Jeremy Utley - How Jesus Invites Believers to the Lord's Supper

Jeremy UtleyJanuary 8, 202511mWatch on YouTube

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Speaker: Jeremy Utley Title: How Jesus Invites Believers to the Lord's Supper Date: 01/05/2025 Our Goal as Christians is this: To be an exact reflection of Jesus, the Son of God (Romans 8:29) We do this individually by growing in purity in our personal lives (1 John 3:2-3) We do this corporately by becoming fully functioning members of a local Church (Ephesians 4:11-16)

Summary

Jeremy Utley teaches on the spiritual preparation required for partaking in the Lord's Supper, using Jesus's foot-washing of the disciples as a central metaphor. He emphasizes that ongoing cleansing and thorough repentance from sin—particularly ongoing struggles like pride—are necessary for believers to have a true part in communion, arguing against superficial or partial confession. The message calls disciples to radical honesty and complete self-examination before approaching the Lord's table, rather than quick or surface-level attempts at cleansing.

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What is the believer's invitation at the Lord's table?Looking at John 13, the speaker considers Jesus gathering His disciples for the first time at the Lord's table and washing their feet.

If I don't wash you, you have no part with meWhen Peter initially objects to Jesus washing his feet, Jesus warns that without washing, Peter can have no part with Him.

He who is bathed needs only to wash his feetBelievers are cleansed and given new life, but as they walk along the Christian life, they pick up dirt that requires ongoing washing by the Lord.

Pride is like dustComparing pride to household dust that constantly accumulates, the speaker recalls how he used to lazily dust around picture frames instead of moving them.

Do we offer the Lord a quick light dusting?Just as a father checks behind picture frames with a white glove, Jesus examines our lives, warning against a superficial confession that leaves sin behind.

Judging ourselves rightly at the Lord's tableReferencing 1 Corinthians 11, the speaker warns that failing to take sin seriously and refusing thorough self-examination brings sickness and spiritual ruin.

Taking off every picture frameJust like taking every picture frame off a dresser to clean thoroughly, believers must examine every part of their lives for radical cleansing.

The wonderful promise of having a part with ChristAllowing Jesus to cleanse us completely gives us the promise of sharing in His life and experiencing fullness of grace.

Come and let Me cleanse every part of youTrue Christianity is not just a casual invitation to come, but a call to repent and let Jesus cleanse every single part of our lives.

A prayer for thorough cleansing and Holy Spirit revelationThe congregation bows their heads to ask the Holy Spirit to reveal unconfessed sin and accumulated dust so they can receive total cleansing and victory.

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