Sermons By Ed

Study Notes Ed Underwood “Do this in remembrance of me” (1 Corinthians 11:24). The church today needs a clearer view of the big picture of the Bible—a broader understanding of how the Bible is put together and how the events, people, and places connect. This is what Bible students call a synthetic study of the Scriptures. We’re dedicating two years to a synthetic study of the Word of God—all 66 Books. As we work our way through the Word of God a few patterns will surface and we’ll discern the repetition of certain themes. One of these is the significance of memorials in the life of God’s people. The Hebrew term azakarah is a sacrificial term describing the act “which brings the offerer into remembrance before God, or which brings God into honorable remembrance with the offerer.” The verbal form, zakhar, means “to penetrate or pierce.” The thrust of the word is to impress on the memory of the one offering the memorial some act of God having to do with His faithfulness. (ZPEB, s.v. “memorial”, IV, p. 179) Me