As a pastor prepared for
communion he tried to put the Lord’s Table in historical context. I knew he
wanted to wind up with Jesus at the Last Supper; however, he was all over the
map with Moses, Passover, killing the lamb, the blood on the door jambs and the
Lamb of God. Certainly the pastor knew his material, but he failed to present
it in a succinct manner and the importance of communion was lost in the Old
Testament desert. Paul said, “…The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed,
took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke 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 Cor
11:23b-25 NIV).
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