What is Communion?
Communion or the ‘Lord’s Supper’ is an act of worship that involves eating bread and drinking wine. At Littleover Baptist Church we observe this at least once a month, usually on the first Sunday. We use non-alcoholic wine and gluten-free bread.
‘Eucharist’, which is another traditional name for Communion, comes from the Greek word ‘to give thanks’. In Communion we give thanks for what Jesus has done. When we eat the bread and drink the wine, we remember the sacrificial death Jesus was willing to endure on our behalf. (Luke 22:19).
The Apostle Paul reminds us that “everyone ought to examine themselves before they eat of the bread and drink of the cup” (1 Cor 11:28). As we take communion, it is an opportunity for us to search our heart, confess our sin, and ask God to forgive us.
When Jesus broke the bread with his disciples he went on to say, “I tell you, I will never again drink of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom”. (Matt 26:29).
Jesus anticipated His return, the coming of God’s kingdom and a future meal where believers from every tribe, tongue, and nation will gather together to celebrate God’s final work of salvation and restoration (Rev. 19:6-9).
As we take Communion together, we look back, we look within, and we look ahead with hope and expectancy. All who believe and trust Jesus are invited to share in Communion with us.