WE GATHER EVERY WEEK

• And worship the Lord

• But are we sure we are doing it right ?

JESUS ONLY LEFT 3 PRACTICES

• To be followed in a church service

• … baptism

• … prayer

• … the last meal (which is communion)

TODAY, THE CHURCH HAS MANY PROGRAMS

• We sing  …  take up offerings  …

• And much more

ALL OF THESE PRACTICES

• Came from the minds of men

• Sometimes under the direction of the Holy Spirit

• And sometimes not

SINCE JESUS ASKED SO LITTLE OF US

• Shouldn’t His requests

• Be our top priorities ?

MANY PEOPLE LOOK AT COMMUNION

• With misunderstanding - they don't understand

• So they either do not partake

• Or partake without remembrance

THE WHOLE POINT OF COMMUNION

• Is remembering Jesus

• So that we can keep our focus on Him

COMMUNION IS THE PLACE

• Where we go to meet Jesus

• To remember what He did

• And why He did it

WE REACH UP TO HIM WEAKLY

• He reaches down to rescue us

• We reach up in our shortcomings

• he reaches down to fulfill us

The only thing He cares about

• Is what is in our hearts  …. for Him

• For if our hearts are right with Him

• All of our actions will be right for Him

WE HAVE BEEN TOLD TO REMEMBER HIM

1 CORINTHIANS 11:28-29

‘A man ought to examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup.  For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body of the Lord, eats and drinks judgment on himself.’

LET US DO AS HE COMMANDED

• Let us partake of these emblems today

• Recognizing Him as the son of God

• The one sent to redeem our souls

AS WE REACH OUT TO HIM

• From the weakness of our hearts

• Let us do so in the remembrance

• of who He was, and why He did what He did

• Because He loved us ..... that much !