gathering together. I used to love to see that and to see the love that was there between the people (You know, this was early in the day before any arguments happened or anything like that). The love for one another as they came in, ready to celebrate the feast.
This is a little bit like what's happening, the way I look at it, it's a little bit like what's happening in the throne room of heaven. As John comes up, it's so busy that everybody's doing something, and so it's full of everybody's, it's full of all kinds of people and creatures. And they're all there bustling around the throne where God is seated, that, then they're all... basically, So I've never been there. And I don't know if I know any of these people, but it feels to me like a, like a reunion. John has been called up and here he is. And he sees, and this is, uh, some symbolic language that's used here. You know, he sees a throne in heaven, and seated upon that throne is the One. There's a capital O on that in my Bible. The One, seated on the throne. He describes him as looking like a Jasper stone a carnelian stone. He can't even find words.
He (the One) is like, he's like a gem. He's like a, a precious jewel. There's something about him that is beautiful beyond description. There's light, you know a gem reflects light, but this One seated on the throne is actually the light, you know? And it says that there's something like a rainbow around it. The light that's coming off him and then is refracted. It's all of these beautiful colors. And it's so awesome that John is at a loss for words, to describe that he uses some words that we can find similarities in Ezekiel and Daniel, he uses the language that he's, that he sees in those books to help describe this amazing majesty of the One seated around the throne.
But then he says there are 24 thrones around the throne. And on those thrones are seated the 24 elders. They're dressed in white and they're wearing gold crowns. If you want a hint as to who they are, look at what Jesus says to the churches. He says, if you will be faithful in the letters that he sent to them just a few chapters before, he says, if you will be faithful, you rule with me. If you will be faithful, I will dress you in white robes. I will give you a crown. Now, these people that are seated around the throne, are representations of the people of God.
24 thrones, and on the thrones sat 24 elders. From the throne, the throne of God, there comes crashes of lightning and thunder. It's, it's an amazing place. It's a beautiful place. It's overwhelming. And there's all kinds of things to see all kinds of things that people are doing.
And then it has this: It says in the middle and around the throne were four living creatures covered with eyes in for living creatures covered with eyes in front and in back. Okay? That's sounds, that sounds strange. Do you ever see a creature that is covered with eyes? Me neither. But this is, like I said, this is symbolic language. This is symbolic language that whenever you see a multitude of eyes in these apocalypse books like Daniel, Ezekiel and Revelation, when you see a multitude of eyes, it represents that they are wise and that they can see, and then they can see many, many things that other people don't notice.
It describes Jesus as having multiple eyes at one point, well, we'll talk about it. He doesn't literally have multiple eyes, you know, whenever He came in the flesh and dwelt among us and walked with his disciples, He had two eyes. I know that because he was, he was fully man, right? He was, he was, he looked like and he is a man just like us. And then he's also fully God. So it's representative language. So it says he sees these creatures around the throne. One is like a lion. One is like a calf. One has a face like a man. And the fourth one, like a flying Eagle, you know, what's, you know what stands out to me about these creatures? They're creatures, you know the thing about a creature, right? You can see the first part of the word it's CREATED. A CREATure is CREATED, okay. That's not that deep, I suppose. A creature is created. And so, it keeps referring to them as creatures because it's trying to point out, John was trying to point out to us, that these are representative of creation itself. There's four of them and they're before the throne and they cry out day and night holy holy holy the Lord, God almighty, who was, who is and who is is coming?
Creation itself is crying out and praising God. The creatures are praising God. When we see the creatures of this earth, we can, we can praise God and see what he has done and stand in awe of this majesty, and His greatness. So when the elders, the 24 elders representing God's people, when they hear the creatures cry out in praise of God, what do they do? They praise God as well. They, they fall down before him. They cast the crowns before the worship. Creation itself is leading God's people to worship him. And as they fall down and worship, they say, Lord, God, you are worthy to receive honor and power because you've created all things. And because of your will, they exist and are created. They're just in awe of God and in awe of this creation, in awe of what he has done.
