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O Ā Sacred Ā Head, Ā Now Ā Wounded Ā Ā Ā Ā O Ā sacred Ā Head, Ā now Ā wounded, Ā Ā Ā With Ā grief Ā and Ā shame Ā weighed Ā down, Ā Ā Ā Now Ā scornfully Ā surrounded Ā Ā Ā With Ā thorns, Ā Thine Ā only Ā crown; Ā Ā Ā O Ā sacred Ā Head, Ā what Ā glory, Ā Ā Ā Ā What Ā bliss, Ā till Ā now Ā was Ā Thine! Ā Ā Ā Yet Ā though Ā despised Ā and Ā gory, Ā Ā Ā Ā I Ā joy Ā to Ā call Ā Thee Ā mine. Ā Ā Ā Ā What Ā Thou, Ā my Ā Lord, Ā hast Ā suffered Ā Ā Ā Was Ā all Ā for Ā sinnersā Ā gain; Ā Ā Ā Mine, Ā mine Ā was Ā the Ā transgression, Ā Ā Ā But Ā Thine Ā the Ā deadly Ā pain; Ā Ā Ā Lo, Ā here Ā I Ā fall, Ā my Ā Saviour! Ā Ā Ā āTis Ā I Ā deserve Ā Thy Ā place; Ā Ā Ā Look Ā on Ā me Ā with Ā Thy Ā favor, Ā Ā Ā Vouchsafe Ā to Ā me Ā Thy Ā grace. Ā Ā Ā Ā What Ā language Ā shall Ā I Ā borrow Ā Ā Ā To Ā thank Ā Thee, Ā dearest Ā Friend, Ā Ā Ā For Ā this Ā Thy Ā dying Ā sorrow, Ā Ā Ā Thy Ā pity Ā without Ā end? Ā Ā Ā Oh, Ā make Ā me Ā Thine Ā forever; Ā Ā Ā And Ā should Ā I Ā fainting Ā be, Ā Ā Ā Lord, Ā let Ā me Ā never, Ā never Ā Ā Ā Outlive Ā my Ā love Ā to Ā Thee! Ā Ā Ā Ā Be Ā near Ā me Ā when Ā Iām Ā dying; Ā Ā Ā Oh, Ā show Ā Thy Ā Cross Ā to Ā me! Ā Ā Ā And Ā for Ā my Ā succor Ā flying; Ā Ā Ā Come, Ā Lord, Ā and Ā set Ā me Ā free!
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These Ā eyes, Ā new Ā faith Ā receiving, Ā Ā Ā From Ā Jesus Ā shall Ā not Ā move; Ā Ā Ā For Ā he Ā who Ā dies Ā believing, Ā Ā Ā Dies Ā safely, Ā through Ā Thy Ā love. Ā Ā -Āā Ā Bernard Ā of Ā Clairvaux, Ā 1091-Āā1153 Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Tr. Ā Paul Ā Gerhardt, Ā 1607-Āā1676 Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Eng. Ā Tr., Ā James Ā Waddel Ā Alexander, Ā 1859-Āā1904 Ā Communion Ā Ā As Ā we Ā come Ā to Ā this Ā table, Ā we Ā come Ā to Ā what Ā is Ā called Ā the Ā ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Lordās Ā Supper Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā -Āā He Ā invited Ā us Ā -Āā we Ā eat Ā with Ā Him Ā -Āā itās Ā His Ā meal Ā Ā But Ā it Ā is Ā also Ā the Ā : Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Communion Ā Service Ā Ā As Ā we Ā sit Ā here Ā in Ā front Ā of Ā His Ā table, Ā we Ā are Ā Communing Ā ā Ā Ā Ā -Āā with Ā God Ā -Āā with Ā His Ā saints Ā -Āā with Ā this Ā supper Ā Ā We Ā have Ā examined Ā the Ā aspect Ā of: Ā Ā I. Communing Ā with Ā the Ā Lordās Ā Supper Ā with Ā itās Ā powerful Ā perspectives. Ā (1 Ā Cor. Ā 11:27-Āā34) Ā Ā 1. Reflecting Ā the Ā Passover Ā -Āā Ā Godās Ā redeeming Ā us Ā from Ā wrath Ā 2. Revealing Ā New Ā Covenant
