In Remembrance of Me

Luke 22:7-20 (KJV)

Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed.

And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat. 

And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare?

And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth in. 

And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples? 

And he shall shew you a large upper room furnished: there make ready. 

And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.

And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him.

And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer: 

For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God. 

And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves: 

For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come. 

19 And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me. 

Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you. 

If I may, I would like to focus your attention of just one phrase found in Luke’s account of that first Lord’s Supper. In verse 19 Jesus said, “this do in remembrance of me.”

The Lord’s Supper is a memorial of Jesus Christ.

Naturally when we think of that memorial, we think of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

But if you don’t mind, I would like to give you five things about Jesus that every Christian should strive to remember:

We ought to remember that,

I. He is the fulfillment of all prophecies 

One of the most fascinating things about the Bible is that Christ’s fulfillment of all of the Old Testament prophecies concerning the Messiah serves two purposes:

A. It serves to assure us that Jesus Christ is the promised Messiah

The sheer number of prophecies and the nature of them, serve to prove that Jesus Christ is who He claimed to be and who we believe Him to be; the Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world.

It is impossible that any human being could have manipulated events in his own life so that he appeared to be the fulfillment of so many, so varied and so specific of prophesies.

B. It serves to assure us that the Bible is a supernatural book.

The Bible proves Jesus is the Messiah and Jesus proves the Bible is the Word of God.

The same prophesies that proves that Jesus is our Saviour also prove the Bible to be supernatural. No man could have written a book that so clearly predicted the birth, life, death and resurrection of Christ so many hundreds of years before the fact. It has to be inspired of God.

We ought to remember,

II. His virgin birth

It is that Jesus was conceived of the Holy Ghost in the womb of Mary while she was still a virgin that makes everything else about Jesus viable.

• If He was conceived like any of us, He was no better than any of us.
• If He was conceived by the Holy Ghost, He is unlike any other man who has ever lived or ever will live

We ought to remember,

III. His righteous life

It was years before I really understood the importance of Christ’s life.

• He never sinned, but much more,
• He obeyed all of the Old Testament law

By fulfilling the Law he satisfied it. It is finished, completed. It’s work is done and over and we have moved into a new law, that of obedience to Christ.

We ought to remember,

IV. His passionate gospel 

Acts 1:3 (KJV)

To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:

Here is the death, the burial and the resurrection of Christ, all performed for the love of you and me.

We ought to remember,

V. He is alive today

Christianity is more than a historical society.

It is a vital and living movement 

• Because Jesus Christ is alive right now, at the right hand of the Father, praying for us and
• Because Jesus Christ has promised that He is coming again

As we receive the elements of the Lord’s Supper tonight, remember that His body was broken for you and remember that His blood was shed for your salvation.

But remember also:

• He is the fulfillment of all prophecies 
• His virgin birth
• His righteous life
• His passionate gospel 
• He is alive today