So don't miss this. They are seated on Thrones around the throne of God. Can you imagine a more exalted place than that? Can you imagine a more holy place than that. And God's people have been invited. There have been seats set up for them around the throne of God. A lot of people believe that (and I'm one of them) that these 24 thrones represent Israel and the church. There's 12 tribes of Israel. So 12 over there. And there's 12 apostles, 12 over there. There's 24 Thrones. I believe representative of Israel and the church, and definitely representative of God's people. And they cry out to God whenever they, whenever they hear this worship,
God, You are worthy to receive glory and honor, and power, because You created all things because You have created all things and because of Your will, they were created and they exist. They, they just worship and dwell in God's presence. It's a holy place. It's a, it's a bustling place. They're all gathered there together. They're all gathered there together for something great and to be in the presence of God. Look with me, if you will, at chapter five of Revelation.
It says, then I saw in the right hand of the one seated on the throne, a scroll with writing on the inside and on the back sealed with seven seals. I also saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice who is worthy to open the scroll and break the seals. But no one in heaven on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or even to look into it. And I cried and cried because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or even to look in it. So there's an image of the one God sitting on his throne and He's holding a scroll. The scroll is rolled up and it's sealed with seven seals. In ancient times when somebody would send a message to somebody, when a king would send a message to somebody they would put a seal on it that they would press their signet ring into to signify that this is from the king, and not anybody, not just anybody was worthy to open those scrolls.
You know, if the messenger opened, the scroll, the messenger was going to get it. It was only for the person that the king was sending it to, right? Only to the person that was worthy to open the scroll. So the king sends a message in a scroll to somebody. He would put his seal on it and hold it. That person could open it. And if it got to that person, then it was opened by somebody else, whoever it was that opened, it unworthily would be punished. So God is sitting on the throne, he's got a scroll, he's got a scroll that is his plan for creation. It is his plan for the beginning, middle and the end of everything. It is his plan for the continuation of all things, for the renewal of all things, right? This is, this is God's ultimate master plan written on a scroll. And it's got seven seals on it.
I don't know about you, but I kind of want to know what's in that school. I kinda want to know what's in that school. I kind of want to know, but I don't dare open it. You don't open it. It has been sealed by God himself. It's been sealed. So the voice calls out "who is worthy to open the scroll." God has the scroll. It's, it's a message. It's a, a plan to be enacted and nobody in heaven or on earth or under the earth is worthy to open it. So think about this. These people are worthy enough to sit in the presence of God all day long. They worship him. These creatures representing creation are there. They're there worshiping God, but they're not worthy to open the scroll, but that's above their pay grade. And so John, who is there in the spirit, seeing this says I cried. And I cried because no one was found worthy to open the scroll verse five of revelation five. It says then one of the elders said to me, stop crying. Look, behold.
The lion from the tribe of Judah, the root of David has been victorious so that he may open the scroll and its seven seals. The lion of the tribe of Judah has been victorious and he is worthy. So nobody, nobody in heaven, nobody on earth, or under the earth is worthy, except for the lion of the tribe of Judah. He has been victorious. What that means is that the lion of the tribe of Judah, which is Jesus, has the authority in heaven and on earth to enact God's will and God's plan and purpose. He is able to open the scroll, he is able to tear off the seals. He is, he is the one that's able to do reveal what is to come. And he is also the one that is the acting agent in what is to come. He's the one that's going to carry out. You know what I'm saying? Jesus is victorious. He will be victorious. He has overcome. So he says the lion of the tribe of Judah has been victorious. So he may open the scroll and its seven seals. So don't cry. I imagine John there in heaven can you imagine? He's sitting there in the throne room of God and he's crying. That's not supposed to happen in heaven. And when you're in the presence of God, you are in a place of, of fulfillment and in a place of peace and a place of joy. And yet there he is and nobody's worthy, everyone here is unworthy to, to, to enact the plan of God,
Stop crying and look at Jesus. You ever look in this world going crazy or look at your, can I even say, do you ever look at your life going crazy because the things you've done and the things that have happened to you either way. You look at your life going crazy and you say, what in the world is going on? How can I have hope? How can this be restored? How can things be made, right? If that's you, you're in good company, it's probably all of us in some form or fashion. But to those of us who see this world going crazy, see things spinning out of control and say, how in the world can, can God be in charge of all this? How can he be in control? This elder says stop crying and look at Jesus. Look, the lion of the tribe of Judah is victorious. He has overcome the root of David. The Messiah, the one that has come is victorious has been victorious so that he may open the scroll and its seven seals.
