Part III—The Lord’s Supper

Note:  During my 32 years as a preacher, several times I did a series of sermons on “What I believe about….”    Every time I did it, people responded positively.  They appreciated the simple statements about what I believed about certain issues.   This series of blogs continue that same concern.

The Bible tells us what is important.  Paul says that what is of first importance is the cross.   The crucifixion includes the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ (1 Cor. 15:3-5).   Christianity is a cross-shaped faith.  Jesus died on a cross to save us from our sins.   Our faith radiates out from that cross.

The Lord’s Supper allows us to recall that cross in our own life.  The bread and the juice take us back to the cross. The bread leads us to remember his broken body while the juice recalls his spilled blood.   The Supper connects us to the saving acts of God.  The Supper recalls our move from death to life.  The Supper points to what is of first importance: the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus.

I’m glad that we take the Supper every Sunday.   I need that regular recentering on what’s most important.  Every Sunday the Supper takes me back to the cross.   I refuse to let life’s distractions keep me from tending to the significance of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus.

That’s what I believe.