The Lord's Supper

1 Cor. 11:23-26

The Lord’s Supper is a vital and mysterious sacrament instituted by Jesus and passed down through the Church. It is appropriate that when we gather we remember Christ through the eating and drinking of His body and blood, symbolized in bread and wine. Just as the Word of God is received by faith and means of grace, so also in the Lord’s Supper we are by faith sealed with all the benefits of Christ: spiritual nourishment, communion with Him, and fellowship with one another as members of His mystical body. Remembering Christ’s death, resurrection, and imminent return is more than recalling a past event or future reality. Rather it places those who participate into the very reality of the event being commemorated. The significance is that Christ is present with his people in joyful feast at the Lord's table now. Yet this table always looks forward to when he will come again and we dine without decay at the final wedding feast.