So in the middle of all the celebration in the middle of heaven itself, there's a sense that things are not quite right until Jesus shows up because Jesus is the one. He's the one that the scroll was written for. That's that's the way it works with them. When a king puts together a message and seals it up, it was intended for somebody and this is intended for Jesus and Jesus alone. So we don't have to worry about what's going to happen in this world because it's literally in Jesus' hands. That scrolls literally in His hands, He is the one who was able to open the scroll, he is the one who's able to take control and to oversee God's plan and purpose. Now, I want you to see this. It says that one of the elders, this is verse 5, one of the elders said to me, stop crying.
Look, the lion from the tribe of Judah, the root of David has been victorious so that he may open the scroll and its seven seals. That's verse 5. And you hear about a lion of the tribe of Judah that has been victorious. And you think of a lion. You think of a roaring lion coming in and destroying his enemies. You think of a creature, when you think of a lion, you think of a creature that has strength and majesty and authority and you don't want to be in that lion's habitat at the zoo. You want to be on the outside, looking in because that lion is scary. That lion is bigger than you. And it has sharp teeth and claws and and it can destroy. Jesus is compared to a lion and the lion of the tribe of Judah.
He's the one that overcomes. He's the one that defeats his enemy. Jesus, this, the strength and majesty represented as the the lion. It's all there in Jesus. But look what it says in verse six, it says, as they say, look, it's the lion of the tribe of Judah. And John looks and says, then i saw one, like a slaughtered lamb, then I saw one like a slaughtered lamb standing between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders. So the lion, the one who's victorious eternally, the one that overcomes His enemies, the one that is strongest and mightiest, the king of the jungle. The king is like a slaughtered lamb. Feels a little bit like a fake-out, right? Like, oh, it's the lion of Judah. And it comes in and it's, it's a lamb, not just a lamb, a slaughtered lamb, not very impressive picture.
We've moved from the lion cage of the zoo to the petting zoo and a very gruesome petting zoo at that. Cause it wasn't just a lamb; this looks like a slaughtered lamb. So the, verse five makes me think of this majestic picture of the power of Jesus and verse six makes you think "that's what's victorious? That lamb that has been slaughtered?" That lamb, if you go to the petting zoo, that's, that's where your kids go. And then pet the animals. Lambs are not that scary. They're not that powerful. They're not that strong. Nobody would ever consider a lamb to be victorious. This is the upside down kingdom of Jesus though.
Jesus is even there, even there in the throne room of heaven where Jesus has all power, which he always had, while he's being revealed as having all power and revealed as the only one that is worthy to take this scroll, the plan of God, he's the only one worthy. And still as John looks to him, he says "Behold
I saw one like a slaughtered lamb," you see Jesus is the lion of Judah BECAUSE he is the slaughtered lamb. He has conquered through dying. He has overcome by being overcome. He has destroyed his enemies by being destroyed Himself. He died on the cross for our sentence. He died, his body died. He stopped breathing. He bled all the blood out of his body until he no longer was alive. He suffered under whips and thorns. He suffered the mockery of the Roman soldiers and of the Jewish leaders who put Him there on the cross.
