Receiving Dunamis through Communion | Pastor Clay Ingram
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Receiving Dunamis through Communion | Pastor Clay Ingram

Mercy Culture Church | Pastor Clay Ingram

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Luke 24:13-32
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13 That same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem.
14 They were talking with each other about everything that had happened.
15 And as they talked and deliberated, Jesus Himself came up and walked along with them.
16 But their eyes were kept from recognizing Him.
17 He asked them, “What are you discussing so intently as you walk along?” They stood still, with sadness on their faces.
18 One of them, named Cleopas, asked Him, “Are You the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in recent days?”
19 “What things?” He asked. “The events involving Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. “This man was a prophet, powerful in speech and action before God and all the people.
20 Our chief priests and rulers delivered Him up to the sentence of death, and they crucified Him.
21 But we were hoping He was the One who would redeem Israel. And besides all this, it is the third day since these things took place.
22 Furthermore, some of our women astounded us. They were at the tomb early this morning,
23 but they did not find His body. They came and told us they had seen a vision of angels, who said that Jesus was alive.
24 Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had described. But Him they did not see.”
25 Then Jesus said to them, “O foolish ones, how slow are your hearts to believe all that the prophets have spoken!
26 Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and then to enter His glory?”
27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.
28 As they approached the village where they were headed, He seemed to be going farther.
29 But they pleaded with Him, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.” So He went in to stay with them.
30 While He was reclining at the table with them, He took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to them.
31 Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Jesus—and He disappeared from their sight.
32 They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us as He spoke with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”
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Your faith will increase as you come to the table.
Matthew 20:15
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15 Do I not have the right to do as I please with what is mine? Or are you envious because I am generous?’
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John 13:1-2
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1 It was now just before the Passover Feast, and Jesus knew that His hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the very end.
2 The evening meal was underway, and the devil had already put into the heart of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus.
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Communion
The sharing or exchanging of intimate thoughts and feelings, especially when the exchange is on a mental or spiritual level
Names of communion
- Communion
- Lord's Supper
- The Holy Meal
- Eucharist ("thanksgiving" in Greek)
1 Corinthians 10:16
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16 Is not the cup of blessing that we bless a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?
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What is communion?
1. Communion is partnership with Jesus
Partnership
κοινωνία koinōnía, koy-nohn-ee'-ah; from G2844
partnership, i.e. (literally) participation, or (social) intercourse, or (pecuniary) benefaction
1 Corinthians 10:17
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17 Because there is one loaf, we who are many are one body; for we all partake of the one loaf.
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What is communion?
2. Communion is unity in the Body of Christ
Psalm 133:1-3
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1 Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!
2 It is like fine oil on the head, running down on the beard, running down Aaron’s beard over the collar of his robes.
3 It is like the dew of Hermon falling on the mountains of Zion. For there the LORD has bestowed the blessing of life forevermore.
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John 17:20-22
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20 I am not asking on behalf of them alone, but also on behalf of those who will believe in Me through their message,
21 that all of them may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I am in You. May they also be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.
22 I have given them the glory You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one—
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What is communion?
3. Communion is God’s idea
Matthew 26:26-28
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26 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is My body.”
27 Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you.
28 This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
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John 6:48-56
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48 I am the bread of life.
49 Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died.
50 This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die.
51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.”
52 At this, the Jews began to argue among themselves, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?”
53 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of Man, you have no life in you.
54 Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.
55 For My flesh is real food, and My blood is real drink.
56 Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood remains in Me, and I in him.
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Jesus is the bread of heaven!
Exodus 16:14-16
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14 When the layer of dew had evaporated, there were thin flakes on the desert floor, as fine as frost on the ground.
15 When the Israelites saw it, they asked one another, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. So Moses told them, “It is the bread that the LORD has given you to eat.
16 This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Each one is to gather as much as he needs. You may take an omer for each person in your tent.’”
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Exodus 16:20
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20 But they did not listen to Moses; some people left part of it until morning, and it became infested with maggots and began to smell. So Moses was angry with them.
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Jesus (The Bread of Heaven) came down and was born in Bethlehem (House of Bread)
Manger
Wooden or stone feeding trough or food box that holds hay for larger farm animals like cattle, horses, and donkeys
Exodus 12:7-8
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7 They are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs.
8 They are to eat the meat that night, roasted over the fire, along with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
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Exodus 12:13
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13 The blood on the houses where you are staying will distinguish them; when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No plague will fall on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.
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Leviticus 17:11
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11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for your souls upon the altar; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.
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John 6:53
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53 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of Man, you have no life in you.
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When we partake of the cup we’re receiving the BLOOD OF JESUS.
1 Corinthians 11:26
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26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.
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What is communion?
4. Communion is the proclamation of Jesus’s Death until He returns

