Jubilee - Lord's Day Celebration
Submitted by jesuslover on Wed, 05/19/2004 - 16:45.
Table Gatherings
| When & Where: The Jubilee is every Sunday at 10:00 A.M at the Penn Avenue Meeting Hall. At this time we remember praise the Lord and what He has done for us, but how we have been blessed by Him and experienced Him throughout the week through hymns of praise and worship, reading of the Bible, and declarations of the truth. As part of the Jubilee, there is some short ministry on the Word and various members of the congregation testify of what they have received. This speaking begins at 11:30 A.M. |
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| The Lord's table is a miniature expression of the Body of Christ in the homes of the believers. It should stand on the ground of oneness, indicating that all genuine believers, those who receive the common faith, based on the person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ, are members of that spiritual Body and have a right to partake of His table. Consequently, anyone the Lord receives, we must also receive as a member of His Body. The bread on the table expresses this one Body and we must not be divided against others because of their doctrinal differences or various practices. The Body's stand should not be one of imposing nor opposing on matters that are not essential to our common salvation. However, those matters that are essential to our regeneration, involving the person and work of Jesus Christ, we must be in total agreement. On other matters which we refer to as our beliefs and practices, that do not directly effect our regeneration, but our growth and maturity in life, we must be forbearing and pursue the truth until we all arrive at the oneness of the faith (Ephesians 4:13). Here we must display liberality in those matters which are non-essential to our common salvation. Yet in all things we should be most careful to do so out of love as Paul mentions in 1 Corinthians 13. Love is the glue that holds together his fellowship concerning the Body in chapters 12 and 14. We gather together to remember the Lord at His table. The bread and the cup remind us of the Lord’s wonderful Person and His glorious work. By partaking of these symbols we declare His death, which redeemed us. We also look forward to His coming Kingdom.After the table we read the Word of God and speak to one another the words of admonition and exhortation. In this way we feed one another, strengthen one another, encourage one another, console one another, and build up one another. At the Lord’s table, Christ, Himself is displayed in symbols. The symbols usher us into the reality of eating and drinking the Lord as the Spirit. Christ is also the content of the living Word. By speaking to one another in spirit, we minister to one another the Christ we experience and enjoy. more... |
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