He suffered the pain. He suffered the agony. He suffered the humiliation! God himself came in The flesh, lived among us, lived a perfect life and gave his life as a ransom for many for you. He is the lion of the tribe of Judah because he is the slaughtered lamb, because He gave himself up to destruction. He gave himself up to death on the cross, and the humiliation and shame. He surrendered and in surrender He found victory. He gave himself up to the will of the Father. He gave himself up to the will of the Romans and the Jews that were all demanding that he be crucified. In that he overcame all things. Do you hear me today? In that death, he overcame all things. He has conquered! Notice the elder as says, look, the lion of the tribe of Judah is here.
Stop crying. He has been victorious. What's he talking about? He's not talking about the battle of Armageddon; he's not talking about the end of all things where Jesus will overthrow and then cast into the lake of fire the serpent, the snake, the devil himself, he's not talking about that. He's talking about, He HAS overcome, He died on the cross. He took that upon himself. He went, he went and surrendered himself to the will of the Father, to what seemed like destruction. Jesus, this wasn't one of those things where he just looked like he was dead.
He wasn't just pretending he was dead. And they buried him in a tomb. And on the third day, He rose again, victorious over death. And the grace of God, the lamb is a, it's a representation of the sacrifice for sin in the old Testament that the, the, the Jewish people would make a total number of their sin by sacrificing the perfect lamb and that blood, that blood would be sprinkled on the mercy seat. In the holy of Holies, on the Ark of the covenant, that blood of the sacrifice would cover the sins of the people. Jesus came as a slaughtered lamb and died, died. Think about that for a second. We're used to it, we, those of us who have grown up in church, we, we are so familiar with this story that we don't often hear it. He died, He breathed no more. He stopped breathing. His heart stopped beating the spirit, went out of his body, where there had been a living breathing man. Now there was a body. He died in pain and misery and humiliation. Don't just let yourself say, I've heard this story so many times. Feel it if you will. Feel it. He did this for you. He didn't have to, but He did.
There's nothing in the nature of Jesus that should have had to surrender to death. Nothing in the nature of Jesus that should have ever had to surrender to humiliation or being in the power of other people being held down and nailed to a cross. Jesus is the son of God, the God who has existed from before the Dawn of creation through him, all things were made that were made. Jesus has all power in heaven and on earth. And yet, what did he do? He surrendered himself and died on the cross because he knew that that was the way that he would gain victory over death and hell and the grave, Jesus is worthy! He is
worthy to open the scroll because of what He has done, because He has overcome because He was not
afraid to go and surrender Himself to death and hell and the grave. He was not afraid.
And He overcame those things. Jesus stands victorious over every thing, every circumstance that put Him on the cross, He stands victorious over humiliation and shame and pain and, and physical problems with, with, with our bodies. He, over death itself, Jesus is victorious over all things because He was willing to go all the way to the cross, all the way to the grave, He descended into hell and took the keys. So He went all the way to hell for you and for me, yes, but now He's standing victorious over all of that. He's standing in authority over all of that.
Look what it says. It says "I saw one" this is verse six, "I saw the one like a slaughtered lamb standing between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders, He had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent into all the art or the sevenfold spirit of God is another way that can be translated, the Holy Spirit. He came and He took the scroll. And out of the right hand, He took the scroll out of the right hand and the One seated on the throne. So the lamb, this is another this, as you imagine this picture 7 eyes, 7 horns. This is not a lamb like you would see in a petting zoo. It's symbolism. The number seven in the Bible is, is representative of, of, of godliness it's representative of the power of God himself. So that he has seven eyes means that he can see all things, but he has all wisdom that he has. He has all knowledge, the seven horns represent that He has all power.
