If you were in Scottsdale would you take the Table..

[TLFisher]

Originally Posted by Sons to Glory!

Now that's the question! (Division is all really a bunch of non-essential silliness, isn't it!?)

It's like a pyramid. In practice if attitudes change it begins with the blended co-workers. Cascades down to local elders and maybe then to congregations of each locality.
This is due in part to the blended co-workers equaling the feeling of the body. Whatever the co-workers may say, that's received as "feeling of the body". Agree or disagree, elders feel to honor the feeling of the body as expressed through the blended brothers.
Whether the elders from the church in Phoenix choose to fellowship with the Church in Scottsdale, it becomes a matter of "honoring feeling of the body". (i.e. what does Anaheim say?)

[Sons to Glory!]

Originally Posted by Terry

It's like a pyramid. In practice if attitudes change it begins with the blended co-workers. Cascades down to local elders and maybe then to congregations of each locality.
This is due in part to the blended co-workers equaling the feeling of the body. Whatever the co-workers may say, that's received as "feeling of the body". Agree or disagree, elders feel to honor the feeling of the body as expressed through the blended brothers.
Whether the elders from the church in Phoenix choose to fellowship with the Church in Scottsdale, it becomes a matter of "honoring feeling of the body". (i.e. what does Anaheim say?)

Well, at risk of speaking out of turn, I think it has been tried before to no avail, or at the least, not much. That is, SC brothers were open to starting some LC fellowship, but not much happened. Again, I just vaguely remember hearing something along those lines, so I may not be entirely accurate (and am conveying this from 3rd hand recollection).

But withersoever the Lord leads!

[Sons to Glory!]

We are in the midst of three Sunday sharings on the Lord's Table, and it is quite rich! One brother shared last week; another brother yesterday, and a third brother will share on this topic next Sunday.

I'm not even sure how to begin, but I saw something yesterday about how important this is to the Lord (and us). He said in Luke 22:15, "I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer." (From the Greek it is better rendered, "With great desire I have desired to eat . . .") When I heard that, it struck me that it was most worthy of my full attention!

At that last Passover, Christ was bringing to an end the Old Covenant and ushering in the new - the covenant purchased by His blood. How was this conveyed to His chosen ones? By eating bread and drinking wine! He said to TAKE and eat. This is a direct contrast to what happened in Genesis 3, where we took the wrong thing and ate it, and then God had to drive us out (to protect us). Now, in the New Covenant, we are greatly encouraged to COME & TAKE, EAT & DRINK!

This is why the Lord was so eager - "with intensely great desire" - to take this table with them! He was saying in essense: "The old, outward, heavy, laborious, ineffective way has now passed. All things I've made new for you. Come & Freely Take! Eat of me! I'm giving it all back to you!"

It was also shared in the first message, how much this wonderful practice - one of remembrance of His gift of love, grace & enjoyment - has degraded into mainly an outward religious ceremony of ritual. Yes, it is symbolic for us to remember, but the real significance of it is the new and living way of total acceptance and love - a CELEBRATION! ENJOYMENT - TAKE, EAT AND DRINK of ME! Not a religious obligation ritual at all!

Praise the Lord for what He has done and for what He's showing us of His wondrous intention!

If anyone's interested, here are links to the sharing so far:

1st Sharing (video): Here

2nd Sharing (audio only): Here

There's also an awesome one page handout on this, that simply illustrates the importance of the Lord's Table (and the parallels between Genesis 3 and Luke 22). If anyone wants it, I'll send via PM.

[Sons to Glory!]

At this morning's Thursday brothers' breakfast (about 15 of us from SC and various groups), we got a little excited talking about the Lord's Table and the recent sharing about it! (and a brother suggest I post about it on here)

We started by looking a the Luke 22:15 verse I mentioned earlier and the Greek words translated "desire" and "desired." The first desire in this verse is a word that is most often translated as "lust." Translated thusly Jesus said, "I have lusted with great desire to eat this Passover with you." His passion for doing this with His chosen ones (disciples) was so very pregnant with meaning - the terminating of all the Old Covenant and inaugurating the New Covenant.

And this morning we were really impressed with the one loaf and what that really means. This is the oneness among ALL believers that He went to the cross to bring about . That is, He put a new heart (singular) into us. One Spirit. One body. One purpose. One loaf!

(Along with seeing this one loaf, we also saw how this true meaning of the eating of the table has been purposely attacked and degraded. Now, in many places, it is actually something of a dividing ritual. It's become something that you have to join and become an exclusive "member" in, in order to partake of their "table." At the least, the full appreciation of the table is not present and it has become something of a form no one is very passionate about. How far this wonderful display and appreciation of oneness has fallen among us - Lord help us and save us!)

We also learned this morning that because we're seeing so much regarding this wonderful topic, there will be at least a 4th brother speaking on it, and maybe even a 5th!

We are one brothers and sisters!

Yes the body of our risen Lord is so rich with not only the fullness of what He is.. but His very essence ..No wonder He said this is my body Take and eat in rememberance of me ..this is my blood drink Brothers, Sisters we are one in this living one ..one with our Lords death and His very manifisational presence..Eat Him ..Drink Him.. Grow by in Him... He is our everything... Praise Him for worth is the Lamb and in this light we will not only remember Him, but we will see and appear with Him in His Glory not as we are, but as He is -What a Christ we Have , What a Christ we Claim Jesus His Mercy endures forever.. for the Lord has invited us to His table to dine with Him .PRAISE THE LORD the WONDERFUL ONE... AMEN!

[leastofthese]

Originally Posted by Tom Kelly

Yes the body of our risen Lord is so rich with not only the fullness of what He is.. but His very essence ..No wonder He said this is my body Take and eat in rememberance of me ..this is my blood drink Brothers, Sisters we are one in this living one ..one with our Lords death and His very manifisational presence..Eat Him ..Drink Him.. Grow by in Him... He is our everything... Praise Him for worth is the Lamb and in this light we will not only remember Him, but we will see and appear with Him in His Glory not as we are, but as He is -What a Christ we Have , What a Christ we Claim Jesus His Mercy endures forever.. for the Lord has invited us to His table to dine with Him .PRAISE THE LORD the WONDERFUL ONE... AMEN!

That’s great Tom. Tell us more about your personal experience of Christ.

[Sons to Glory!]

There was a 3rd sharing in Scottsdale regarding the Lord's Table this past Sunday. I was traveling and couldn't be there in person, but I watched later and wanted to share the link to it HERE

This speaking continues to be very fresh, with lots of light concerning our true oneness with all saints!

I did take the Lord's Table with a group of believers here in the Cincinnati area (where we are visiting family), and it was a really good enjoyment of the one loaf/one body of Christ - which is exactly what the bro back in Scottsdale was speaking on at that time!