by ray | Feb 4, 2013 | Lord's Supper
Matt 17 9 As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus instructed them, “Don’t tell anyone what you have seen, until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.” I have a simple word as we prepare for the Lord’s Supper. Jesus is not dead. We don’t carry around a...
by ray | Jan 8, 2013 | Lord's Supper, Sermons
It’s Communion Sunday. Today, we talked about our love as a response to God’s love. As it says in 1 John 4– 1 John 4 10 This is love: NOT that we loved God, but that HE loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. How meaningful it is to begin...
by ray | Sep 2, 2012 | Lord's Supper, Sermons
Please turn with me to 1 Corinthians 11. At LBC, we observe the Lord’s Supper every other month. That’s in contrast to some churches that observe it every week and others that hardly observe it at all. The argument can be made not to observe it every week because if...
by ray | Jul 3, 2012 | Lord's Supper, Sermons
It’s Communion Sunday and we are about to take the Lord’s Supper. But before we do, since we talked today about mercy, I want to distinguish between grace and mercy. We often lump grace and mercy together, but there is a difference. Grace is when God gives you favor...
by ray | May 15, 2012 | Lord's Supper, Sermons
Read 1 Cor 10:14-22 Paul talks at length about the Lord’s Supper in chapter 11, which is the primary text that is read whenever this ordinance is observed, but here in chapter 10, he introduces the topic of Communion. And the context is idolatry. The point being, can...
by ray | Feb 28, 2012 | Lord's Supper, Sermons
I can’t believe this is our final service at Coral. After a three month search and many meetings with various pastors and leaders in the area, we are finally moving to our new location in Old Town Pasadena. Friendship Baptist Church has graciously opened their doors...