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Communion Schedule for 2011

August 14, 8:30 and 11:00 a.m.

October 30, Combined 11:00 a.m.

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service, December 24, 6:00 p.m.

About Communion

Jesus never asked His disciples to remember His birth.  But He did instruct them to remember His death and resurrection.  He gave the church two visible symbols (called “ordinances”) as reminders of His death.  These two ordinances are: Baptism and the Lord’s Supper.  The Lord’s Supper is an object lesson that represents a great spiritual truth for believers.

What is the Lord’s Supper? (I Corinthians 11:23-26)

It is a simple ceremony.

“...That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread...” (vs. 23)

It is a reminder.

“...And when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.”  (vs. 24)

It is a symbol.

“After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.” (vs. 25)

It is a statement of faith.

“For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do show the Lord’s death till he come.” (vs. 26)

Who should take the Lord’s Supper?

Only those who are already believers should take Communion.  (Mark 14:22-26)

“For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body.”  I Corinthians 11:29

How do I prepare myself for the Lord’s Supper?

“Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. A person ought to examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup.”  I Corinthians 11:27-28

By...

Self-examination (I Corinthians 11:27)

Confessing my sins (I John 1:9)

Recommitment (Romans 12:1)

Restoring relationships (Matthew 5:23-24)

Last Updated on Thursday, 23 June 2011 14:22