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DESCRIPTION:What is Communion?\n \nThe account of the institution of this 
 ordinance is given in Matthew 26:26-29 \, Mark 14:22-25 \, Luke 22:19
  Luke 22:20 \, and 1 Corinthians 11:24-26 . \nIt was designed:\n1. T
 o commemorate the death of Christ: "This do in remembrance of me."\n2. To 
 signify\, seal\, and apply to believers all the benefits of the new covena
 nt. In this ordinance Christ ratifies his promises to his people\, and the
 y on their part solemnly consecrate themselves to him and to his entire se
 rvice.\n3. To be a badge of the Christian profession.\n4. To indicate and 
 to promote the communion of believers with Christ.\n5. To represent the mu
 tual communion of believers with each other.\nWill Graham provides a rich 
 description of communion:\nThe Lord’s Supper is significant to all of us
  for multiple reasons. In 1 Corinthians 11:26\, Paul writes how the Lord
 ’s Supper is given to us by God Himself as means to bring unity within t
 he body of Christ. Moreover\, when we observe the Lord’s Supper\, we rec
 ognize that the table looks in three different directions: it looks to the
  past\, the present\, and the future.\nThe Past: Commemoration\nThe Lord
 ’s Supper refers to the last Passover meal Jesus had with His disciples 
 here on Earth (see Luke 22:14-20). At that time\, Jesus took the bread and
  the cup and passed them around\, signifying that His body would be broken
  (torn to pieces) and that the shedding of His blood would usher in the Ne
 w Covenant (see Jeremiah 31:31-33).\nTherefore\, the Lord’s Supper makes
  us remember what Jesus did on the cross. That is why it says\, “Do thi
 s in remembrance of Me” in both verse 24 and verse 25. Paul is stressin
 g that we are to always remember the atoning sacrifice of Jesus upon the c
 ross. We are to remember how He was flogged\, beaten\, and that He shed Hi
 s blood to take away our sin.\nThe Present: Communion\nThe Lord’s Supper
  speaks of the present and how we have fellowship with a living Christ. We
  have communion with Him now because our sins are forgiven. We do not ha
 ve to wait for Heaven to have fellowship with God\; we can have communion 
 now.\nNot only do we have communion with God\, but we can have communion w
 ith other believers. This brings unity out of division\, which was exactly
  what was happening in Corinth when Paul wrote this letter.\nThe Future: C
 ommitment\nWe are to continually observe the Lord’s Supper “till He c
 omes” (v. 26c). Therefore\, this table also looks ahead to Christ’s r
 eturn.\nIt reminds us that Jesus is victorious and He will set up His king
 dom here on Earth. We are to proclaim the Lord’s death (through the obse
 rvance of the Lord’s Supper) until He comes again in the future.\nIt als
 o signifies the destruction of Satan\, when Jesus will return in victory. 
 We won’t be taking communion at that point. We’ll be at the banquet ta
 ble\, and Satan will be defeated.\nThe Lord’s Supper keeps us focused on
  the cross. It draws us into fellowship with God and the body of Christ. I
 t gives us the hope of the resurrection\, the promise of victory over Sata
 n and sin\, and the truth of Heaven.\nThe next time you observe communion 
 at church\, take a moment to reflect on the past\, the present and the fut
 ure—and God’s incredible love and faithfulness.\n 
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SUMMARY:May 31\, 2026
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