So the lamb that was slain, this little lamb that the gave Himself up to death now has all power, all majesty, all authority, all wisdom. And He stands over everything that is in heaven. Over all the 24 elders, over all the creatures of the earth, over all over all of those gathered there. He stands before all of them, above all of that. And He approaches the One seated on the throne and he takes the scroll that was intended for him, revealed it just be revealed in glory and revealed in power. Then when he took the scroll, the four living creatures and the 24 elders fell down before the lamb, each one had a harp and gold bowls filled with incense, which are the prayers of the saints. So they sang a new song, You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals because You were slaughtered and you redeemed people for God, by your blood,
from every tribe and language and people and nation. You made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they will reign on the earth. Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels around the throne and also the living creatures and of the elders. Their number was countless thousands. Plus thousands of thousands. They said with a loud voice, the lamb, who was slaughtered is worthy to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor, and glory and blessing. I heard every creature in heaven, on the earth, under the earth, on the sea and everything in them say blessing and honor, and glory and dominion to the one, seated on the throne and to the lamb forever. The four living creatures said amen and the elders fell down in worship. You see Jesus is being revealed. The lamb of God is God himself. He's being worshiped. He's being honored by all that are in heaven. He's been exalted above all things because He submitted himself. He is God. He is worthy. He has overcome all things.
So I want you to think about this. If our Savior conquered by becoming a slaughtered lamb, how do we conquer? How do we overcome all of the problems that we see in this world? All the evil and wickedness that we see in this world, how do we overcome? How do we gain victory? That's a question we need to be asking right now, because we need to be victorious, church! We need to stand in victory over the forces of death and hell and satan! We need to stand victorious over everything that the enemy is trying to do to us and to this world. How do we do it? If our savior conquered by becoming a slaughtered lamb, how do we conquer? By turning to the slaughtered lamb, by turning to the one who has the keys of death and hell and the grave and not forgetting that it's not in our hands.
We're not worthy to open the scroll and we're not worthy to overcome the powers of death Hell and the grave. We're not worthy to hold the keys. We're not worthy in ourselves, but He has given Himself for us! He has given us the power to overcome in His death and in His resurrection. He has wiped away the power of sin in our life. He has wiped away the power of darkness in our life. We are victorious because of the Lamb of God who was slain for us, who was resurrected from the dead!
Where is our faith? Where is our faith? We can put our faith in him. We can trust in him. We can go against the powers of darkness in this world and overcome them because of what he has done. And sometimes it must be said, if you're following a slaughtered lamb, we can't put our trust in circumstances.
We can't put our trust that everything will work out for us and that we will have a life free of pain, free of free of problems. Our God went to the cross. He suffered in pain and agony, but He overcame. But, but He overcame all of that. Sometimes, as we are overcoming the forces of darkness in this world, it's going to bring us into a place of pain. It's going to bring us into a place of suffering. For many of us, this isn't news, you've been there already. But if we're following the slaughtered lamb, we don't just follow Him into slaughter, but we follow them into resurrection.
I'm not saying that He has a literal cross for each one of us. I'm not saying that there's a plan of pain and suffering for each one of us. That's not what I'm saying at all. But I am saying have faith as you face hardship. Have faith as you face tribulation, have faith that just as Jesus overcame, you too will overcome. If you haven't experienced that yet, if you, if you haven't known it yet, then keep walking, following after the Lamb of God, because resurrection is coming. Keep believing that, keep going, keep going. Don't allow yourself to be overcome by the things of this world. Don't allow yourself to be overcome by the darkness. But trust that just as He overcame His victory is becoming your victory. Because He is your God, because He is your strength, because He is the one who holds the scroll.
That means He has all power and authority in heaven and on earth. He has all authority and he has all power and He is good. And He loves you. Then you can trust that He is working all things to good for you. If you follow Him, if you trust Him, if you love Him, don't give up. Take heart. Just like, just like the
elder said to John. A lot of us, we sleep. We, we see what's going on in this world. And we say, who can fix this? What could happen? How could this possibly work out? Don't cry. Look to the lion of the tribe of Judah, He has overcome all things. So don't waste your time in tears, don't waste your time in mourning. He has overcome. That's not to say that we don't feel pain. That's not to say that. I'm not saying that it's sinful if you have tears, I'm not. I'm saying you don't have to be, you don't have to be overcome. You don't have to. You don't have to live in depression because of the negative voices that you're hearing. You don't have to live in depression because of the darkness of this world, because He has overcome the world.
