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The Participation of the Altar | Pastor Bill Sizemore | The Romans Road | A Living Sacrifice
Send us Fan Mail THE ROMANS ROAD | A LIVING SACRIFICE — WEEK FOUR The Participation of the Altar: Which Altar Are You Eating From? 1 Corinthians 11:17–34; 1 Corinthians 10:14–22 ️ Pastor Bill Sizemore What does the Lord’s Table reveal about the way we are living? In this fourth and final week of A Living Sacrifice , we come to The Participation of the Altar and ask a challenging question: Which altar are you eating from? Paul confronted the church at Corinth because what was supposed to be a picture of gospel unity had become a picture of division, selfishness, and status. The Lord’s Table was meant to be a place where believers shared life together, remembered Christ’s sacrifice, and proclaimed His return. But Paul takes it even deeper: every table is a participation. What we feed on, we become joined to. There are other tables competing for our hearts — approval, achievement, comfort, control, and bitterness. We cannot eat from the Lord’s Table while continuing to give ourselves to another altar. As we come to the Table, Paul gives us four directions to look: LOOK BACK — Remember the death of Jesus that made us His. LOOK WITHIN — Examine your own heart and confess what needs to be surrendered. LOOK AHEAD — Proclaim Christ until He comes and live ready for His return. LOOK AROUND — Discern the body of Christ and pursue reconciliation with one another. A living sacrifice isn’t someone who visits the altar occasionally. It is a life continually surrendered to Jesus. A Table to Share. A Table to Choose. A Table to Examine. There is only one altar worth eating from. PHRASE OF THE DAY: Examine your heart, then come to the Table. SCRIPTURE 1 Corinthians 11:17–34 1 Corinthians 10:14–22 Romans 12:1 Acts 2:46 Galatians 2:20 1 John 1:9 Matthew 5:23–24 Revelation 19:9 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS What do the tables in your life communicate about who matters? Who might be missing? Which “other table” — approval, achievement, comfort, control, or bitterness — are you most tempted to eat from? Which of the four looks is hardest for you right now: back, within, ahead, or around? Is there a relationship that needs reconciliation? PHRASE OF THE DAY Examine your heart, then come to the Table. CONNECT WITH RELIANT CHURCH Website: https://www.reliant.church/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reliantchurchdallasga Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reliant_church/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@reliantchurch-dallasga.6481 #ReliantChurch #TheRomansRoad #ALivingSacrifice #TheParticipationOfTheAltar #Lordstable #Communion #Romans12 #1Corinthians11 #Jesus #Gospel #Reconciliation
