Communion Verses and Information: Mathew 26:26: As they were eating, Jesus
took bread, gave thanks for{TR reads "blessed" instead of
"gave thanks for"} it, and broke it. He gave to the disciples,
and said, "Take, eat; this is my body." Mark 14:22: As they were eating, Jesus took bread, and
when he had blessed, he broke it, and gave to them, and said,
"Take, eat. This is my body." Luke 22:14: When the hour had come, he
sat down with the twelve apostles. |
The Last Supper ~ Scripture
Reference:
Mark 14:12-31;
Luke 22:7-38;
John 13.
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COMMUNION VERSES: Jesus took a piece of bread and blessed it and broke it, and said, "Take eat; this is my body." Likewise He took the cup, and after giving thanks, He asked the disciples to partake of it (Matthew 26:26-28). Luke's account says all this happened "after supper" (Luke 22:20). The word "communion" itself implies that a union in heart and belief and life must exist among those who engage together in the observance. Each believer is admonished to examine his life carefully before participating (I Corinthians 11:28). It was never called "The Lord's Supper" anywhere in the Scriptures. The Meaning of the Symbol: The piece of broken bread and the sip of the fruit of the vine are observed is remembrance of Christ's broken bruised body and of His shed blood (1 Corinthians 1 1 :24-2 5). When we partake of the Communion elements we are remembering Calvary; we are thinking of how our Lord was nailed to the Cross; we are recognizing that He was wounded for our transgressions and that the wrath of God which was poured out on Him, should have been heaped upon us! We are saying with the hymn writer, "My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus' blood and righteousness." The service of feet washing, the supper, and the communion were all instituted by the same Lord, at the same time, and with the same authority. Jesus said of them, "If ye know these things (plural because there are three parts), happy are ye if ye do them." Is it not a serious thing to separate what God has put together? -- Harold S. Martin While Sharing Communion Songs. Celebrating Communion The fellowship of the bread and cup should be conducted in a quiet and unhurried atmosphere. Sometimes it is best to have a special service devoted principally or exclusively to the observance of the Lord's Supper. It is not a good idea to add this on to a service that is already complete in itself. When the communion service is to be a part of a regular service of worship, the following order is suggested: The congregation sings a hymn related to the Cross or to Christ's death. During this singing the pastor and the elders or deacons take their places at the communion table and remove the coverings from the elements on the table. Scripture is read: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 (may also include verses 27-32). 11:23:
For I received from the Lord that which also I delivered to you,
that the Lord Jesus on the night in which he was betrayed took
bread. |
11:24: When he had given
thanks, he broke it, and said, "Take, eat. This is my body,
which is broken for you. Do this in memory of me." |
11:25: In the same way he also
took the cup, after supper, saying, "This cup is the new
covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink, in memory of
me." |
11:26: For as often as you eat
this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until
he comes. |
11:27: Therefore whoever eats
this bread or drinks the Lord's cup in a manner unworthy of the Lord
will be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord. |
11:28: But let a man examine
himself, and so let him eat of the bread, and drink of the cup. |
11:29: For he who eats and
drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, if
he doesn't discern the Lord's body. |
11:30: For this cause many
among you are weak and sickly, and not a few sleep. |
11:31: For if we discerned
ourselves, we wouldn't be judged. |
11:32: But when we are judged,
we are punished by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the
world. |
11:1:
Be imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ. |
11:2: Now I praise you,
brothers, that you remember me in all things, and hold firm the
traditions, even as I delivered them to you. |
11:3: But I would have you
know that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the
woman is the man, and the head of Christ is God. |
11:4: Every man praying or
prophesying, having his head covered, dishonors his head. |
11:5: But every woman
praying or prophesying with her head unveiled dishonors her
head. For it is one and the same thing as if she were shaved. |
11:6: For if a woman is not
covered, let her also be shorn. But if it is shameful for a
woman to be shorn or shaved, let her be covered. |
11:7: For a man indeed
ought not to have his head covered, because he is the image and
glory of God, but the woman is the glory of the man. |
11:8: For man is not from
woman, but woman from man; |
11:9: for neither was man
created for the woman, but woman for the man. |
11:10: For this cause the
woman ought to have authority on her head, because of the
angels. |
11:11: Nevertheless,
neither is the woman independent of the man, nor the man
independent of the woman, in the Lord. |
11:12: For as woman came
from man, so a man also comes through a woman; but all things
are from God. |
11:13: Judge for
yourselves. Is it appropriate that a woman pray to God unveiled? |
11:14: Doesn't even nature
itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor
to him? |
11:15: But if a woman has
long hair, it is a glory to her, for her hair is given to her
for a covering. |
11:16: But if any man seems
to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither do God's
assemblies. |
11:17: But in giving you
this command, I don't praise you, that you come together not for
the better but for the worse. |
11:18: For first of all,
when you come together in the assembly, I hear that divisions
exist among you, and I partly believe it. |
11:19: For there also must
be factions among you, that those who are approved may be
revealed among you. |
11:20: When therefore you
assemble yourselves together, it is not possible to eat the
Lord's supper. |
11:21: For in your eating
each one takes his own supper before others. One is hungry, and
another is drunken. |
11:22: What, don't you have
houses to eat and to drink in? Or do you despise God's assembly,
and put them to shame who don't have? What shall I tell you?
Shall I praise you? In this I don't praise you. |
11:23: For I received from
the Lord that which also I delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus
on the night in which he was betrayed took bread. |
11:24: When he had given
thanks, he broke it, and said, "Take, eat. This is my body,
which is broken for you. Do this in memory of me." |
11:25: In the same way he
also took the cup, after supper, saying, "This cup is the
new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink, in
memory of me." |
11:26: For as often as you
eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death
until he comes. |
11:27: Therefore whoever
eats this bread or drinks the Lord's cup in a manner unworthy of
the Lord will be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord. |
11:28: But let a man
examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread, and drink of
the cup. |
11:29: For he who eats and
drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to
himself, if he doesn't discern the Lord's body. |
11:30: For this cause many
among you are weak and sickly, and not a few sleep. |
11:31: For if we discerned
ourselves, we wouldn't be judged. |
11:32: But when we are
judged, we are punished by the Lord, that we may not be
condemned with the world. |
11:33: Therefore, my
brothers, when you come together to eat, wait one for another. |
11:34: But if anyone is
hungry, let him eat at home, lest your coming together be for
judgment. The rest I will set in order whenever I come. |
1:1:
That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard,
that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we saw, and
our hands touched, concerning the Word of life |
1:2: (and the life was
revealed, and we have seen, and testify, and declare to you the
life, the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was
revealed to us); |
1:3: that which we have
seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have
fellowship with us. Yes, and our fellowship is with the Father,
and with his Son, Jesus Christ. |
1:4: And we write these
things to you, that our joy may be fulfilled. |
1:5: This is the message
which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is
light, and in him is no darkness at all. |
1:6: If we say that we have
fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie, and don't
tell the truth. |
1:7: But if we walk in the
light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one
another, and the blood of Jesus Christ, his Son, cleanses us
from all sin. |
1:8: If we say that we have
no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. |
1:9: If we confess our
sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and
to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. |
1:10: If we say that we haven't sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
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