Communion in your Church

[Fiosh]

Would you be willing to share what significance Communion (bread and wine) has in your Church?

Does your Pastor use the words of Jesus, at the Last Supper, during the service?

What do they mean to you?

Is Jesus present? If so, in what way?

I know this could easily turn ugly; and I trust the mods will shut it down if it does.

But, for starters, could we try to state what we believe and avoid the temptation of arguing against what someone else believes?

Thanks,

Fiosh

[Scarletprayers]

We have communion every Sunday, yes they always read Jesus's words from the last supper. We believe Jesus is there with us, and we do it in rememberance.

[Fiosh]

We have communion every Sunday, yes they always read Jesus's words from the last supper. We believe Jesus is there with us, and we do it in rememberance.

Cool! Thanks, Silentprayer.

[Scarletprayers]

We have communion the first Sunday of each month. The Pastor, or the Senior's Pastor usually paraphrases or quotes the scriptures about the Last Supper. Communion is always such a wonderful and humbling moment, when you are reminded of just exactly how much a sacrifice Christ made for each of us. What an awesome act he performed, just for me, and you, and each one of us.

AMEN & AMEN!

[Fiosh]

We have communion the first Sunday of each month. The Pastor, or the Senior's Pastor usually paraphrases or quotes the scriptures about the Last Supper. Communion is always such a wonderful and humbling moment, when you are reminded of just exactly how much a sacrifice Christ made for each of us. What an awesome act he performed, just for me, and you, and each one of us.

Amen. And He knew exactly how horrific it would be. What love!

Beautiful, Cobalt.

F

[Guest Biblicist]

We have communion the first Sunday of every month. My mother and her new husband come from Columbus to worship with us that Sunday.

This time, since it was the third anniversary of the inception of our church we read our Church Covenant together. It was very moving. Last month Pastor talked about true conversion, this month he taught us about making things right with someone before you come to communion. And the Biblical manner of approaching a Brother who has wronged you.

Our Deacons serve communion to us, bread first then juice. Once they have passed the plates they sit down and Pastor serves them. It's really no big thing but so symbolic to me. Like the way Jesus washed the feet of his disciples.

It's very quiet in the church while we sit with our "Bread" or "Cup" waiting for Pastor to read God's word. The Words Jesus spoke. Then we all partake together. True Unity. One body, one mind, one spirit. All with the Lord. How meager the bread and cup are compared to the wedding feast of the Lamb. Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty!

Anyway, then we sing a hymn, sometimes in unison with no music. And I think this is the passage Pastor reads to us before the service ends.

Romans 16:25-26 25 Now to him who is able to establish you by my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery hidden for long ages past, 26 but now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings by the command of the eternal God, so that all nations might believe and obey him

[Fiosh]

We have communion the first Sunday of every month. My mother and her new husband come from Columbus to worship with us that Sunday.

This time, since it was the third anniversary of the inception of our church we read our Church Covenant together. It was very moving. Last month Pastor talked about true conversion, this month he taught us about making things right with someone before you come to communion. And the Biblical manner of approaching a Brother who has wronged you.

Our Deacons serve communion to us, bread first then juice. Once they have passed the plates they sit down and Pastor serves them. It's really no big thing but so symbolic to me. Like the way Jesus washed the feet of his disciples.

It's very quiet in the church while we sit with our "Bread" or "Cup" waiting for Pastor to read God's word. The Words Jesus spoke. Then we all partake together. True Unity. One body, one mind, one spirit. All with the Lord. How meager the bread and cup are compared to the wedding feast of the Lamb. Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty!

Anyway, then we sing a hymn, sometimes in unison with no music. And I think this is the passage Pastor reads to us before the service ends.

Romans 16:25-26 25 Now to him who is able to establish you by my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery hidden for long ages past, 26 but now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings by the command of the eternal God, so that all nations might believe and obey him

[Phil.2:12]

We have comunion about 4 times a year, but on no particularly scheduled Sunday. The bread and juice are held by members of the church at the front of the church and the rest of the congregation files past, rips a piece of bread from the loaf of bread and takes the small glass (like a shot glass that is used widely in churches) of juice back to our seats. Then the Pastor will recite Paul's communion instructions to the Corinthian church (in 1 Corinthians) often expounding on the price Jesus really paid for sins and the healing aspect of the comunion we have with Jesus. He will then eat the bread and drink the juice which then the church follows.

My only disagreement is with the juice, a holdover from our Southern Baptist roots. Jesus drank wine at the last supper, not juice as the Greek plainly makes clear. It is somewhat doubtful that Jesus ate unleavened bread at the last supper, because He dipped a piece of the bread in the wine (called a "sop") and gave this to Judas and then told him to quickly do what he had planned to do. It's hard to make a "sop" out of unleaven bread, but this point is really not worth disputing, it just explains why I have no objection to leavened bread as opposed to unleaven bread at the Lord's table.

[Fiosh]

We have comunion about 4 times a year, but on no particularly scheduled Sunday. The bread and juice are held by members of the church at the front of the church and the rest of the congregation files past, rips a piece of bread from the loaf of bread and takes the small glass (like a shot glass that is used widely in churches) of juice back to our seats. Then the Pastor will recite Paul's communion instructions to the Corinthian church (in 1 Corinthians) often expounding on the price Jesus really paid for sins and the healing aspect of the comunion we have with Jesus. He will then eat the bread and drink the juice which then the church follows.

My only disagreement is with the juice, a holdover from our Southern Baptist roots. Jesus drank wine at the last supper, not juice as the Greek plainly makes clear. It is somewhat doubtful that Jesus ate unleavened bread at the last supper, because He dipped a piece of the bread in the wine (called a "sop") and gave this to Judas and then told him to quickly do what he had planned to do. It's hard to make a "sop" out of unleaven bread, but this point is really not worth disputing, it just explains why I have no objection to leavened bread as opposed to unleaven bread at the Lord's table.

Thanks, Phil.

Can you talk a little bit about the sacredness (or not) of the Communion service in your church? Also, what is your belief of how (or not) Jesus is present in the worship or the bread & juice?

Peace,

Fiosh

[Phil.2:12]

Can you talk a little bit about the sacredness (or not) of the Communion service in your church? Also, what is your belief of how (or not) Jesus is present in the worship or the bread & juice?

Peace,

Fiosh

Sure, Fiosh, be glad to. The event of Comunion is a very sacred event to us even though we are not at all traditional in our celebration. And Jesus is very much in residence as He is in most (wish all) of our services. We, however, do not subscribe to the doctrine of Transubstantiation, where the actual wine and bread becomes the blood and body of Christ.