LESSON SIX

THE PRACTICE OF
THE LORD'S TABLE MEETING

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Scripture Reading: John 4:23-24, 14; 1:12; 3:5, 6b; 14:23; 17:26a; Heb. 2:12

OUTLINE

3. The worship in the dispensing of God:
1. To worship the Father—John 4:23:
1. By becoming the Father's children—John 1:12; 1 John 3:1a.
2. By knowing the Father's name—John 17:26a; Heb. 2:12a.
3. By enjoying the Father's presence—John 14:23.
2. In the Son as the reality—John 4:23-24:
1. By experiencing the Son as the good land—Deut. 8:7.
2. By enjoying the riches of the Son as the rich produce of the good land—Deut. 8:8-10.
3. By presenting the Son to the Father as the peace offering—Lev. 3:1, 6, 12; 7:11-13.
3. In our spirit mingled with the Spirit of God—John 4:23-24:
1. By being born of the Spirit of God in our spirit—John 3:5, 6b.
2. By being baptized into one Body in the Spirit of God—1 Cor. 12:13a.
3. By drinking of the Spirit of God—1 Cor. 12:13b; John 4:14.
4. By being in the unique place of worship where God's habitation is—Deut. 12:5; Eph. 2:22.
4. In the dispensing of the Triune God:
1. Having been baptized into the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit—Matt. 28:19b.
2. Enjoying the Father's love, the Son's grace, and the Spirit's fellowship—2 Cor. 13:14.

Focus: The worship in the dispensing of the Triune God is the worship to the Father by His many sons with His firstborn Son as the offerings and in His Spirit who mingles Himself with our spirit as the unique place for our worship.