The Body & The Blood | Luke 22.7-20

Our story is the story of redemption through the sacrifice of a Lamb. Beginning with the Exodus from Egypt (Ex.12), and fulfilled in Jesus, our Passover Lamb (1 Cor. 5:7), Red Door participates in the story of redemption every week as we share Communion and remember the Body and Blood of Jesus. -- Preacher: Jonathan Smith Series: Meals With Jesus Passage: Luke 22.7-20 Subscribe: apple.co/2Jht9Cs More: www.reddoorchurch.com.au/sermons -- All glory be to thee Almighty God, 
our heavenly Father,
who of thy tender mercy
didst give thine only Son Jesus Christ
to suffer death upon the cross for our redemption;
who made there, 
by his one oblation of himself once offered,
a full, perfect and sufficient sacrifice,
oblation and satisfaction
for the sins of the whole world;
and did institute,
and in his holy gospel command us to continue,
a perpetual memory of that his precious death,
until his coming again. -- The story of the Red Door begins over 3000 years ago in the land of Egypt. The book of Exodus tells of the rescue of God's people from slavery, despite the opposition of the greatest superpower in the world, and the unbelief of God's people themselves.
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The Israelites, were suffering in slavery at the hands of the Egyptians, but their cry for freedom was heard by the Lord, and he responded by sending Moses to demand that the slaves be set free.
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However, the Egyptian Pharaoh refused to listen, so God sent plague after terrible plague, culminating in the tenth and most devastating: God’s angel of death was sent to kill every first-born in Egypt.
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In his mercy, God graciously provided a way of salvation, telling the people to paint the blood of a spotless lamb on their doors as a sign to the angel to pass over their homes, and so spare them.
Faith in the blood of God's lamb was their salvation.
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Thus, beginning with the blood-painted doors of the Passover (Ex. 12) and fulfilled in Jesus, our Passover Lamb (1 Cor. 5:7), the Red Door has long been a symbol of redemption, refuge, and hope.
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In fact, going back to the cathedral architecture in the Middle Ages, the colour red, signifying the Blood of Christ, was painted on the doors of the church, marking the building as a sanctuary: a refuge and safety zone from physical or spiritual dangers.
--Being Red Door Church provides us with a regular reminder of God's love and mercy, and awakens us to our common status as one-time slaves who have been redeemed by the blood of the Lamb. -- The Lord’s Supper is the world in miniature; it has cosmic significance. Within it we find clues to the meaning of all creation and all history, to the nature of God and the nature of man, to the mystery of the world, which is Christ... Though the table stands at the centre its effects stretch out tot he four corners of the earth. - Peter Leithart, “Blessed Are The Hungry” -- “In a busy culture with people desperate to succeed, we practice in the Meal resting on the finished work of Christ. In a fragmented culture that is radically individualistic, we practice in the Meal belonging to one another. In a dissatisfied culture of constant striving, we practice in the Meal receiving this world with joy as a gift from God. In a narcissistic culture of self-fulfilment, we practice in the Meal joyous self-denial and service. In a proud culture of self-promotion, we practice in the Meal humility and generosity. All these practices are habit-forming, and so seep into the rest of our lives. - Tim Chester, “A Meal With Jesus”