Communion
And gave thanks. Then he distributed it to the disciples and said, “Take it and eat your fill. It is my body, which is given for you. Do this to remember me.” He did the same with the cup of wine after supper and said, “This cup seals the new covenant with my blood. Drink it—and whenever you drink this, do it to remember me.” Whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are retelling the story, proclaiming our Lord’s death until he comes.
1 Corinthians 11:24-26 (TPT)
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You Can Take Communion at Home or Just About Anywhere - David Breed
During the Last Supper, Jesus served His closest friends bread and wine that symbolized Jesus giving His body and blood for our sins. Today, Christ followers remember Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross and examine our lives as we take part in Communion.
“For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.” 1 Corinthians 11:26
It is such a joy to take Communion and you can do it at Home or Just About Anywhere. Why is that? Because where ever you are God is! That is an awesome thought!
Let’s Take Communion Together!
Have your juice and bread/cracker ready and follow the instructions given below! Glory to God let’s take communion together!
1. Examine & Pray
First, take a moment to examine yourself and allow the Holy Spirit to show you any sin in your life, and ask Jesus for His forgiveness.Everyone ought to examine themselves before they eat of the bread and drink from the cup. 1 Corinthians 11:28 (NIV)
2. Take & Eat
Second, eat the cracker that represents the body of Christ.
Remember how His body was broken for our sins. While [the disciples] were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.” Matthew 26:26 (NIV)
Prayer: “Thank you for the bread. I remember your body that was broken for me.”
3. Take & Drink
Third, drink the juice that represents the blood of Christ. Remember the new covenant, or promise, that we can be free from all sin through Christ’s shed blood.
Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. Matthew 26:27-28 (NIV)
Prayer: “Thank you for the cup. I remember your blood that was shed for my forgiveness and the promise that I will live eternally with you.”
Final prayer: “Jesus, thank you for your sacrifice. I am free because of you.
Let’s Share Communion Together
How Often Should Christians Receive Communion?
Written by Joseph Camenetti
Does the Bible say how often should we receive communion?
Let's look at the most detailed Biblical text on the subject of communion.
For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread, 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."
In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me." For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until He comes.
(1 Cor. 11:23-26)
You can see from this text that no commandment is given concerning the frequency of communion.
If you study the Scriptures, you'll discover that there is no other text regarding how often we're to partake of communion. The only indication concerning the frequency of communion is found in the last sentence of the above text.
The Bible simply says "whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup." The word "whenever" gives us the flexibility of deciding how often we should partake of communion.
I don't think it's wrong to partake of communion daily, weekly, or monthly. Every denomination (or individual) should decide upon the frequency of communion for their particular needs. Many factors may weigh in this decision making process.
Observing Family Communion
A Prayer written by Harrison House Publishing
Father, we come to You in Jesus' name. We thank You for Jesus, the sacrificial Lamb, the atonement and redemption for the sins of all humanity.
In obedience to You, we observe the practice of holy communion. We examine our lives and ask You to forgive us for any sin or iniquity in our hearts. We thank You for the juice, which represents the blood You shed for the remission of sins. Lord, we know the blood represents a new covenant, a better covenant, a covenant of redemption and grace. Thank You for redeeming us and receiving us as Your own children.
We thank You for the bread, which represents Your body that was broken, bruised, and led to death as a sacrifice for us. You took stripes on Your body so we could receive healing. As we eat this bread, we thank You, Lord, for health and healing in our bodies. We thank You for strength and vitality. We thank You for restoration of wholeness-spirit, soul, and body.
We thank You, Lord, that Your resurrection power is working in our lives today. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
Scripture References
Matthew 26:26-28
Hebrews 7:22
Isaiah 53:5
Holy Communion: A Divine Ordinance
Written by Kenneth Hagin
The Lord Himself instituted Communion as an ongoing observance to commemorate His death and soon return.
And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. 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. For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.
(1 Cor. 11:24-26 KJV)
And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. 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. For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.
As First Corinthians 11:26 states, every time we participate in this ordinance, we are calling to our remembrance what Christ's sacrificial death means to us. We are also proclaiming His death until He returns.
Therefore, the Lord's Supper is not only a memorial ordinance, it is a perpetual ordinance. It is also to be observed by every believer until that day when we share it with Him in His Father's Kingdom.
Holy Communion Is An Ordinance of Examination
As believers, we are encouraged to examine our hearts as we prepare to receive Communion.
But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.
(1 Cor. 11:28-29 KJV)
We must approach this ordinance with reverence, making sure we have confessed any sins to the Lord and allowed Him to cleanse us from all unrighteousness (1 John 1:9).
We must also recognize the significance and importance of discerning the Lord's body. Paul felt so strongly about the need to discern the Lord's body that he told the Corinthian believers their neglect in this area was the reason many were weak and sickly among them (1 Cor. 11:30).
Discerning the Lord's body means in part that we are to discern the spiritual Body of Christ. In other words, we are obligated to walk in love toward every believer—every member of the Body of Christ—and to recognize the universal Church.
Holy Communion: An Ordinance of Healing
Discerning the Lord's body also means to understand that Christ's body was broken for our physical health and well-being. As Jesus broke bread and gave it to His disciples, He was in fact symbolizing His body that would be broken on Calvary for the removal of sickness and disease (Ps. 103:1-3; Isa. 53:4,5; 1 Peter 2:24).
Exodus chapter 12 records the institution of the Passover. In the Passover supper, the Israelites were to roast and eat the Paschal Lamb to give strength and health to their bodies in preparation for their journey of deliverance.
Today as we partake of the element of the Bread that symbolizes Christ's broken body, we can appropriate health and healing for our physical bodies to prepare us for life's journey.
Holy Communion: An Ordinance of Forgiveness
The element of the Cup represents the shed blood of Jesus that ratified the New Covenant. In Matthew 26:28, Jesus said, "For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins."
Under the New Covenant, the Christian is privileged to experience not only the forgiveness of sins, but also the remission of sins, which is a total cleansing and removal of sin with no more remembrance of it (Isa. 43:25,26; Heb. 8:12).
Jesus became the final Sacrifice, the spotless Lamb of God offered to take away the sin of the world (Heb. 9:24-28; John 1:29). His blood became the atoning sacrifice that once and for all settled the sin problem and redeemed mankind. The blood of Jesus is not only the proof of His death; it is also the seal by which the New Covenant was ratified.
The Cup represents a whole new way of life for the Christian. Not only does the believer receive remission of his sins and the restoration of favor with God, he can also walk in the spiritual blessings that are the result of an intimate relationship with the Heavenly Father.
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