The Great Crowd of Other Sheep Praises God and Christ - GIVE YOUR WHOLEHEARTED PRAISE AT THE MEMORIAL

 

In recent years, approximately 1 out of every 1,000 who attend the Memorial partakes of the bread and the wine. Most congregations do not have any partakers in the attendance.  The vast majority who attend the Memorial have the earthly  hope.  Why, then, do they attend the Lord's Evening Meal?  They attend for the same reason that people attend a friend's wedding.  They attend because they want to show their love and support for the couple who are getting married. Thus, some of the other sheep attend the Memorial because they want to show their love and support for Christ and the anointed. The other sheep also attend to show their appreciation for the sacrifice  that the Memorial commemorates, a sacrifice that makes it  possible for them to live forever on earth.

Another important reason why the other sheep attend the Memorial is in order to be  obedient to Jesus' command.  When Jesus instituted that special meal with his faithful apostles, he told them:"Keep doing this in remembrance of me." (1 Corinthians 11:23-26)  So they continue to attend the Lord's Evening Meal as long as some anointed ones are alive here on earth.  In fact, the other sheep invite everyone to attend the Memorial with them.

At the Memorial, we have the opportunity to praise God and Christ in son and prayer.  The talk that will be given this year is "Appreciate What God and Christ Have Done for You!" It will deepen our gratitude for Jehovah and Christ. As the emblems are being passed, those of us in attendance will be reminded  of what they symbolize-Jesus' body and his blood. We will recall that Jehovah  allowed his Son to die in our place so that we have life.  (Matthew 20:28) Everyone who loves our heavenly Fatyher and his Son will want to attend the Memoral. 

Next time: The Great Crowd of Other Sheep Praise God and Christ - THANK JEHOVAH FOR THE HOPE HE HAS GIVEN YOU

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