“Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?” - 1 Corinthians 10:16
The Apostle Paul makes clear that the heart of the Gospel is found in the death, burial, resurrection, and appearances of Jesus (1 Corinthians 15:1-8). The Lord's Supper, Communion or Eucharist as it is sometimes called, is a key part of our walk with Christ. It is a time where we proclaim the story of the Gospel (cf. 1 Corinthians 11:26). But, it is more than a time of proclamation; it is a time of participation. We share in the supper with each other and with Christ. This participation revitalizes us in our walk with the Savior and helps us re-live his saving death and resurrection.
Seven great questions: answers
Proverbs 23:29-30
Who has woe? Who has sorrow?
Who has strife? Who has complaints?
Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?
Those who linger over wine,
who go to sample bowls of mixed wine.
Thoughts
"Know this: though love is weak and hate is strong, Yet hate is short, and love is very long." - Kenneth Boulding
"There are two ways to get enough: one is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less." - G. K. Chesterton
"The test of love is in how one relates not to saints and scholars but to rascals."
— Abraham Joshua Heschel
"Love a man, even in his sin, for that love is a likeness of the divine love, and is the summit of love on earth." - Fyodor Dostoevsky
Prayers
. O Father, please forgive us for fracturing the fellowship of your people based on human observances and our preference about those observances. As for me, Father, please give me courage to honor Christ according to my convictions, but also please give me the wisdom to do so in ways that bless your people and that do not cause division. I know I will never fully succeed at this goal, but I do believe with your help, I will find ways to bring you the glory due you and to also maintain my fellowship with your children. Purify my heart in this matter and guide me in the way I need to go. In Jesus' name. Amen.
[message No: 6334]
The Apostle Paul makes clear that the heart of the Gospel is found in the death, burial, resurrection, and appearances of Jesus (1 Corinthians 15:1-8). The Lord's Supper, Communion or Eucharist as it is sometimes called, is a key part of our walk with Christ. It is a time where we proclaim the story of the Gospel (cf. 1 Corinthians 11:26). But, it is more than a time of proclamation; it is a time of participation. We share in the supper with each other and with Christ. This participation revitalizes us in our walk with the Savior and helps us re-live his saving death and resurrection.
Seven great questions: answers
Proverbs 23:29-30
Who has woe? Who has sorrow?
Who has strife? Who has complaints?
Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?
Those who linger over wine,
who go to sample bowls of mixed wine.
Thoughts
"Know this: though love is weak and hate is strong, Yet hate is short, and love is very long." - Kenneth Boulding
"There are two ways to get enough: one is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less." - G. K. Chesterton
"The test of love is in how one relates not to saints and scholars but to rascals."
— Abraham Joshua Heschel
"Love a man, even in his sin, for that love is a likeness of the divine love, and is the summit of love on earth." - Fyodor Dostoevsky
Prayers
. O Father, please forgive us for fracturing the fellowship of your people based on human observances and our preference about those observances. As for me, Father, please give me courage to honor Christ according to my convictions, but also please give me the wisdom to do so in ways that bless your people and that do not cause division. I know I will never fully succeed at this goal, but I do believe with your help, I will find ways to bring you the glory due you and to also maintain my fellowship with your children. Purify my heart in this matter and guide me in the way I need to go. In Jesus' name. Amen.
[message No: 6334]
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