Exploring Biblical Themes of Intimacy, Inclusion, and Reconciliation Through the Table
Dive into the profound symbolism of the table in the Bible as a representation of intimacy, inclusion, and reconciliation. Discover key verses and images highlighting the spiritual significance of gatherings and communion in the Christian faith.
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The Table is a Bible Picture for God s Kingdom
The Table is a Place of Intimacy
Intimacy is Defined as Two Things To Be Fully Known To Be Fully Accepted
If You are Fully Known & Fully Accepted You Have Intimacy
Revelation 3:20 Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.
The Table is a Place of Reconciliation
The Table is a Table of Inclusion
The John 6:35 Then Jesus declared, I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty
John 6:51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
John 6:54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.
Acts 2:42 All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord s Supper), and to prayer.
Acts 2:46 They worshiped together at the Temple each day, met in homes for the Lord s Supper, and shared their meals with great joy and generosity
Gatherings in the Early Church were Considered Sacred
The Early Church Celebrated the Lord s Supper in Homes
If Communion has become Boring For Us Now it is Because We Have Allowed it to Lose its Sacredness
Communion is Not Just Intimacy with Jesus, it is Intimacy With Each Other
Exodus 6:6 Therefore, say to the Israelites: I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment
Exodus 6:7 I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.
I will Bring you out Salvation
I will Free you Deliverance
I Will Redeem You Restoration
I Will Take You Fulfilment
Luke 22:15 Jesus said, I have been very eager to eat this Passover meal with you before my suffering begins
Luke 22:16 For I tell you now that I won t eat this meal again until its meaning is fulfilled in the Kingdom of God.
Luke 22:17 Then he took a cup of wine and gave thanks to God for it. Then he said, Take this and share it among yourselves
Luke 22:18 For I will not drink wine again until the Kingdom of God has come.
Luke 22:19 He took some bread and gave thanks to God for it. Then he broke it in pieces and gave it to the disciples, saying, This is my body, which is given for you. Do this to remember me.
Luke 22:20 After supper he took another cup of wine and said, This cup is the new covenant between God and his people an agreement confirmed with my blood, which is poured out as a sacrifice for you.
