Jesus’ Authority on Display – Part 2 • 05.03.26
Nick Lees   -   May 3, 2026

Jesus’ Authority on Display Pt. II
Luke 8:16-39

Three necessary responses to Jesus

  1. Pay attention to how you hear his teaching
  2. Take heart in his identity and authority
  3. Forsake fear and follow him

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As we dive into our study of the Word of God today, we are going to find that while we are coming back to the text after a week away, what we are coming back to is still on the same day of Jesus’ life and ministry as when we left off on last Sunday. I thought it might be helpful to point that out to avoid losing our bearings on what is going on in the text. You see, last week, we saw that another great crowd had gathered to listen to Jesus’ teachings. It was in this setting that Jesus taught a very challenging parable about the four soils. As I pointed out last week, Jesus was intentionally confronting the people with the kind of response they had to the Word of God. That confrontational teaching has not ended yet. It continues through verse 21 of chapter 8. So, without further ado, let’s resume our study of the text this morning and continue to learn from Jesus. Remember, he had just challenged them to evaluate what kind of soil or hearer they are… Here’s what he says next:

Luke 8:16–21 (ESV)

16 “No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light. 17 For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor is anything secret that will not be known and come to light. 18 Take care then how you hear, for to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away.”

19 Then his mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not reach him because of the crowd. 20 And he was told, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, desiring to see you.” 21 But he answered them, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it.”

In our time together this morning, we are looking at…

Three necessary responses to Jesus

Our first is going to come from these verses, but before I share it with you, I want to draw your attention to the fact that Jesus is consistent in his message! He continues to emphasize the necessary response to the Word of God for any who would enter the kingdom of God. How you hear matters! What you do with what you hear reveals whether you are part of God’s family or not!

As Jesus has just taught, our necessary response is to…

  1. Pay attention to how you hear his teaching

Or as Jesus said it in verse 18, “Take care then how you hear…” This is the same idea that was presented in the parable of the soils. Each one of us needs to seriously consider how we are personally responding to the teachings of Jesus, which are the Word of God.

Have you realized that Jesus’ teachings are the Word of God? This is not a claim that has been directly made up to this point in Luke’s Gospel. But we do hear Jesus stating it plainly in John’s Gospel. Listen to how Jesus speaks to the Pharisees as they wrestle with his identity and message:

John 8:25–29 (ESV)

25 So they said to him, “Who are you?” Jesus said to them, “Just what I have been telling you from the beginning. 26 I have much to say about you and much to judge, but he who sent me is true, and I declare to the world what I have heard from him.” 27 They did not understand that he had been speaking to them about the Father.

28 So Jesus said to them, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and that I do nothing on my own authority, but speak just as the Father taught me. 29 And he who sent me is with me. He has not left me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to him.”

Did you catch it? Twice Jesus reveals that his words are the Father’s words. He speaks what God the Father would have him speak. Right after this interaction, many believed in him, so he then said to them:

John 8:31–32 (ESV)

31 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, 32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

Jesus had no qualms about claiming to teach the Word of God and speak the truth as shared with him by God the Father. What he said was true and what he commanded happened! We’ve seen Jesus’ authority on display throughout his life and ministry in his many miracles. (Main Points)

And for those who pay attention to “how” they hear his teaching – meaning you hold fast to it (as in soil #4) and bear fruit with patience – they are the wise ones who have authentic faith and eternal life. Jesus uses the parable of the lamp to make his point. If you light a lamp, you don’t hide it but put it on display so that others may benefit from the light! Likewise, a wise disciple hears the truth of God’s Word, aka their lamp is lit, and then they put it into practice, shining the light of the Gospel publicly.

Living out the truth of God’s Word benefits others as they see faith in action. It invites them to join you in the light. It challenges or exposes darkness, so that sin may be addressed. Jesus’ saying in verse 17 is a warning that one day everything will be made known – there are no secrets with God. A Christian does not want to hide their light, but delights to share it with others, whereas one who conceals their response to Jesus will be exposed one day. The warning of verse 17 continues into verse 18 as an opportunity to make changes now! Pay attention to how you hear – for in hearing wisely you will receive further blessing when Christ returns, but for those who do not hear, they will find that judgment awaits them at his return.

This sobering teaching on how you hear/respond to the Word of God is driven home by the interaction that follows in verses 19-21. When Jesus’ mother and brothers come looking for him, they are prevented from reaching him due to the large crowd. Jesus, ever the teacher, uses this as an opportunity to further drive home his lesson. Those who are really a part of his family are those who hear the Word of God and do it. Hear and obey – these are twin fruits of authentic Christians who are adopted into God’s family.

