THE LORD’S SUPPER
Christians have been celebrating the Lord’s Supper (1 Corinthians 11:20), known also as communion, together for about two thousand years, ever since Christ instructed His disciples to continue to do so until He returns. This is done by partaking in bread and juice, or wine, together in a local church setting.
However, different churches understand and practice communion differently. The New Testament teaches the meaning and motivation for observing communion, with the key text being 1 Corinthians 11:23-34.
I. The Principle: The Reality of the Lord’s Supper
1. The Lord’s Supper was established by Christ. 1 Corinthians 11:23-25 quotes the Lord Jesus as calling His Church to follow His example of taking bread and the cup with the phrase “do this in remembrance of Me.” Christ instituted this practice in Matthew 26:26-29 and because of the command “do this,” it is not optional for the Christian. It is also a practice established by the authority of Christ, not the church.
To read the rest Please Click here to download the rest of the #25 The Lord’s Supper-PMA trifold.
We praise God for our dear friend, Pastor Andrew Hollier, in Australia. He has given us permission to use his trifold Bible Studies on key topics. We have them now on our webpage. www.prisonmission.org/free-bible-lessons/ scroll down and to the right side of the lesson webpage. We have over sixty of them. We will post one for our blog every week over the rest of this year! So, check our website each week to get the newest Bible Studies!