Description
Our Reformed and Puritan forebears were fond of viewing the Lord’s Supper as a feast given by the Lord of Hosts—the faithful, covenant-keeping God who, in Christ Jesus, is the author, founder, master, and divine host of this feast. Christ Himself, the feast’s provider, is the feast’s provision; He is the feast itself. In this booklet, Joel R. Beeke and Ray B. Lanning consider the benefits true Christians have as the Lord’s Supper, by the Spirit, reconnects us with Christ crucified, renews our covenant with God, and refreshes our inner life.
Table of Contents:
1. The Words of Institution
2. The All-Important Adverb: “Unworthily”
3. First Benefit: Reconnection with Christ Crucified
- The Sin of Forgetting
- The Duty of Remembering
- The Benefits of Reconnection
4. Second Benefit: Renewal of Your Covenant with God
- God’s Covenant with You
- Your Covenant with God
- Renewal by Partaking of the Sacrament
- Renewal by Giving Thanks to God
- Renewal by Rededication
- The Benefits of Renewing Your Covenant with God
5. Third Benefit: Refreshment of Your Inner Life
- More Than a Memorial
- The Shepherd’s Task
- Strengthening and Increase of Faith
- Enflaming of Love
- Restoration of the Joy of Salvation
6. Summary of Benefits
Endorsement
“The Lord’s Supper belongs to the worship of the church this side of glory. The Lord Jesus Christ commanded His church to celebrate the Supper ‘until He comes.’ Joel Beeke and Ray Lanning have therefore provided for Christians this thoughtful and heart-searching booklet to help them prepare for the Supper. Just as we should come to hear God’s Word thoughtfully and reverently, so we should come to the Lord’s Supper in the same spirit. Reading this booklet will help you to do so.” — Ian Hamilton, author of The Faith Shaped Life
Product Details
Title: How Can I Benefit from the Lord's Supper?
Author: Joel R. Beeke & Ray B. Lanning
ISBN: 9781601786463
Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books
Pages: 38
Binding: Paperback