Liturgy
- Before Service Song – I Will Sing of My Redeemer: 1, 2, 4
- *Votum & Salutation
- *Song of Response – Ps. 143: 1, 3, 4
- Profession of Faith – Nicene Creed
- Amen Song – Ps. 143: 5
- Prayer
- Reading of Scripture – John 6:25-59
- Song of Response – Hymn 59
- Reading:
- Ministry of the Word: Jesus Christ nourishes us with his body and blood
- *Song of Response – Ps. 107: 1, 3, 4
- Thanksgiving Prayer
- Offertory – Rehoboth
- *Song of Closing – Hymn 61
- *Benediction
Ministry of the Word: Jesus Christ nourishes us with his body and blood
- In the early days of the Church, the practice of Christians calling themselves "brothers and sisters" led people outside the Church to think that Christians were marrying their relatives.
- There were also rumors that Christians were cannibals, because of the "blood and flesh" of Jesus Christ as mentioned in the practice of the Lord's Supper.
- What exactly is the Lord's Supper?
- It is miraculous
- Transubstantiation. The Roman Catholic Church believes that the bread and wine transforms into the actual blood and flesh of Jesus Christ.
- In many religions, idols are a kind of vehicle for transferring the power of the god that it represents to the people worshiping it. But this is not how the Lord's Supper works.
- The Lord's Supper unites us with God. But it's much simpler than transubstantiation or idols. We are united with God and receive His grace merely by believing in Him.
- We experience a spiritual and not a physical connection to God.
- It is powerful and effective
- The Lord's Supper is not about the bread and wine. But it is about the physical act of eating.
- The act of eating directs our mind to Jesus and the sacrifice he made.
- The Lord's Supper provides a powerful testimony of our salvation.
- God Himself provides us the food and drink as a promise of the real blessing He has given in terms of the sacrifice of His Son on the cross for our sins.