Preparing
for the Lord's Supper: Nourishing Spiritual Life
Through the Lord's
Meal
by Allan J. McNicol. 2007. 146 pgs.
ISBN: 978-0-9666326-4-4
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Jesus' Last Meal:
Where it Begins
The Centrality of the Table
The Focus of Jesus' Last Meal
Our Place at the Table
Chapter 2: Jesus' Offer of a Share in the Benefits
of His Death: The Lord's Supper in
Matthew
and Mark
Jesus the Servant Appointed to Save His People From Their
Sin
Matthew's Account of the Lord's Supper (Matthew 26:26-30)
The Benefits of Jesus' Death
Mark's Call for Faithfulness in Trial (Mark14:22-26)
Chapter 3: The Meaning of Participation: The Lord's
Supper in Paul
Unruly Behavior at the Lord's Supper
Paul's Remembrance of Jesus' Last Meal
Participation in the Lord's Supper Has Consequences (1 Corinthians
11:27-33)
Can One Eat at the Lord's Table and in a Pagan Temple? (1
Corinthians 10:14-22)
Baptism and the Lord's Supper Are Not a Wall of Protection
Chapter 4: Recognizing Jesus' Kingship as We Break
Bread: The Lord's Supper for Luke
Breaking Bread with Jesus
Jesus as Host
The Breaking of Bread in Acts
Fellowship with the Risen Jesus at the Table
Chapter 5: Jesus the Bread of Life: John's Deeper
Teaching
Jesus, the Bread from Heaven (John 6:32-46)
Eating the Bread of Life (John 6:47-58)
Jesus Washes the Disciples' Feet (John 13:2-20)
The Table as a Place of Reconciliation
Jesus, Our Passover
Chapter 6: What Has Transpired Since the First
Century?
The Lord's Supper in History
The Eucharist in the Early Centuries of Christianity
The Transformation of the Eucharist in the Later Centuries
Reformation Views of the Lord's Supper
Restoration Movements
Chapter 7: When the Supper is Truly the Lord's
Supper
Pointing to Things Above
The Fellowship Below
Celebrating the Lord's Supper Today
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