{"id":3809,"date":"2017-04-02T08:41:30","date_gmt":"2017-04-02T14:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baonline.cog7engage.net\/?p=3809"},"modified":"2023-08-29T11:21:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T17:21:07","slug":"preparing-for-supper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baonline.cog7engage.net\/preparing-for-supper\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing for Supper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We have sat together at the Lord&#8217;s table and heard the old, old story of Jesus and His love forty-five times. As with the weekly Sabbath, preparation is the key to receiving the most from the service. We refresh our minds on the story of Jesus and His teachings by reading all four Gospel accounts during the previous month, rereading the chapters of Jesus&#8217; last week the week of the service, and Isaiah 53 on the day of the service. The story never grows old. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We also remind ourselves of ourselves \u2014 the carnal nature we were rescued from \u2014 and of our gratitude for unmerited forgiveness of our sins (2 Corinthians 5:21). At the service, the mood is usually set with singing: \u201cI Love to Tell the Story,\u201d \u201cNailed to the Cross,\u201d \u201cHe Was Nailed to the Cross for Me,\u201d and then \u201cChrist Arose.\u201d As Fanny Crosby wrote, \u201cLove paid the ransom for me.\u201d In Isaiah\u2019s words: \u201cHe was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities\u201d (Isaiah 53:5; 1 Peter 1:18, 19, NKJV). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Over the years of repeating this service and hearing the story, it becomes more precious as we apply its unchanging message to the ever-changing stage of life we are in. It is a somber and sobering time remembering every year, with gratitude, Jesus delivering us from our old path leading to eternal death. Then we thrill in the fact that physical death could not hold Him (Acts 2:24) and that He tore the bars away, arose a victor, and lives forever with His saints to reign. Hallelujah! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maybe next year in Jerusalem!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>John and Lois Lemley<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> live in Vancouver, WA,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">attend the CoG7 in Kalama, WA<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have sat together at the Lord&#8217;s table and heard the old, old story of Jesus and His love forty-five times. As with the weekly Sabbath, preparation is the key to receiving the most from the service. 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