![]() ![]() And when we gather to share Holy Communion, we refresh our intimate communion with Christ Jesus. He died for my sin and yours, not some abstract, hypothetical notion of sin, but real sin in real life. God of the heavens came to earth, died and rose again, for you and me, for our atonement, and He died, not for some hypothetical sin, but He died a real death for real sin. Please pause for a moment and allow the awesome magnitude of all that sink in. He is the author of life who breathes the breath of life, and He is the one through whom we gain spiritual life, whole life, fulfilling life, eternal life, the kingdom of God. He is the author of life who breathes the breath of life into each of us and He is the eternal, perfect, holy One who surrendered His heavenly glory for a time to come to earth to live and die and be resurrected, all so that we might live. ![]() He is the One who spoke the heavens and earth and all matter that exists into existence. When you remember Jesus, what comes to mind? Who is Jesus to you? And we really need to pause here because Jesus is God. Through Holy Communion, with awe, reverence and thanksgiving, we commune with Christ Jesus through the Holy Spirit, and as we each commune with the same Christ through the same Spirit, we commune with one another. ![]() When we share the sacrament of Holy Communion, we renew our acknowledgement of Christ Jesus with new awe and reverence, and reconsider all that He is and we seek to cleanse our souls of unrighteousness so that we might gain more of His holy presence within us. He did not tell us how often.During the Last Supper, Jesus instituted the Lord’s Supper or Holy Communion, instructing His disciples to consume His body in the form of bread and drink His blood in the form of wine, each “in remembrance of me” (1 Corinthians 11:24-25). When Jesus instituted the ordinance, He told us, "Do this in remembrance of me" (Luke 22:19). Jesus gave His body and blood as the payment for our sins (1 Peter 3:18). Communion is a practice for believers only, and is to be taken as an act of worship.Īll Christians should desire to partake of the Lord's Supper regularly, as a way of remembering the sacrifice of Christ. Some churches have also chosen to offer Communion less frequently due to Paul's warning in 1 Corinthians 11:27: "Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning the body and blood of the Lord." However, Paul's point in this verse is that the Lord's Supper should be taken with reverence. Since there is no specific rule regarding this practice, local churches are free to choose what is most helpful for their particular congregation. Some offer Communion as part of every service, while others do so only monthly or quarterly. Today, churches vary greatly in their frequency of Communion. Acts 2:42 mentions the "breaking of bread" as a daily occurrence among the first church, so Communion may have been observed on a daily basis. In the early church, it appears that congregations often shared meals together, and during these times they would observe Communion (called "love feasts" in Jude 1:12). At the same time, it is clear that the Lord's Supper should be practiced regularly. So, the Bible gives no command regarding the frequency of Communion. In one of the main passages on the topic, the apostle Paul notes Jesus' words are simply "Do this" and "as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup" (1 Corinthians 11:24, 26). The New Testament does not give a specific rule regarding how often Communion should be taken. What is the biblical frequency of Communion? ![]()
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