How have you heard/responded to Jesus’ teaching thus far in your life? Is the light of faith in him shining from you?  Or are you still hiding in the dark, holding onto your own will and ways?

Jesus’ words invite us to take his teachings and our faith seriously. I know that these conversations can be challenging to have Sunday after Sunday… but remember that Jesus cares about you having eternal life (and so do I)! It’s REALLY important to evaluate your response to the Word of God. God takes our hearing and obeying very seriously!

If you are struggling with your response, please reach out for help. If you are not joyfully submitting to God’s Word on a regular basis, if you struggle to desire to read and apply it to your life, if you find that you want nothing to do with God, these are not healthy places to remain in! You are in danger and God has lovingly brought you here today so you could hear this message and get help. Please invite a faithful Christian friend or pastor to come alongside you.

On the other hand, if you’ve had a habit of paying attention to your response to Jesus and see the good fruit of faith, rejoice! Give thanks to God for his work in you. Enjoy the sweet fruit of growing in holiness and share it with others!

For me, 2026 has been a really sweet year. I’ve had a lot of opportunities to meditate on Gospel truths through the Wednesday night Equip classes, studying for this sermon series, and in my own personal reading and journaling through our annual Bible reading plan. God has used these to bring a sweet level of joy and excitement into my life this year. I find myself looking forward to each day and how I get to serve him and others that day. If you know me well, then you know this has not always been the case in my life. I have had some dark seasons of the soul. I am certainly not pretending like I’m perfect. But I do want to give testimony of how God has been faithful to me! Thanks be to God for his plan to bear good fruit as we hear and obey! I want to testify that I’ve experienced this first-hand.

Let’s return to reading the text, picking back up in verse 22 with a change of scene.

Luke 8:22–25 (ESV)

22 One day he got into a boat with his disciples, and he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side of the lake.” So they set out, 23 and as they sailed he fell asleep. And a windstorm came down on the lake, and they were filling with water and were in danger. 24 And they went and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” And he awoke and rebuked the wind and the raging waves, and they ceased, and there was a calm. 25 He said to them, “Where is your faith?” And they were afraid, and they marveled, saying to one another, “Who then is this, that he commands even winds and water, and they obey him?”

Who then is this? That is the essential question everyone must ask and answer. A few weeks ago, we heard that John the Baptist was wrestling with this line of questioning, and now we know that even his 12 disciples are wondering the same! I’ll tell you now that this will not be the last time we hear it uttered in Luke’s Gospel.

And yet, we also know that Luke has not failed to answer this question! When he was writing to Theophilus, he spent the early chapters helping him understand Jesus’ identity. Theophilus and modern readers like us have additional information that the 12 did not, at least not yet! They were still learning and taking it all in. What a wonderful opportunity! And consider what they have just witnessed – Jesus, the One who has demonstrated authority over the law, illnesses, demons, sin, and, even, death, once again reveals his authority over creation. You may recall that Jesus demonstrated authority over creation when he called his first disciples. He had Peter and his friends cast their fishing net after a night of failure and caused them to be filled to the breaking point.

But, like us, the disciples are forgetful people. What they witnessed about Jesus’ identity and authority earlier, they now fail to bring to bear in this latest trial when the sea threatens to swamp the boat and throw them overboard! Can you relate to these disciples at all? When trials and temptations come, do you ever have spiritual amnesia and forget how great God is and how faithful he’s been to you? Of course you do. And so do I. That’s why reading this is so incredibly helpful for us. Praise God for including Luke 8:22-25 in his word. It reminds us of a second necessary response to Jesus:

  1. Take heart in his identity and authority

When I say “take heart” what that means is… to gain courage or confidence; to begin to feel better and more hopeful (Merriam-webster). This is the natural outcome when you take time to remember who Jesus is and what he can do!

Think about it this way… Let’s say you signed up for the community 3-on-3 basketball league this summer. On your team is you, your best friend, and Lebron James. Can you imagine the level of confidence you’d have? No one could rival your team! And yet this pales in comparison to the kind of courage or confidence that disciples of Christ can have as they face trials and temptations in this life! Let’s consider why this is true.

We have the benefit of learning from the disciples who have gone before us and wrestled with Jesus’ identity and authority. They received much clarity and we can learn from them! What can we learn from this situation?

