JESUS’ MINISTRY CENTERED AROUND DINING
Jesus
and bread (Matthew 6:11) “Give us this day our daily bread.”
Jesus
dining with Matthew (Matthew 9:10-18; Mark 2:14-22) “Jesus sat at meat in
his house.”
Jesus
eating and drinking (Matthew 11:19; Luke 7:34) “The Son of man came eating
and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a
friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified by her children.”
Jesus
eating corn (Matthew 12:1; Luke 6:1-5) “Jesus went on the Sabbath day
through the corn; and his disciples were hungered, and began to pluck the
ears of corn, and to eat.”
Jesus
feeds 5,000 (Matthew 14:15-21; Mark 6:35-44) “Give ye them to eat.”
Jesus
feeds 4,000 (Matthew 15:32-38) “They did all eat and were filled:”
Jesus
given food (Matthew 25:35; Mark 8:1-9) “I was an hungered, and ye gave me
meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink:”
Jesus
eats the Passover (Matthew 26:17-35; Mark 14:12-26; Luke 22:7-38) “My time
is at hand; I will keep the Passover at thy house with my disciples.”
Jesus
eats with a Pharisee (Luke 7:34-50; Luke 7:36-50) “Jesus went into the
Pharisees house, and sat down to meat.”
Jesus
eats with publicans (Luke 5:27-39) “Why do you eat and drink with publicans
and sinners?”
Seventy eating and drinking (Luke 10:7) “In the same house remain, eating
and drinking such things as they give:”
Ones
the Lord knew not (Luke 13:26) “We have eaten and drunk in thy presence.”
Jesus
eats with Chief Pharisee (Luke 14:1-24) “Jesus went into the house of one of
the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the Sabbath day.”
Feast
for the poor (Luke 14:12-14) “Make a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the
lame, and the blind:”
Parable of the Great Supper (Luke 14:16-24)”A certain man made a great
supper.”
Jesus
eats with sinners (Luke 15:2-32) “This man receiveth sinners, and eateth
with them.”
Jesus
eats with Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-27) “Zacchaeus, today I must abide at thy
house…He received Him joyfully.”
Parable of lost sheep (Luke 15:4-7) “He calleth together his friends and
neighbors, saying unto them, Rejoice with me:”
Parable of lost coin (Luke 15:8-10) ‘She calleth her friends and her
neighbors together, saying rejoice.”
Parable of lost sons (Luke 15:11-32) “Bring forth the fatted calf and kill
it; and let us eat, and be merry.”
Jesus
to eat in future kingdom (Luke 22:16) “I will not anymore eat thereof, until
it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”
Jesus
eating with two on Emmaus road (Luke 24:35) “He was know of them in breaking
of bread.”
Jesus
after resurrection (Luke 24:41-49) “He did eat broiled fish and an honeycomb
before them.”
Jesus
at wedding at Cana (John 2:1-11) “Both Jesus and his disciples were called
to the marriage.”
Jesus
as Bread of Life (John 6:48-59) “I am the bread of life. I am the living
bread which came down from heaven.”
Jesus’ Blood (John 6:53-56) “Except ye drink the son of man’s blood, ye have
no life in you.”
Jesus
eating with Bethany friends (John 12:1-11) “Lazareth, Mary & Martha made
Jesus a supper.”
Jesus
eats on lake shore (John 21:4-25) “Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine.”
DISCIPLES MINISTRY CENTERED AROUND DINING
Disciples break bread in homes (Acts 2:46) “And they continued daily with
one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat
their meat with gladness and singleness of heart.”
Paul
eats meal at baptism (Acts 9:19) “Paul received meat and he was
strengthened.”
Peter
waits on meal at Simon Tanner’s house (Acts 10:6, 10”Peter became hungry and
would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance.”
Paul
on first day of week (Acts 20:7, 11) “And upon the first day of the week,
when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto
them…Paul broke bread and ate.”
Paul
eats on board ship (Acts 27:35) “Paul took bread, and gave thanks to God in
presence of them all: and when he had broken it, he began to eat.”
Cup
and Bread (I Corinthians 10:16-17) “The cup of blessing which we bless, is
it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it
not the communion of the body of Christ?”
Paul
eats & drinks for God’s glory (I Corinthians 10:31) “Whether therefore ye
eat, or drink, or whatsoever y do, do all to the glory of God.”
Lord’s Supper (I Corinthians 11:20-34) “For as often as ye eat, this bread,
and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s death till he come.”
Marriage Supper of the Lamb (Revelation 19:7) “Let us be glad and rejoice,
and give honor to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come…”
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