Final Passover - First Communion

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Final Passover - First Communion

November 17, 2024 • Zach Terry • Luke 22:7–23

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Luke 22:7-23 (ESV)

INTRODUCTION: My family can tell you that I take meals very seriously. I don’t eat… I dine. And I have never complained about paying a premium for a fine meal as long as it accomplishes its mission. But there are some meals that come at too great a price for my pallet or my wallet.

Almas caviar - comes from an albino beluga sturgeon that lives in the Caspian Sea. A kilogram of this caviar can cost nearly $40,000… for fish eggs…

White truffles - also known as Alba truffles and are found in Italy, Croatia, and Slovenia. They can cost up to $3,600 per pound.

Kobe beef - comes from Wagyu cattle raised in Japan's Hyogo Prefecture. In the United States, Kobe beef can cost $25 to $50 per ounce.

But these pale in comparison to a meal Cleopatra prepared for Marc Antony in an attempt to prepare him the most expensive dinner in human history. Cleopatra sat with an empty plate and a goblet of vinegar in front of her. She crushed one large pearl from a pair of pearl earrings, dissolved it in the liquid, then drank it down.

Pliny, the world’s first gemologist, writes in his famous Natural History that the two pearls were worth 1,875,000 ounces of fine silver. That would be 45 Million Dollars in our day.

Well, as expensive as those meals were. The most expensive meal in all of human history is the one in our text today.

CONTEXT: Last week, we saw the wheels of fate begin to turn as Satan entered into the heart of Judas Iscariot, prompting him to collude with the chief priests to put an end to Jesus of Nazareth.

There are 4 meals that serve as chapter divisions of human history.

The First - was that meal in Eden, in which humanity fell committed cosmic treason against the Creator.

The Final - the Marriage Supper of the Lamb, through which we celebrate with Christ His marvelous triumph.

The two in the middle are very similar - Passover (which we will say more about in a moment) and the one before us today, which history has referred to as the Last Supper, or the Lord’s Supper.

In fact, this meal was the FINAL Passover and the FIRST Communion.

LUKE itself can be divided into a series of 8 meals.

The first is the banquet Jesus shares at Levi’s house.

The second is the dinner he has at Simon the Pharisee’s house, during which a woman interrupts to wash is feet.

The third is a meal in the wilderness with over five thousand.

The fourth is another meal with a Pharisee where Jesus doesn’t wash his hands.

And the fifth is yet another dinner with another Pharisee, a prominent one we’re told where Jesus heals a man with dropsy.

The sixth is when Jesus has tea with Zacchaeus.

The seventh meal, the climatic meal, is the one before us today…

There will be one more meal following the encounter on the road to Emmaus.

Luke 22:7–23 (ESV)

Incarnation - Part 4

December 22, 2024 • Zach Terry • Matthew 2:1–12

In this study, we have looked so far at the incarnation of Christ from three perspectives - the PHILOSOPHIC as we studied that grand prologue in John’s Gospel, then two weeks ago, the HISTORIC as we surveyed the sweeping promise of prophecy, specifically from the writings of Daniel. Last week, we will look at the incarnation from a DOCTRINAL perspective as Paul presented it in Philippians 2. Today, we are looking at the incarnation from the PRACTICAL perspective. In other words, “so what?” What now - Christ has stepped out of eternity into time - He has taken on the suit of Adam, He has shown us the very Glory of God, conquering death and sin, and has ascended to the right hand of the Father… what difference does that make on any given Tuesday? As a springboard text - I want to look at Matthew 2:1–12 (ESV) We are told that this band of Magi came from the East to pay homage to the one who had been born King of the Jews. 1 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, 2 saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” 3 When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him; 4 and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. 5 They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet: 6 “ ‘And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’ ” 7 Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from them what time the star had appeared. 8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, that I too may come and worship him.” 9 After listening to the king, they went on their way. And behold, the star that they had seen when it rose went before them until it came to rest over the place where the child was. 10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. 11 And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh. 12 And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way. These wise men, followed a star and found a stable, what they saw in that manger changed them forever - they could not go back the way they came, they could no longer cooperate with Herod. They went home another way. When we genuinely encounter the Christ of Christmas - it will inevitably change us. We can’t leave the way we came. --- Maximum Life is the Media Ministry of Pastor Zach Terry. Facebook https://http://www.facebook.com/maximumlifewithzachterry Instagram https://http://www.instagram.com/maximumlifezach Website http://http://www.zachterry.org/ Twitter https://twitter.com/zachterry

