Do you long to make every moment a memory? Or, do you just hope you will be able to keep remembering as you grow older!? If you are like some of us, you might have trouble remembering where you left your keys, parked your car, or laid down the tv remote. Oh, the things we forget! However, there is one memory we should never forget. The Explore the Bible study: Remembered, is going to examine this memory in this week's ongoing study of the Gospel of Luke.

When we forget, we lose touch with our purpose. We quit appreciating all that has been done in the past that has produced blessings we still enjoy.  When we become untethered from history, we drift endlessly toward a future that has no connection to the past, thus creating a future filled with confusion and mistakes that could have been avoided had we just remembered. 

To forget our story is to forget why we’re here. This makes Jesus’ command ,in Luke 22:7-20, to partake in the Lord’s Supper in remembrance of Him, all the more important. We may be tempted to approach the study of this passage casually since we are so familiar with the event. However, that is just the thing Jesus warns us against. We can't be casual regarding remembering all Christ did for us on the cross and through His resurrection. As you study or guide a study of this passage, focus on the following:

We Should Remember as we Prepare for the Lord's Supper - Luke 22:7-13

The Day of Unleavened Bread was a day of preparation that took place on the fourteenth day of the Jewish month of Nissan, which corresponds to late March or early April (Exodus 12:6). God commanded the Hebrews to make this observance an annual occasion to remind each generation of how He had redeemed them from oppression. In addition, the Passover foretold the Lamb of God who would be slain for their salvation, although they didn’t understand this at the time. Properly preparing for this time of remembrance was vital. It was not to be taken lightly.

• They had to prepare unleavened bread. The unleavened bread related to Israel’s exiting Egypt swiftly. Leaven also symbolized impurity and sin. Jesus had warned His disciples against the leaven of the Pharisees (Luke 12:1).
• They had to prepare bitter herbs. Eating the bitter herbs was to remind them of the bitter slavery they once experienced in Egypt.
• They had to prepare the lamb that was to be sacrificed and consumed with unleavened bread. It was chosen four days earlier and kept for this occasion (Exodus 12:3,6). In the Exodus, the blood of the sacrificial lamb was a covering for sin as the angel of the Lord passed over each house with the blood on its doorposts (Exodus 12:3-7). Those homes without the blood suffered the death of each family’s firstborn (Exodus 12:13). The Passover lamb usually was slaughtered at twilight on the fourteenth day of the month (Exodus 12:6; Deuteronomy 16:6).

On this occasion, Jesus sent Peter and John to make preparations for them to eat the Passover.  Because they were visitors in Jerusalem Jesus gave them specific instructions as to how they were to go about preparing for this important last supper together. His instructions began with the command to listen!

Next Comes the Privilege of Dining in the Presence of Jesus - Luke 22:14-20

How Should We Remember?