First, we are reminded that Jesus was a man. After a full season of ministry and pouring himself out for the good of others, he is tired! When the journey on the sea is underway, he falls asleep. What a beautiful reminder that Jesus understands our human weaknesses and frailties. One of my favorite passages to recall in times of trial explains why this is so significant:

Hebrews 4:14–16 (ESV)

14 Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. 16 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

I would highly recommend taking the time to commit this truth to memory and allow it to drive you to draw near to Jesus regularly. Jesus, who was fully human, understands your weaknesses and is able and willing to help in time of need! And yet, as this passage and Luke 8:24-25 remind us, Jesus is not merely a man, but he is also fully God!

And they went and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” And he awoke and rebuked the wind and the raging waves, and they ceased, and there was a calm…

And they were afraid, and they marveled, saying to one another, “Who then is this, that he commands even winds and water, and they obey him?”

Mere men do not stand up in their boats and calm a storm with their words. Who commands even wind and water and they obey him? What is the only answer to that question? God alone. The One who created the wind and the water. They recognize his voice and they obey him.

Jesus is fully God and fully man. His identity ought to give you incredible confidence as you face trials and temptations! Take heart in him!

He has also demonstrated his authority time and again over all aspects of Creation in the first 8 chapters of Luke’s Gospel. In fact, even though the disciples are wrestling with this question of his identity, we find in the very next section that even the demons know who he is and submit to his authority! Let me jump ahead for a moment to this interaction with the demon-possessed man…

Luke 8:28 (ESV)

28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before him and said with a loud voice, “What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me.”

The demons knew Jesus was the Son of the Most High God. That title is significant. It was the way to identify him as the Supreme Authority. All other so-called gods are nothing in comparison to him! And they tremble before him. They knew they had to obey his authority and that he could cast them into eternal destruction at any moment. How incredible is that?! (Main Points)

Here’s my point… when we forget who Jesus is and what he is able to do, we are susceptible to temptation! Temptation to fear hard circumstances… or to despair in our suffering… or to believe the lie that we cannot change or stop sinning. Even the 12 wrestled with this. It is not uncommon. Believers can exhibit great weakness, but we must look to Christ in our weakness! Take heart in his identity and authority! He calms the storm. He raises the dead. He forgives sin. He is God and he can sustain you in the deepest valleys, force the hardest trials to do good to you, and, ultimately, bring you safely home to him in eternal life!

So, as Jesus asked the 12, “Where is your faith?” We have need of faith during the trials, temptations, and storms of life! Take heart in Jesus Christ; find your courage and confidence in him. He is the source of hope for all who trust in him, both in this life and the one to come.

But do you have faith in him? That is what is highlighted in the next interaction in verses 26-39. Let’s read them now.

Luke 8:26–39 (ESV)

26 Then they sailed to the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. 27 When Jesus had stepped out on land, there met him a man from the city who had demons. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and he had not lived in a house but among the tombs. 28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before him and said with a loud voice, “What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me.” 29 For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. (For many a time it had seized him. He was kept under guard and bound with chains and shackles, but he would break the bonds and be driven by the demon into the desert.) 30 Jesus then asked him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Legion,” for many demons had entered him. 31 And they begged him not to command them to depart into the abyss. 32 Now a large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside, and they begged him to let them enter these. So he gave them permission. 33 Then the demons came out of the man and entered the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and drowned.

34 When the herdsmen saw what had happened, they fled and told it in the city and in the country. 35 Then people went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid. 36 And those who had seen it told them how the demon-possessed man had been healed. 37 Then all the people of the surrounding country of the Gerasenes asked him to depart from them, for they were seized with great fear. So he got into the boat and returned. 38 The man from whom the demons had gone begged that he might be with him, but Jesus sent him away, saying, 39 “Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you.” And he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him.

Fear or faith? Those are the opposing responses to Jesus revealed here. The people of the area were seized with great fear and asked Jesus to leave. They wanted nothing to do with him, preferring their current way of life to learning from Jesus about the way to eternal life. But the formerly demon-possessed man has faith! He earnestly desires to follow Jesus. The examples from this passage inform our third necessary response to Jesus:

  1. Forsake fear and follow him

Fear being a state of severe distress, in this case in response to Jesus! The people of the Gerasenes were struck by great fear as they witnessed the authority of Jesus on display in freeing this man. Granted, this exorcism also resulted in the destruction of an entire herd of pigs, so there was a lot to take in! Yet rather than being exhilarated at the restoration of this man who had been tormented for a long time, they were fearful of Jesus!

Fear has kept many from the kingdom of God. It leads them to prefer life in their own bubble, where they believe they are in control. They do not want to trust Jesus and submit to his will and ways, that is scary and the “unknown” to them! Fear leads people to doubt and to simply ask Jesus to go away rather than deal with the implications of his identity and authority!

