Communion

Communion (The Lord’s Supper) has a six-fold purpose:

1. To proclaim your faith in the blood of Christ for your salvation. (Luke 22:19)

2. To acknowledge you are living for the second coming for Christ. (1 Cor. 11:26)

3. To examine your heart in light of God’s word and change. (1 Cor. 11:31)

4. To avoid the judgment of God. (1 Cor. 11:30)

5. To remain spiritually alive. (1 Cor. 11:30)

6. To demonstrate your commitment to Christ’s church. (1 Cor. 11:21)

Thoughts about communion:

1. To forsake communion for other priorities is a sin. (Hebrews 10:25)

2. Spiritual renewal, forgiveness, cleansing, strength are given. (1 Cor. 11:30)

3. The unleavened bread represents Christ’s body. (Luke 22:19)

4. The fruit of the vine (grape juice) represents Christ’s blood. (1 Cor. 11:25)

5. Approach communion with humility, thankfulness, and joy. (John 14:16)

6. Coming to church and taking communion is a sign of unity. (1 Cor. 11:18)

7. The first thing we will do at the second coming is take communion. (Luke 22:16)

8. Some believe taking communion every week makes the Lord’s Supper common. That is the reason many denominations take communion once a month or year. We believe the problem of abusing the Lord’s Supper is with the partaker and not the practice. Taking the Lord’s Supper weekly was done in the New Testament Church (Acts 20:7). The solution is for each believer to renew his/her mind and keep the purpose of communion fresh, weekly. Blessings from God will come from regularly meeting around the Lord’s table.