Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, and they all drank from it.He took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave to them. They all drank of it.And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it.And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave to them: and they all drank of it.
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… And then to the institution of the supper, verse 22. And as they were eating, he took bread, and after blessing it, broke it, and gave it to them, and said, Take, this is my body. And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and they all drank of it. And he said to them, This is my blood. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many. Truly I say to you, I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God. So this scene here in Mark, which is repeated in the other synoptic gospels with just some slight variations, gives us, again, the institution of this supper. Jesus has come to Jerusalem with his disciples, knowing that the cross is waiting there for him. It's not waiting for him like it's going to catch him if he just happens to get too close to it. …
… like the lamb in Egypt, but on the inside, he was pure and spotless. My blood, which is poured out for you. Matthew says of that verse, then he took a cup and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them saying, drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many. Now he's going to say it plainly for the forgiveness of sins. How do you get forgiven? By being good? No. By having the blood of the Lamb of God over the doorpost of your life. By putting your faith in the finished work of Jesus and believing that the Passover Lamb has come. This is how your sins are forgiven. It is not by praying a prayer, raising your hand, or attending a church, or trying to do good, or being better than the next person. It's by having the blood of the Lamb of God over the doorpost of your life. He says, I tell you, I will not drink from this fruit of the vine from now on. In other words, this is the last Passover, people. That's what he's trying to tell his followers. This is the last time we're doing this. We've done it for centuries, but this is the last sacrifice. I'm not going to drink from the fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom. …
… take the cup and when he had given thanks he gave it to them and they drank from it and he said to them this is my blood of the new covenant which is shed for many. Assuredly I say unto you of this cup I will not drink of the fruit of the wine until the day that I drink it in the new kingdom of God. And I love the next part of the verse. It says, and when they had sung a hymn, they went out. So we're going to sing this song one more time after we take this sip. of his blood is getting into my blood and my bloodline and my family and my children's my children's children is blessed because his blood's coming in contact cleansing my blood take drink this do in remembrance of me I really want to say thank you for joining us this week. If you haven't already, make sure you click on the subscription button and leave us a review. …
… And finally, at the crossroads here in Jerusalem, two covenants meet. And we see them all gathered together, juxtaposed here in Mark chapter 14, verses 22 through 26. And here we see salvation at the crossroads. Bridget and I had the privilege of attending a pastor's conference this weekend in Miami, the Miami pastor's conference. And it was unbelievable. It was the first time that we ever got to just go to a pastor's conference and receive and not have to do anything. And it was incredible. And the theme of that pastor's conference was, what is the gospel? And we got to hear individuals like Ken Jones and Michael Horton and others preach and address this theme of what is the gospel. And you may hear that and say, well, wow, why would that be the theme? Isn't that easy? Don't we all know that? Don't we all understand that? Nothing could be further from the truth. we don't understand the gospel in our day. We don't understand the gospel in our culture. …