Incarnation - Part 3

December 15, 2024 • Zach Terry • Philippians 2:5–11

We began last week by looking at the majestic prolouge to John’s Gospel as we studied the Incarnation of Jesus Christ from a Philosophical point of view. As the Divine Logos becomes flesh - Jesus comes to the world as both the Author and the Authority of all reality. He is the object of the most significant gravitas in our solar system of thoughts. He is the ultimate reason for existence, and nothing in our lives will make ultimate sense apart from Him. Today, we are looking at the historical framework of the Incarnation. You see all of history has been proclaiming the Advent of the Son of God since the very beginning. READ - Remember, before the world's creation - The Godhead - Father, Son, and Spirit, in infinite wisdom and understanding, authored a saga that would produce the highest conceivable glory for the Triune God. You must understand that is the point of all things, the Glory of God. The sending of the Son was no dramatic pivot, it was no plan B - it was plan A all along. God knew that Lucifer Satan would rebel, then tempt man, and death would spread throughout the race of image-bearers - humanity. God knew that the remedy for their fall would require the Son to descend into the ranks of man and die a sacrificial death on their behalf. So, in reality, we can know that the advent of Jesus Christ was conceived in eternity past long before a new star shown over Bethlehem, even before any star shown in the heavens, even before there were heavens. So root yourself there - this was the plan of God. Then notice how it was whispered, then spoken, then shouted throughout history - Maximum Life is the Media Ministry of Pastor Zach Terry. Facebook https://http://www.facebook.com/maximumlifewithzachterry Instagram https://http://www.instagram.com/maximumlifezach Website http://http://www.zachterry.org Twitter https://twitter.com/zachterry

Incarnation - Part 2

December 8, 2024 • Zach Terry • Genesis 3, Daniel 9

We began last week by looking at the majestic prolouge to John’s Gospel as we studied the Incarnation of Jesus Christ from a Philosophical point of view. As the Divine Logos becomes flesh - Jesus comes to the world as both the Author and the Authority of all reality. He is the object of the most significant gravitas in our solar system of thoughts. He is the ultimate reason for existence, and nothing in our lives will make ultimate sense apart from Him. Today, we are looking at the historical framework of the Incarnation. You see all of history has been proclaiming the Advent of the Son of God since the very beginning. READ - Remember, before the world's creation - The Godhead - Father, Son, and Spirit, in infinite wisdom and understanding, authored a saga that would produce the highest conceivable glory for the Triune God. You must understand that is the point of all things, the Glory of God. The sending of the Son was no dramatic pivot, it was no plan B - it was plan A all along. God knew that Lucifer Satan would rebel, then tempt man, and death would spread throughout the race of image-bearers - humanity. God knew that the remedy for their fall would require the Son to descend into the ranks of man and die a sacrificial death on their behalf. So, in reality, we can know that the advent of Jesus Christ was conceived in eternity past long before a new star shown over Bethlehem, even before any star shown in the heavens, even before there were heavens. So root yourself there - this was the plan of God. Then notice how it was whispered, then spoken, then shouted throughout history - --- Maximum Life is the Media Ministry of Pastor Zach Terry. Facebook https://http://www.facebook.com/maximumlifewithzachterry Instagram https://http://www.instagram.com/maximumlifezach Website http://http://www.zachterry.org/ Twitter https://twitter.com/zachterry