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-Āā Ā Godās Ā marvelous Ā salvation Ā worked Ā out Ā from Ā within Ā us Ā 3. Reaffirming Ā the Ā judgement Ā of Ā sins Ā -Āā Ā Christās Ā warning Ā us Ā to Ā stay Ā pure Ā 4. Remembering Ā the Ā Return Ā -Āā Ā Christ Ā is Ā coming Ā soon Ā Ā All Ā of Ā history Ā pivots Ā about Ā this Ā fact. Ā Ā -Āā Ā Ā Christ Ā came Ā humbly Ā to Ā a Ā manger Ā (Matt. Ā 1; Ā Luke Ā 2) Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā To Ā Redeem Ā -Āā Ā Ā Christ Ā is Ā coming Ā in Ā the Ā air Ā secretly Ā (1 Ā Th. Ā 4; Ā Rev. Ā 4, Ā Acts Ā 1) Ā Ā Ā Ā To Ā Snatch Ā Up Ā His Ā Own Ā Harpadzo Ā Ā -Āā Ā Ā Christ Ā is Ā coming Ā in Ā glory Ā and Ā all Ā the Ā world Ā will Ā see Ā Him Ā Ā (Rev. Ā 19; Ā Matt. Ā 25:31) Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā to Ā judge Ā the Ā world Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā roll Ā back Ā the Ā curse Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā set Ā up Ā His Ā earthly Ā rule Ā Ā Are Ā you Ā watching? Ā Ā 5. Proclaiming Ā the Ā Lordās Ā Death Ā -Āā Ā With Ā every Ā observance, Ā celebrating Ā our Ā entrance Ā into Ā salvation Ā by Ā Christās Ā sacrifice Ā and Ā resurrection Ā Ā Ā So Ā we Ā are Ā first Ā of Ā all, Ā Communing Ā with Ā this Ā supper Ā in Ā all Ā it Ā means Ā from Ā these Ā vantages Ā ā Ā Ā Ā What Ā else? Ā Ā Ā II. We Ā are Ā communing Ā with Ā His Ā saints Ā Ā How? Ā Ā In Ā just Ā these Ā special Ā ways.
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As Ā we Ā fulfill Ā our Ā obedience Ā to: Ā Ā Communion Ā of Ā saints: Ā According Ā to Ā Christās Ā prayer, Ā John Ā 17:20, Ā 21. Ā Is Ā with Ā God, Ā 1 Ā John Ā 1:3. Ā Saints Ā in Ā heaven, Ā Heb. Ā 12:22-Āā24. Ā Each Ā other, Ā Gal. Ā 2:9; Ā 1 Ā John Ā 1:3-Āā7. Ā God Ā marks Ā with Ā his Ā approval, Ā Mal. Ā 3:16. Ā Christ Ā is Ā present Ā in, Ā Matt. Ā 18:20. Ā In Ā public Ā and Ā social Ā worship, Ā Ps. Ā 34:3; Ā 55:14; Ā Acts Ā 1:14; Ā Heb. Ā 10:25. Ā In Ā holy Ā conversation, Ā Mal. Ā 3:16. Ā In Ā prayer Ā for Ā each Ā other, Ā 2 Ā Cor. Ā 1:11; Ā Eph. Ā 6:18. Ā In Ā exhortation, Ā Col. Ā 3:16; Ā Heb. Ā 10:25. Ā In Ā mutual Ā comfort Ā and Ā profit, Ā 1 Ā Thess. Ā 4:18; Ā 5:11. Ā In Ā mutual Ā sympathy Ā and Ā kindness, Ā Rom. Ā 12:15; Ā Eph. Ā 4:32. Ā Delight Ā of, Ā Ps. Ā 16:3; Ā 42:4; Ā 133:1-Āā3; Ā Rom. Ā 15:32. Ā Exhortation Ā to, Ā Eph. Ā 4:1-Āā3. Ā Opposed Ā to Ā communion Ā with Ā the Ā wicked, Ā 2 Ā Cor. Ā 6:14-Āā 17; Ā Eph. Ā 5:11. Ā Exemplified: Ā Jonathan, Ā 1 Ā Sam. Ā 23:16. Ā Ā David, Ā Ps. Ā 119:63. Ā Ā Daniel, Ā Dan. Ā 2:17-Āā18. Ā Ā Apostles, Ā Acts Ā 1:14. Ā Ā The Ā primitive Ā church, Ā Acts Ā 2:42; Ā 5:12. Ā Ā Paul, Ā Acts Ā 20:36,38. Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Letās Ā do Ā that Ā even Ā now Ā as Ā we: Ā Ā -Āā Commune Ā with Ā His Ā Supper Ā -Āā Commune Ā with Ā His Ā saints Ā Ā Ā Next Ā time?
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Commune Ā with Ā God Ā Himself