Thursday, May 21, 2009
The Word of God & The Lord's Supper
The preaching of the Word and the Supper are identifying marks of the church. We preach the word because it is living and active and God uses the Word to change people’s lives (Hebrews 4:12). We celebrate the Lord’s Supper when we “eat His body” and “drink His blood” and in doing so we are physically and materially confirming that we are placing our faith in the promises of His Word. The Supper allows us to take hold of the promises of God with our bodies. The Supper incarnates the spoken and written Word we’ve poured over and points us to the original incarnate Word, Jesus Christ.
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So, why do many churches only celebrate the Lord's supper less than once per every four times they meet?
If it's this important, shouldn't we be doing it every week?
I guess, after reflecting, I don't know... you may be doing it every week at SGC... but that wasn't the case when I attended there, so I just assumed.
Pardon if the assumption is wrong.
Hey bro, we've moved to twice a month and it has been rich...extremely rich. We've alternated from passing it out to having people walk to tables. It's been good. There is a HUGE part of me that desires it every week. What do you guys do?
when it warrants...
min. once a month...
i'd like to go to every week, but i'm still thinking...it's my favorite part of just about any service.
we have people come to the front... mostly because we're too cheap to buy trays and such.. it's just real easy to buy a couple loaves and a bottle of vino.
Charlie bro...love the discussion...miss having you hear bro...one of the things I love about the Lord's Supper and celebrating it every week is that every time we partake in the Lord's Supper we have a chance to proclaim the gospel!
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