- You are proclaiming this to yourself
- Over your family
- Over the place you’re taking it in
- Over Spiritual Principalities
John 16:1
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1 “I have told you these things so that you will not fall away.
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John 15:19-20
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19 If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.
20 Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well.
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If you’re not experiencing persecution you may not be proclaiming the Lord's death.
John 15:25
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25 But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: ‘They hated Me without reason.’
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1 Corinthians 11:29-32
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29 For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body eats and drinks judgment on himself.
30 That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.
31 Now if we judged ourselves properly, we would not come under judgment.
32 But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.
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1 Corinthians 11:31
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31 Now if we judged ourselves properly, we would not come under judgment.
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1 Corinthians 11:32
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32 But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.
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"Disciplined"
Greek. to train up a child, i.e. educate
James 1:14-15
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14 But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed.
15 Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.
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God does not want your perfection, He wants your progression.
What is communion?
5. Communion is our progression.
QUESTION
Are you progressing in your sin or are you progressing in Jesus?
1 John 1:8
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8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
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Hebrews 9:15
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15 Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.
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Romans 8:34
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34 Who is there to condemn us? For Christ Jesus, who died, and more than that was raised to life, is at the right hand of God—and He is interceding for us.
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Ephesians 1:7-10
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7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace
8 that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.
9 And He has made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ
10 as a plan for the fullness of time, to bring all things in heaven and on earth together in Christ.
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Luke 24:13-18
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13 That same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem.
14 They were talking with each other about everything that had happened.
15 And as they talked and deliberated, Jesus Himself came up and walked along with them.
16 But their eyes were kept from recognizing Him.
17 He asked them, “What are you discussing so intently as you walk along?” They stood still, with sadness on their faces.
18 One of them, named Cleopas, asked Him, “Are You the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in recent days?”
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Luke 24:19-21
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19 “What things?” He asked. “The events involving Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. “This man was a prophet, powerful in speech and action before God and all the people.
20 Our chief priests and rulers delivered Him up to the sentence of death, and they crucified Him.
21 But we were hoping He was the One who would redeem Israel. And besides all this, it is the third day since these things took place.
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Luke 24:22-24
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22 Furthermore, some of our women astounded us. They were at the tomb early this morning,
23 but they did not find His body. They came and told us they had seen a vision of angels, who said that Jesus was alive.
24 Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had described. But Him they did not see.”
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Luke 24:25-27
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25 Then Jesus said to them, “O foolish ones, how slow are your hearts to believe all that the prophets have spoken!
26 Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and then to enter His glory?”
27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.
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Luke 24:28-32
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28 As they approached the village where they were headed, He seemed to be going farther.
29 But they pleaded with Him, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.” So He went in to stay with them.
30 While He was reclining at the table with them, He took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to them.
31 Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Jesus—and He disappeared from their sight.
32 They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us as He spoke with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”
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Your faith will increase as you come to the table.
Romans 12:3
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3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you.
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Romans 10:17
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17 Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
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Communion is the place where your faith increases.
Remembering is where we take all attention off ourselves and put it on Him. We trust Him with the rest.
Isaiah 53:5-6
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5 But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.
6 We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.
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2 Corinthians 3:7-10
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7 Now if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting glory,
8 will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious?
9 For if the ministry of condemnation was glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry of righteousness!
10 Indeed, what was once glorious has no glory now in comparison to the glory that surpasses it.
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