Now, we all know there is a lot going on in this situation. Some of which makes modern Western readers squirm in our seats. We do not hear or talk much about demon possession in our day. Yet the Bible speaks often about the reality of the spiritual realm and spiritual warfare. We must come to grips with and learn the truth about this reality.

From this scenario, we learn some important truths. First, consider the awful conditions of those who remain under the power of the devil! The devil is a cruel taskmaster. His minions had tormented this man for a long time, driving him from community to live amongst the dead, exposed to the elements without clothing, leading him to be kept in chains by the townsfolk only to be driven out into the deserts by the demons! This is a miserable existence if I’ve ever heard of one. It’s a powerful lesson that evil spirits are not to be trifled with… Religions and worldviews that treat the spiritual realm as either nonexistent or as something to be manipulated for their benefit are foolhardy and inviting destruction into their lives. In fact, if you’ve not signed up for The Voice of the Martyrs free magazine yet, please do so. There are often first-hand testimonies from people around the world who have experienced this kind of demonic oppression/possession first-hand before coming to Christ! While it is a taboo subject in Western civilization, aside from New Age practitioners, it is normalized in much of Africa or eastern religions. Reading these articles will challenge you to grow in your faith and help you break that Western cultural bubble we naturally live in.

While we’re on this topic, I would remind you of a passage we studied last week, Ephesians 2:1-3. It is not that the influence of Satan and his demons is only found in far-off countries… Paul told us that everyone outside of Christ is following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience… He was saying that if you are not controlled by Christ and the Holy Spirit, then you are under the influence of Satan. Whew! This is not teaching to be ignored.

However, even though spiritual warfare is a real thing, please heed another key lesson from this scenario in Luke:  consider the utter authority of Jesus over the enemy! Since the start of his ministry, he has bound Satan and plunders his house. These demons are trembling in fear at Jesus’ arrival. They know who he is and what he is capable of. Jesus could send them to the abyss, the place of eternal judgment, hell… which is the ultimate destination for Satan and his demons. They are nothing in comparison to the Son of God! This is why they beg Jesus to be sent into the herd of pigs rather than eternal judgment. They must do what he commands!

Now, I suspect you are wondering why Jesus humors their request. I am too. But we simply are not told. There are a number of speculative reasons thrown out there by pastors and academics. It could have been that Jesus was seeking to draw out the townsfolk, and this was a manner of doing so. It could have been to expose their hardness of heart, that they cared more about the pigs than this man or their own souls. It could have been to reveal the incredible destructive nature of demons and to show how great a salvation Jesus provides. There are still other possibilities… but, at the end of the day, we simply do not know.

What is more important to spend our time on is the lesson that there is freedom and forgiveness in Jesus. The man who was possessed is now freed by Jesus’ compassionate power. Whatever had led to him being overcome by these demonic spirits is now taken care of in Christ. Jesus used his authority to set the captive free! No longer is this man a slave to sin and evil spirits, but he is rescued and redeemed into righteousness. He has the privilege of sonship in the family of God. He has been made new.

As we know from other passages of Scripture, those who are forgiven by Jesus and follow him are sealed and indwelt by God the Holy Spirit. Which means that they are protected from demonic possession! For greater is he who is in us than he who is in the world! This man will never have to fear that possibility again. As we see in verse 35, the demons are gone, he is now sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind. What a wonderful, life-changing transformation!

All of this leads to the conclusion that faith in and following Jesus is the right and necessary response! He is the way, the truth, and the life. Every person who believes in him experiences a miraculous conversion from death to life that is just as amazing as this man! Do you realize that? Before Christ we are all under the power and influence of the devil. We may not have been demon-possessed, but we are dead in our sin and following the ways of all who rebel against God. But in and through Christ we are rescued from that wicked influence and lifestyle! This is what Paul went on to testify in the next verses in Ephesians 2:

Ephesians 2:4–10 (ESV)

4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, 5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— 6 and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

But God… what a wonderful interjection. While we were dead in our sin, God came for us through His Son, Jesus Christ. Through his rich mercy and because of his great love, you are no longer dead in sin, but alive in Christ – if your faith is in Him! The testimony of the Scriptures is that the salvation of every single man or woman, boy or girl, is a miracle of God! As Pastor J.C. Ryle so wonderfully puts it:

Never is a man in his right mind till he is converted, or in his right place till he sits by faith at the feet of Jesus, or rightly clothed till he has put on the Lord Jesus Christ. Have we ever considered what real conversion to God is? It is nothing else than the miraculous release of a captive, the miraculous restoration of a man to his right mind, the miraculous deliverance of a soul from the devil.

