Fear - Don’t squeeze the skunks! - March 29th
Teachers
Lesson Summary
During the March 29th session, the teacher began by acknowledging the realities of social distancing and the need for virtual fellowship, noting the encouraging viewership numbers on Facebook and YouTube. He then shifted focus to the Lord’s Supper, emphasizing its central role in worship and its power to unite believers as one body through the shared bread and cup, citing 1 Corinthians 10:16‑17 and the concept of koinonia. The lesson continued with a recount of Paul’s instructions in 1 Corinthians 11:23‑26, underscoring the memorial nature of communion and its spiritual significance beyond a physical feast. The class moved from doctrinal teaching to practical application, offering creative ways to express love digitally, encouraging cheerful giving, and illustrating the impact of fear through a story about children playing with baby skunks. The teacher warned that panic can cause harmful reactions, likening it to squeezing skunks and releasing a stench. He concluded by linking the Lord’s Supper to both vertical worship of God and horizontal fellowship among believers, urging the congregation to trust God’s peace amid the pandemic’s uncertainties.
Key Scriptures
For the cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? And the bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? For we although many are one body, for we are all partaking of the same bread.
For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which He was betrayed took bread; and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, 'Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.' In the same way also He took the cup after supper, saying, 'This cup is the New Covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.' For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until He comes.