That's good news. That's good news! It's the best news, it's the best news that I can imagine. He has overcome the world. So if we look to him, if we look to him then our perspective shifts! You can look at the darkness and your eye is trying to adjust to the darkness and it still seems, dark , right? You know, you ever go into a cave where there's no light at all. And no matter how long you're there, if there's no light at all, your eyes can never adjust enough to really see in the darkness. If you're looking at the darkness of this world, you're going to feel overwhelmed and you can feel lost. If your eyes will never really adjust. But if you look to the Lamb who was slain, who's also called what? The light of the world. If we look to the light of the world, then our perspective shifts so that we start to say, you know what? This light will overcome all this darkness, this light, you know, when we turn on the lights in the dark room and the darkness is gone. And when Jesus shows up in a dark situation, the darkness is gone because He is the light of the world. So what are you looking at? What are you looking at?
The elder says, don't cry. Look, the lion of the tribe of Judah has overcome. He is victorious. That's what we have to do, we have to take heart and look to Jesus. Look to Jesus, look to Jesus. And as we look to Him, we can't help but, if we are his people, if we are his people and we are looking to Him, we can't help it: We're going to join with the creatures, with the angels, with all creation, we're going to join in our worship of Him and we're going to be victorious in Him. So today, as we, as we close this service, I'd like to close with communion. Communion is, something that Jesus gave us. He told us to remember Him. And as we, as we partake in the communion, in the elements that we have, it's some bread and some juice that represents his body and his blood. If you're with us, or if you're watching with us at home, and I want to invite you to participate with us as well. If you have some bread or some juice, um, we're going to remember that Jesus died for us. He gave himself for us. He took our sin and our darkness and paid the price that we can be victorious over those things.
So I want us for right now, take a moment and examine, examine your heart, examine your heart. Is there anything for which you need to repent, that you need to give to Jesus, that you need to surrender to him? And so take a moment, take a moment and pray and seek him.
The slaughtered Lamb has conquered all things. I say that because the Word says it, and I say it because it's what I put my faith in. That's what I have lived my life toward: Jesus has overcome everything that I'm facing, everything that I, that might come against me, the slaughtered Lamb has overcome. And He is the Lion of the tribe of Judah. He is the victorious one. At this time, I'd like you to take the bread. It says, "On the night He was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took the bread gave thanks, broke it and said, this is My
body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of Me. Let's eat the bread in remembrance of the body of Jesus that was given for us.
In the same way, He also took the cup after supper and said, this cup is the new covenant in My blood.
Do this, As often as you drink it in remembrance of me. Take the cup at this time and drink it.,
Oh Lord we remember you, your suffering. And we remember that you gave your body and that you shed your blood for us. We remember that You died on the cross You alone of all humanity did not deserve death. You alone of all humanity did not deserve any pain or suffering or humiliation. And yet You took pain and suffering and humiliation upon Yourself. You died because of your great love for me because of your great love for us. We remember. We remember your body. We remember your blood.
This says in first Corinthians 11 verse 26, it says, as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. Today that's what we are doing. We are proclaiming that He is the slaughtered lamb, that He is the one that has paid the price for our sins, and He is the one that has gained victory through His sacrifice, through His shed blood, through His broken body and through His resurrection.
Jesus, we thank you. Thank you that you have been with us here today. Thank you. You have spoken to us today and Lord, I pray that you would help us here on earth to look to you, Trust in you, to give our lives to you completely. God as we leave this place today I pray that you bless us. I pray that you would go with us and I pray that you would help us to shine the light that you have put in us because you are the light of the world and you have made us the light in this world as well, shine through us. We love you and thank you in Jesus name. Amen. God bless you. Thank you for being with us today.