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Communion:
While we are unable to gather together for communion, we encourage you to take communion in your home. Remember, it's not the actual wafer and cup of juice served each week that makes the act of communion sacred, but it's doing it "In Remembrance of Me." Use items you have at home and gather together as a family around the table to remember the sacrifice Christ made for us.
3,500 years ago, or so, God wanted to free his chosen people from slavery in Egypt. He performed many mighty acts to bring this about, but the people remained firmly in captivity. Finally, the choice became a very stark one: God would bring death to every house that did not participate in the Passover meal–a special meal reserved for God’s chosen people.
God’s people sacrificed a lamb, ate the lamb with unleavened bread at home with their families, and the death angel spared them.
Jesus instituted the Lord’s Supper as part of a Passover meal. It’s no coincidence. He was reminding us of some important similarities.
We, too, were once enslaved, held in captivity to sin. And just like the Israelites of old, we were unable to rescue ourselves. Only a miracle could do it.
As we partake of this loaf, we are told we are eating the flesh of Jesus of Nazareth–the Passover lamb, sacrificed to save us from death. This meal is a mark of God’s chosen people. It’s the sacrifice that spares us from death–not our eating–but our eating shows that we are part of the community that’s been protected from death.
After the first Passover, the Israelites were commanded to celebrate the Passover with their families. The Passover was a way to be certain everyone in the family remembered how God had protected the Israelites from death and freed them from slavery.
And so we take this meal as a family, and the meal is a testimony to our children as to how this family came to be. We were rescued by a common sacrifice that joined us together as a single family for eternity. This meal shows our children that we are part of the chosen people of God and that we are not ashamed of that fact. Rather, we declare the death of Jesus to our families–and to the world–by participating in this most ancient ritual.
3,500 years ago, or so, God wanted to free his chosen people from slavery in Egypt. He performed many mighty acts to bring this about, but the people remained firmly in captivity. Finally, the choice became a very stark one: God would bring death to every house that did not participate in the Passover meal–a special meal reserved for God’s chosen people.
God’s people sacrificed a lamb, ate the lamb with unleavened bread at home with their families, and the death angel spared them.
Jesus instituted the Lord’s Supper as part of a Passover meal. It’s no coincidence. He was reminding us of some important similarities.
We, too, were once enslaved, held in captivity to sin. And just like the Israelites of old, we were unable to rescue ourselves. Only a miracle could do it.
As we partake of this loaf, we are told we are eating the flesh of Jesus of Nazareth–the Passover lamb, sacrificed to save us from death. This meal is a mark of God’s chosen people. It’s the sacrifice that spares us from death–not our eating–but our eating shows that we are part of the community that’s been protected from death.
After the first Passover, the Israelites were commanded to celebrate the Passover with their families. The Passover was a way to be certain everyone in the family remembered how God had protected the Israelites from death and freed them from slavery.
And so we take this meal as a family, and the meal is a testimony to our children as to how this family came to be. We were rescued by a common sacrifice that joined us together as a single family for eternity. This meal shows our children that we are part of the chosen people of God and that we are not ashamed of that fact. Rather, we declare the death of Jesus to our families–and to the world–by participating in this most ancient ritual.
Offering:
If you would like to give online or through our app, please click here to visit our digital giving links. If you would prefer to give in person, offering can be brought to the church office Monday-Friday from 8am to 4pm, or can be mailed to the following address:
First Christian Church
425 N. Broadway St.
Greensburg, IN 47240
First Christian Church
425 N. Broadway St.
Greensburg, IN 47240
Doxology:
Elder of the Week:
Tim Walsman will be the elder of the week for June 7th-13th. If you need to speak with someone and are unable to reach the office staff, you can contact Tim at 812-593-6452.
Family Ministry Resources:
This week, visit our Home Connection page to view downloadable resources for all ages, information about a Virtual Bible Study for junior high and high school, our children's worship set and a video of Kids' Church Online and our Preschool lesson!