Thank you, Jesus, for giving us faith that we might believe and be restored to our right minds and sit by your feet for instruction and clothed with your righteousness! If your faith is in Jesus Christ, then this is your testimony! Rejoice in it! Share it with others and call them to forsake fear and follow him.

If you are still in a position of hard-heartedness, please heed the warnings that come from Jesus in these passages today. Your way will not end well. Even the demons know that. If nothing else, learn from them not to take Jesus’ identity and authority lightly. There is a way of life available to you through faith in Christ. I would encourage you to talk to someone about that before you leave here today, even if it’s just to set up a time to get together to discuss your questions/objections further. But don’t stay isolated and silent on these matters.

Now, there is one final matter that I wanted to address before we close our service with the Lord’s Table. You may have noticed that Jesus sends the restored man away, back to his home, rather than granting him his desire to join the disciples traveling with Jesus. Why would Jesus do this? Again, I have benefited from Pastor J.C. Ryle’s wisdom and I wanted you to have the opportunity to be blessed by it too. Here is what he said:

There is a lesson of deep experimental wisdom in this little incident, which all true Christians would do well to lay to heart. That lesson is our own utter ignorance of what position is good for us in this world, and the necessity of submitting our own wills to the will of Christ. The place that we wish to fill is not always the place that is best for us. The line of life that we want to take up, is not always that which Christ sees to be most for the benefit of our souls.

The place that we are obliged to fill is sometimes very distasteful, and yet it may be needful to our sanctification. The position we are compelled to occupy may be very disagreeable to flesh and blood, and yet it may be the very one that is necessary to keep us in our right mind. It is better to be sent away from Christ’s bodily presence, by Christ Himself, than to remain in Christ’s bodily presence without His consent.

 Let us pray for the spirit of “contentment with such things as we have.” Let us be fearful of choosing for ourselves in this life without Christ’s consent, or moving in this world, when the pillar of cloud and fire is not moving before us. Let us ask the Lord to choose everything for us. Let our daily prayer be, “Give me what thou wilt. Place me where thou wilt. Only left be Thy disciple and abide in Thee.”

May we learn to rest in God’s perfect providence and plan. We would all benefit from ceasing to argue with God about what we think is best for our lives and instead learn to trust Him. He knows exactly what is necessary to accomplish the process of making us holy and ready for heaven. And he will take us on just the right journey to accomplish it. So Christian brother or sister, prayerfully trust Him on your journey.

Let’s pray and then turn our attention to communion!

Pray

Communion

We are going to close out our services by worshiping the Lord through the celebration of communion or the Lord’s table. Communion is an opportunity for Christians to be unified as we come together to remember all that the Lord has done for us through his death, burial, and resurrection. This is an opportunity for Christians to remember that we have embraced the promised hope of Christ for the forgiveness of our sins and salvation of our souls!

We will celebrate by partaking of both the bread and the cup as a symbol and reminder of Jesus’ body broken in our place and his blood shed for the forgiveness of our sins. Communion is an opportunity to remember how great a price was paid so that we could be saved from our sin. It is a sobering, yet joyful celebration for Christians. Sobering that the Son of God would give himself for us as a ransom. Joyful that he did, and the result is a living hope that cannot be taken from us! Jesus is victorious; therefore, we have the hope of heaven with Him!

At this time, I’d like to invite the ushers forward with the elements.

Before we pass them, I want to share the biblical requirements for joining in this celebration.

This celebration was given by Jesus to his followers. We invite anyone who has trusted in Jesus Christ alone for salvation to join us in this celebration today. If your faith is not in Jesus Christ alone, then we would encourage you to let the elements pass by you and simply consider what you’ve heard so far during the service this morning and reflect on what is keeping you from trusting him.

The second requirement we see in Scripture is a call to examine ourselves. This is the idea of making sure that you’ve confessed any known sins and sought to turn away from it. It would not be wise to partake of the table if you have sin in your life for which you are not repentant. Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians 11 that taking the table while living in sin is eating and drinking judgment on yourself. I would ask you not to do that, for your sake and the sake of God’s glory. Instead, I would encourage you to use this time to confess that sin and make a plan to address it right away. If you know you need to be reconciled to someone else in this church, please take care of that during this time. The table is time to protect the unity of the church.

The ushers are going to pass the elements now as the worship team sings a special song over us.  Please take this time for reflection and prayer to prepare for the table. After the elements have been passed, I’ll lead us in prayer and taking communion together.

Ushers pass elements

Silent prayer. Corporate prayer.

1 Corinthians 11:23–26 (ESV)

23 For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”

Take bread.

25 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.” 26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.

Take cup + Hallelujah, thank you, Jesus!