The Significance of the Three-fold Communion

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I have been asked to teach on The Significance of the Three-fold Communion this morning in Sunday school. This is the outline I will use for my teaching corresponding the three sections of the service with the three tenses of salvation (past, present, future).

The Significance of the ‘Three-fold Communion’
2 Corinthians 1:9-10

1) Eucharist-
a. Justification
i. In Remembrance
ii. Past Tense
1. ‘delivered’ from the guilt of sin
iii. Justify – To prove or show to be just; to defend or maintain; to excuse
1. Luke 22:1-23
2. Matthew 26:26-29
3. 1 Corinthians 11:23-30

2) Feet-washing
a. Sanctification
i. For Reminder
ii. Present Tense
1. ‘will deliver’ or ‘doth deliver’ (KJV) from the power of sin
iii. Sanctify – To make holy; to hallow; to make pure from sin; to consecrate
1. John 13:1-17
2. 1 Peter 3:21

3) Lord’s Supper
a. Glorification
i. For Realization
ii. Future Tense
1. ‘will yet deliver’ from the presence of sin
iii. Glorify – To make full of glory; renowned; celebrated; grand; brilliant
1. Mark 14:22-25
2. John 17:20-24
3. Revelation 19:7-9
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