<html><head></head><body><div><div><div><div><br></div>Mark 14;22-25<div><br></div><div><b>22. &nbsp;And as they were eating, he took bread, and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to them, and said, “Take; this is my body.”</b></div><div><b>23. &nbsp;And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, and they all drank of it.</b></div><div><b>24. &nbsp;And he said to them, “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.</b></div><div><b>25. &nbsp;Truly, I say to you, I shall not drink again of the fruit of the vine, until that day, when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>Christ gives us His own true body and blood for the forgiveness of sin, but that is not all He gives us.</div><div>Luther teaches concerning the blessings of the Lord’s Supper, <i>“for where there is forgiveness of sins, there is also Life and salvation.” &nbsp;</i>(Luther’s Small Catechism, The Sacrament of the Altar, ‘What is the Benefit of this eating and drinking?’ LSB page 327)</div><div><br></div><div>The life we receive in Holy Communion is the very Life of Christ. &nbsp;For it is the Living Bread and Living Blood of Jesus which enters us. &nbsp;Jesus gives us His own Life, the Life which can never be taken from us. &nbsp;This Life given into us inspires us with the peace of sin forgiven, the Father’s pleasure, and the <i>“spirit of sonship”</i></div><div>(Romans 8;15). &nbsp;The <i>“spirit of sonship”</i>&nbsp;inspires us to deny ourselves, take up our cross, and follow Jesus as He lives to do the Father’s will, even unto death.</div><div><br></div><div>The <i>“spirit of sonship” </i>comforts us. &nbsp;It assures us that death holds no power over us. &nbsp;It gives us power to,&nbsp;</div><div><i>“Crucify the flesh with its’ passions and desires.” </i>(Galatians 5;24)</div><div><br></div><div>When Jesus says, <i>“I shall not drink again of the fruit of the vine, until that day, when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.” &nbsp;</i>&nbsp;He is teaching us that this world is indeed passing away and a new heaven and a new earth waits us who eat this Bread, and drink this Cup in humble, repentant faith.</div><div><br></div><div>This Holy Supper of our Lord Jesus can only be received in the Communion of the Saints, the Assembly of Believers, the Church gathered for Divine Service. &nbsp;Never despise this Holy Meal, never deceive yourself into thinking, ‘I do not need to go to church’. &nbsp;This Holy Meal is given to us <u>ONLY</u>&nbsp;when we come together.</div><div>We are members together of the body of Christ. &nbsp;Body parts die when they are cut off from the rest of the Body.</div><div><br></div><div>Prayer: &nbsp;Merciful Father, we praise You that our Lord Jesus has given us the Holy Meal of Hos very own Body and Blood, in order that we not simply be forgiven of our sin, but that His very own Life May enliven and enlighten us. &nbsp;Bless us to abide in Christ and His Word by faithfully, devotedly attending the gathering together of the Saints in worship. &nbsp;In Jesus we pray, Amen.</div><div><br></div><div>Love,&nbsp;</div><div>Dad/Baba/Eric</div><div>Grandpa Pickle Pastor</div><div>“A chapter a day, every day, progressively be transformed, ‘soak’ in the living Word. &nbsp;God’s Word is our habitation, and we are His.”</div><div><br><br><div><a href="https://mail.onelink.me/107872968?pid=nativeplacement&amp;c=Global_Acquisition_YMktg_315_Internal_EmailSignature&amp;af_sub1=Acquisition&amp;af_sub2=Global_YMktg&amp;af_sub3=&amp;af_sub4=100000604&amp;af_sub5=EmailSignature__Static_" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><br></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>


Mark 14;22-25
22.  And as they were eating, he took bread, and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to them, and said, “Take; this is my body.”23.  And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, and they all drank of it.24.  And he said to them, “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.25.  Truly, I say to you, I shall not drink again of the fruit of the vine, until that day, when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”
Christ gives us His own true body and blood for the forgiveness of sin, but that is not all He gives us.Luther teaches concerning the blessings of the Lord’s Supper, “for where there is forgiveness of sins, there is also Life and salvation.”  (Luther’s Small Catechism, The Sacrament of the Altar, ‘What is the Benefit of this eating and drinking?’ LSB page 327)
The life we receive in Holy Communion is the very Life of Christ.  For it is the Living Bread and Living Blood of Jesus which enters us.  Jesus gives us His own Life, the Life which can never be taken from us.  This Life given into us inspires us with the peace of sin forgiven, the Father’s pleasure, and the “spirit of sonship”(Romans 8;15).  The “spirit of sonship” inspires us to deny ourselves, take up our cross, and follow Jesus as He lives to do the Father’s will, even unto death.
The “spirit of sonship” comforts us.  It assures us that death holds no power over us.  It gives us power to, “Crucify the flesh with its’ passions and desires.” (Galatians 5;24)
When Jesus says, “I shall not drink again of the fruit of the vine, until that day, when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”   He is teaching us that this world is indeed passing away and a new heaven and a new earth waits us who eat this Bread, and drink this Cup in humble, repentant faith.
This Holy Supper of our Lord Jesus can only be received in the Communion of the Saints, the Assembly of Believers, the Church gathered for Divine Service.  Never despise this Holy Meal, never deceive yourself into thinking, ‘I do not need to go to church’.  This Holy Meal is given to us ONLY when we come together.We are members together of the body of Christ.  Body parts die when they are cut off from the rest of the Body.
Prayer:  Merciful Father, we praise You that our Lord Jesus has given us the Holy Meal of Hos very own Body and Blood, in order that we not simply be forgiven of our sin, but that His very own Life May enliven and enlighten us.  Bless us to abide in Christ and His Word by faithfully, devotedly attending the gathering together of the Saints in worship.  In Jesus we pray, Amen.
Love, Dad/Baba/EricGrandpa Pickle Pastor“A chapter a day, every day, progressively be transformed, ‘soak’ in the living Word.  God’s Word is our habitation, and we are His.”

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