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  1. How do we remember the Lord and fellowship with the members of His Body?
    1. How do we remember the Lord?
      1. The breaking of the bread is that we may eat it—Matt. 26:26; 1 Cor. 11:23-24.
        1. Concerning the bread the Lord said, "This is My body, which is for you; this do unto the remembrance of Me"—1 Cor. 11:24; Luke 22:19.
        2. The Lord also said, "Take, eat, this is My body"—Matt. 26:26.
        3. We remember the Lord by eating the bread—1 Cor. 11:24.
          1. 1) To remember the Lord is to feed on Him, to eat Him—John 6:57b.
          2. 2) The more we receive, eat, and feast on Him, the more we remember Him.
      2. The partaking of the cup is that we may drink it—Matt. 26:27; 1 Cor. 11:25.
        1. Concerning the cup 1 Corinthians 11:25 says, "Similarly also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new covenant in My blood; this do, as often as you drink it, unto the remembrance of Me."
        2. The Lord also said, "Drink of it, all of you; for this is My blood of the covenant"—Matt. 26:27b-28a.
        3. We remember the Lord by drinking the cup—1 Cor. 11:25.
          1. 1) To remember the Lord is to drink of Him, to drink Him.
          2. 2) The more we drink Him, the more we remember Him.
      3. The real remembrance of the Lord is to eat the bread which signifies His body and drink the cup which signifies His blood.
        1. When we eat the Lord's body and drink His blood, we not only receive but also enjoy the Lord Himself and all that He has accomplished by giving His body and shedding His blood; this is to receive, to participate in, to enjoy, the Lord who has given Himself to us through His redeeming death.
        2. To eat the bread and drink the cup is to take in the redeeming Lord as our portion (Psa. 16:5; Lam. 3:24; Col. 1:12), as our life and blessing.
      4. To receive and enjoy the Lord in this way is to remember Him.
    2. How do we fellowship?
      1. We fellowship with all the members of the Body of Christ by partaking of the same bread—1 Cor. 10:16-17.
        1. We all partake of the same loaf.
        2. A piece of bread enters into me and a piece enters into the other brothers and sisters.
      2. We fellowship with all the members of the Body of Christ by drinking of the same cup.
      3. Christ and the disciples ate of the same bread and drank of the same cup—Mark 14:22-23.
    3. When we come to the Lord's table meeting, we should come to receive the Lord into us.
      1. For this we must learn how to exercise our spirit to eat and drink Him; we should not only consider the Lord in our heart, but also receive Him and what He did for us as our enjoyment in our spirit.
      2. By feeding on and drinking of Christ in spirit we have both aspects—the remembrance of the Lord and the fellowship with all the members of Christ.

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