The Meaning of the Lord's Supper

 

Welcome to Multiply, a podcast to encourage church planters and leaders. We are Brad & Daneille Snowden.

I grew up as a pastor’s kid, and one of my favorite times was when we would have communion. Even better, my favorite holiday was and still is Easter. Remembering the Lord’s great sacrifice with the elements before me was always so dear to my heart. Even as a tiny child, tears would well up in my eyes as I held the broken bread and the little cup. I truly believe, if the Lord’s Supper is explained clearly, even a child can understand.

When we look at the spiritual foundation of the Lord’s Supper, we can clearly see the true heart of our Heavenly Father. God desired to have a relationship with each one of us. He sent Jesus to be our sacrifice, His body broken and hung on the cross sacrificed for us. Jesus’s blood flowed so that the new covenant and the cleansing of our sins would be complete. What a powerful time we have to remember who we are in Christ.

Most ministers when they officiate the Lord’s Supper, they read from 1 Corinthians 11. The culture background is interesting. Though the Corinthian church were Christians they were still hanging on to old customs on how they ate together, as they brought their own food and ate according to status. Some would leave hungry and forgotten.

Yet, when Jesus first served the Passover meal; He made it about Him coming and offering Himself for everyone! Thus, no one leaves hungry and alone!

The Tamid was a sacrifice that was presented twice a day, every day at 9 in the morning and 3 in the afternoon; this was the sacrifice of a perfect lamb for the redemption of sin and reconciliation of man’s relationship with God. The Passover was focused on the deliverance from bondage. Jesus enacted this as He was crucified on the cross for our sins and deliverance.  By reading the last words in 1 Corinthians we see clearly that as we PROCLAIM Jesus UNTIL HE COMES, it inspires us to continue to follow the Father’s call upon our lives.  

I personally love the experience that we can have sharing in the Lord’s Supper. We have time to reverence the memory of Christ’s sacrifice, which has made a way for us to dwell in His presence. It also is a place of celebration for the victory God has given to us through Jesus and that there are souls who need the message of His sacrifice and God’s love plus mercy given through His Son. This has been a word of encouragement for village church planters. Please share this podcast with others.

 Lord Bless!  

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