Holy Communion

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1 Corinthians 11:23–26 (NIV): 23 For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, 24 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.” 25 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.” 26 For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.

Jesus gave us a tangible gift in the celebration of Communion to help us remember His incomparable love for us (Luke 22:19). The apostle Paul reminded the Corinthians how Jesus broke bread, saying, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me” (1 Corinthians 11:24). Then Christ “took the cup, saying, ‘The cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me’ ” (v. 25). God’s lavish love is remembered again and again as we take the bread and lift the cup as believers in Christ. (Elisa Morgan, Our Daily Bread 2nd April 2026)

My local church, White Fields Assembly of Seremban, serves Holy Communion on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of every month. Other churches may do it once a month although there are smaller fellowships that practice taking the sacraments every time they gather together for worship. In fact, the early church in the book of Acts, when they meet daily in fellowship and prayer, as they share a meal, they break bread. The essence of the Holy Communion is thus really breaking bread and sharing a meal together. In fact when Jesus first broke bread, it was at the Passover meal just a few days before His crucifixion. Thus this is the Passion week celebrating the days before Christ’s death and resurrection and tomorrow being Good Friday and this Sunday Easter.

One thing we always need to remember when taking the sacraments is that we should examine ourselves and seek forgiveness for any sins we may have committed. We should be clean before God, washed by the blood of the Lamb. In the same way, we forgive others who have trespassed against us. It is this confession that is key to the Holy Communion although we should do this every day anyway.

Another aspect of the Holy Communion is that while it is not magical, we believe there is power in the act itself. His healing will flow through us as we partake the sacraments. That is why sometimes in home visits where we pray for the sick, we serve Holy Communion.

As we celebrate Easter this Sunday and if Holy Communion is served or at the next Communion service, let us partake of the sacraments with renewed intent. We remember Christ’s sacrifice on the Cross for our sins. We remember His victory over sin and death as commemorated by Easter Sunday. We confess our sins and seek forgiveness of Father God as we forgive those who have sinned against us. Come before the Lord, redeemed by the blood of the Lamb, unblemished and allow the power of God to renew and refresh our spirit, soul and body that we may be a living sacrifice and glowing testimony to His name!