Why Did Jesus Institute the Lord’s Supper on the Passover?

Why Did Jesus Institute the Lord’s Supper on the Passover? – “Jesus instituted the Lord’s Supper on this night to signify that this new exodus was about to begin. This act indicated that the time of redemption had come.”

Feast of Unleavened Bread: How a Hasty Escape Prepares Us to Wait for Christ

Feast of Unleavened Bread: How a Hasty Escape Prepares Us to Wait for Christ – “The Feast of Unleavened Bread looks back and remembers anxiety, readiness, and waiting for an imminent journey.”

Maundy Thursday Devotion

Maundy Thursday Devotion – 5 Gems From the Last Supper.

Passover: How the Meal of Remembrance Makes Sense of Communion

Passover: How the Meal of Remembrance Makes Sense of Communion – “If we want to understand communion, the new covenant ceremony Jesus instituted, it’s important to first understand the Passover festival that lies behind it.”

Remember: Actively Reflecting on the Goodness of God

Remember: Actively Reflecting on the Goodness of God – “Here Moses is, having remembered how God has remained faithful, trying to remind the Israelites that God is in control of the situation.”

What Spoils the Lord’s Supper? How Not to Come to the Table

What Spoils the Lord’s Supper? How Not to Come to the Table – “In a word, the Corinthians were despising the members of the church of God (verse 22). And in despising them, they were despising the Lord who bought them. That was the unworthy manner that brought God’s discipline and judgment down on their heads.”

What Catholicism Teaches About the Supper

What Catholicism Teaches About the Supper – “Here in Rome, Italy, near the heart of Roman Catholicism, it is not unusual to pass by one of the city’s countless Catholic churches and see people prostrate on the floor or on bended knee as the priest carries around the bread of the Eucharist.” 

4 Questions about the Lord’s Supper

4 Questions about the Lord’s Supper – Here are some good reminders and challenges.

What Does it Mean to Examine Yourself Before Taking Communion?

What Does it Mean to Examine Yourself Before Taking Communion? – “It’s widely known among Christians that communion should be taken seriously. But sometimes I wonder if God’s people feel an unhealthy amount of angst when coming to the Lord’s table.”

5 Ways to Benefit from the Lord’s Supper

5 Ways to Benefit from the Lord’s Supper – “Here are five ways you can enter more fully into the Lord’s Supper.”

3 Ways Baptism & the Lord’s Supper Ought to Shape our Monday through Saturday

3 Ways Baptism & the Lord’s Supper Ought to Shape our Monday through Saturday – “Let me submit three ways the Bible shows us how the ordinances should shape our relationships with one another, both on Sundays and throughout the week.”

How Jesus Fulfilled the Passover

How Jesus Fulfilled the Passover – “The reason he came to Jerusalem that final time wasn’t just to celebrate Passover, but to become our Passover.”

What Should I Think About During the Lord’s Supper?

What Should I Think About During the Lord’s Supper? – “How should you take communion? I’m not talking about the form of being served, but what should be going on in our hearts and minds as we partake?”

Self-Examination

Self-Examination – “Paul tells the communion church that they have to examine self. What sort of examination is required of Christ’s communicants?”

Why Did Jesus Institute the Lord’s Supper on the Passover?

Why Did Jesus Institute the Lord’s Supper on the Passover? – “In the first place, it is because He is the fulfillment of all that was foreshadowed by the Passover lamb.”

How the Lord’s Supper Reminds Me of the Lord’s Grip

How the Lord’s Supper Reminds Me of the Lord’s Grip – “When Jesus first shared the Supper with his disciples, he was giving them something firm to hold on to—like a beam set in concrete.”