Communion

 

Purpose

Christ commanded all Christ-followers to eat bread and to drink from the cup in thankful remembrance of him and his death. The Lord’s Supper is a celebration of the presence of God in our midst; bringing us into communion with God and with one another; feeding and nourishing our souls. It also anticipates the day when we will eat and drink with Christ in his Father’s kingdom.


Who can Partake

Anyone who confesses vocally that Jesus is the one true God and trusts in Christ alone, and His atoning sacrifice, for our salvation, that person is to partake in the Communion. We ask that if you are yet to reach this point in your relationship with God, please hold back from participating.


process

There are 2 elements that we partake in, the bread and wine, which symbolise the body and blood of Christ. Each individual must first examine their own attitude and posture, ensuring that we don’t partake in an unworthy manner, and only then eat the bread and drink the wine.
The elements that are mentioned here are purely symbolic, you can substitute them for what you have available. Roti, juice etc.

 

Reference

1 Corinthians 11:23-30 (Holy Bible, The Passion Translation)

23 I have handed down to you what came to me by direct revelation from the Lord himself. The same night in which he was handed over, he took bread 24 and gave thanks. Then he distributed it to the disciples and said, “Take it and eat your fill. It is my body, which is given for you. Do this to remember me.” 25 He did the same with the cup of wine after supper and said, “This cup seals the new covenant with my blood. Drink it—and whenever you drink this, do it to remember me.”

26 Whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are retelling the story, proclaiming our Lord’s death until he comes. 27 For this reason, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in the wrong spirit will be guilty of dishonoring the body and blood of the Lord. 28 So let each individual first evaluate his own attitude and only then eat the bread and drink the cup. 29 For continually eating and drinking with a wrong spirit will bring judgment upon yourself by not recognizing the body. 30 This insensitivity is why many of you are weak, chronically ill, and some even dying.