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Title of my message today is:\\xa0 Remember

(Exodus 12:26-27)\\xa0 And when your children ask you, \\u201cWhat does this ceremony mean to you?\\u201d then tell them, \\u201cIt is the Passover sacrifice to the LORD, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt and spared our homes when he struck down the Egyptians.\\u201d

(Luke 22:15-20)\\xa0 And he said to them, \\u201cI have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.\\xa0 For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God.\\u201d\\xa0 And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, \\u201cThis is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.\\u201d\\xa0 In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, \\u201cThis cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.\\u201d

(1 Corinthians 5:7 NLT)\\xa0 \\u201cChrist, our Passover Lamb, has been sacrificed for us.\\u201d

What is Communion?\\xa0

1. It is a reminder.
(1 Corinthians 11:23-24)\\xa0 \\u201cThe Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, \\u2018This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.\\u2019\\u201d

2.\\xa0 It is a symbol.
(1 Corinthians 11:25)\\xa0 \\u201cIn the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, \\u2018This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.\\u2019\\u201d

3. It is a statement of faith.
(1 Corinthians 11:26)\\xa0 \\u201cFor whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord\\u2019s death until he comes.\\u201d


What is my part?

(1 Corinthians 11:27-28)\\xa0 \\u201cTherefore whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.\\xa0 A person ought to examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup.\\u201d

1. Examine myself.
(Psalm 139:23-24)\\xa0 \\u201cSearch me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.\\xa0 See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.\\u201d

2.\\xa0 Confess my sins.
(1 John 1:9)\\xa0 \\u201cIf we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.\\u201d

3.\\xa0 Recommit my life to God.
(Romans 12:1)\\xa0 \\u201cTherefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God\\u2019s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God--this is your spiritual act of worship.\\u201d