"The Lord's Supper has been greatly instrumental in keeping His cause alive. It is the voice of all believers preaching the Lord's death till He come. He who believes that the Lord did come and die for us, and will come again and take us to Himself, will not hesitate to regard this last request of our Lord and Saviour" American Clergyman and Inspirational Writer Charles Force Deems (1820 - 1893)
Communion / Lord's Supper Services
Grace Communion Peterborough believes in regularly partaking of the Lord’s Supper / Communion, in accordance with Jesus’ instructions (1 Co 11:26) and does so as an annual commemoration of the Last Supper in the spring and as an ongoing witness to the suffering and death of our Lord and Saviour throughout the year (quarterly). The Lord’s Supper also announces the fact that Jesus will return (1 Cor 11:26).
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“Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?” (1 Corinthians 10:16).
“For I received from the Lord that what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he brake it and said, “This is my body which is for you; do this in remembrance of me. In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “ This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me. For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes." (1 Corinthians 11:23-26 )
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The Lord's Supper Reminds Us of God's Love
As often as we observe the Lord’s Supper, we should let it remind us afresh of God’s love for us, a love that will never fail, a love that will never get smaller. Though humans may be unfaithful, God will never leave us or forsake us. Though we may struggle and stumble many times, God never abandons us. He is always ready to welcome us back.
As we commemorate Jesus’ death, we are gloriously confident of God’s love for us. We do not need to worry that our sins, no matter how many or how serious, have cut us off from him. God always welcomes his children.
We are also mindful that Jesus died because of sin. He went to the cross because humans chose to decide for themselves what is right and wrong. We have all done that, and we have all repented of that — many times. We seek to do God’s will, not our own. We do not want to participate in self-willed life, for that is the approach to life that sent us away from God, sentenced us to death, and caused our Saviour’s death. So the Lord’s Supper is a reminder to us to humble ourselves (even as Jesus did, even unto death on a cross) and seek to serve others (Philippians 2:4-8).
Each of us is woefully inadequate to the task set before us! It is so hard for us to put aside our own interests and serve others!
The good news is that God has provided the way for us to escape this body of death, and it comes through Jesus’ life (Romans 5:10). For a balanced understanding of the Christian life, we must remember that our Saviour is a living Saviour, resurrected from the dead, ascended into glory, seated in a position of honour and power with God the Father. He intercedes for us, and he lives in us, and we in him. Because of his life, we walk in newness of life, living in a state of forgiveness instead of condemnation.
As we commemorate Jesus’ death, we are gloriously confident of God’s love for us. We do not need to worry that our sins, no matter how many or how serious, have cut us off from him. God always welcomes his children.
We are also mindful that Jesus died because of sin. He went to the cross because humans chose to decide for themselves what is right and wrong. We have all done that, and we have all repented of that — many times. We seek to do God’s will, not our own. We do not want to participate in self-willed life, for that is the approach to life that sent us away from God, sentenced us to death, and caused our Saviour’s death. So the Lord’s Supper is a reminder to us to humble ourselves (even as Jesus did, even unto death on a cross) and seek to serve others (Philippians 2:4-8).
Each of us is woefully inadequate to the task set before us! It is so hard for us to put aside our own interests and serve others!
The good news is that God has provided the way for us to escape this body of death, and it comes through Jesus’ life (Romans 5:10). For a balanced understanding of the Christian life, we must remember that our Saviour is a living Saviour, resurrected from the dead, ascended into glory, seated in a position of honour and power with God the Father. He intercedes for us, and he lives in us, and we in him. Because of his life, we walk in newness of life, living in a state of forgiveness instead of condemnation.
