AN OLD TESTAMENT GUIDE TO A NEW TESTAMENT SACRAMENT
The Lord’s Supper invites believers to consecrate their lives to Christ, remembering his sacrifice and receiving assurance of forgiveness through his cleansing blood.
Communion & Lord’s Supper
Communion & Lord’s Supper explores the biblical meaning and practice of the Lord’s Supper in the worship and life of the church. Find Scripture-based articles on remembrance, gratitude, unity, self-examination, and the gospel-centered purpose of communion. You’ll also discover guidance for teaching about the Lord’s Supper, leading communion thoughtfully, and understanding how this weekly (or regular) practice shapes discipleship, worship, and congregational life. This hub equips believers and leaders to approach communion with reverence, joy, and renewed devotion to Christ.
HEARTBROKEN
Doug Redford reflects on the tin man, King David, and Jesus’ brokenness, inviting believers at Communion to cultivate hearts especially conscious of God.
FRESH MEMORIES
Doug Redford connects Ken Burns’ World War II documentary to Communion, showing how the Lord’s Supper keeps believers’ memories of Christ’s sacrifice, victory, and return fresh.
THE HERO GAP
This Communion meditation contrasts human heroism with Christ’s saving work, reminding believers that Jesus does not merely extend life—he gives eternal life through his body and blood.
AN UNEQUAL EXCHANGE
At the Lord’s table, believers exchange human brokenness for Christ’s divine wholeness, receiving forgiveness, peace, faith, healing, courage, grace, and completeness in him.
It Doesn’t Take a Team
Erick Riddle reminds readers that teamwork matters, but salvation belongs to Christ alone—the one mediator who gave himself as a ransom for all.
Do It Again, Lord
Habakkuk prayed for God to repeat his mighty deeds and remember mercy. This Communion meditation points us to Jesus’ one-time sacrifice—the bread and cup reminding us why he went to the cross.
April 21, 2026
Restored
A Communion meditation that remembers a bullet-riddled statue in Spain and the cultural “volleys” aimed at Christ today—then turns our hearts to the Father’s gift of the Son and the victory we proclaim at the Lord’s Table.
Unbreakable Hope
Chris Norton’s recovery story points to the Lord’s renewing strength and Christ’s redeeming grace. As we come to the Communion table, we remember the unbreakable hope offered through Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection.
March 27, 2026
GO OUT
Stuart Powell reflects on Genesis 15:13-14 and Israel’s hope of deliverance—“they will go out”—then connects that promise to persecuted believers today and to the church’s repeated hope at the Lord’s Table.
March 13, 2026
JUSTICE VS. GRACE
A meditation on human guilt and the gospel surprise: in Christ, grace—not justice—was served at the cross. As you take Communion, remember what Jesus bore for us and consider who needs that message this week.
February 23, 2026
HEAVEN’S HANDS AND HUMAN HANDS
Doug Redford reflects on David’s sinful census and his choice to fall into the Lord’s hands because God’s mercy is “very great.” In Communion, he points to the cross where Jesus suffered human cruelty within God’s saving plan.
February 23, 2026
THE MEANING OF COMMUNION
A devotional reflection on Communion as gratitude, honest soul-searching, and forgiveness through Christ. Drawing on 1 Corinthians 10:16, it highlights the bread and cup as shared blessing—and the deep bond believers share at the Lord’s table.
February 23, 2026
A GLORIOUS MEAL
A devotional reflection contrasting Calvin Coolidge’s grief with the enduring glory of Jesus’ finished work. Communion invites weekly remembrance of Christ’s glory before the world began, revealed at the cross, and promised to believers.
February 23, 2026
THE ONLY NAME THAT FITS
A Communion meditation on 1 Corinthians 13 that shows why our names don’t fit Paul’s love language—and why only Jesus does. At the table, we remember the never-failing Christ and witness to his love.
February 23, 2026
BOLD FAITH
A Communion meditation from Mark 5, calling believers to bold, active faith—pushing past doubt and shame to take hold of the grace Jesus offers in the bread and cup.
January 19, 2026
THE ANTIDOTE TO “SAD”-NESS
Doug Redford contrasts Seasonal Affective Disorder with “Sin’s Affective Disorder,” tracing darkness back to Eden and pointing to Jesus as the Light. Communion each Lord’s Day restores spiritual order and hope in Christ’s victory.
HIS OUTSTRETCHED ARMS
Doug Redford traces Scripture’s imagery of God’s “mighty hand” and “outstretched arm,” then points to Jesus’ outstretched arms on the cross. At Communion, believers remember Isaiah 53 fulfilled and are welcomed
January 7, 2026
GUIDED MISSILES AND MISGUIDED MEN
Doug Redford contrasts guided technology with misguided hearts, echoing Martin Luther King Jr.’s warning. He points to Psalm 20 and Luke 22 and calls Communion a weekly “GPS” that reorients believers to Jesus’ fulfilled mission and return.
December 31, 2025
A LIFETIME OF PREPARATION
Communion provides us with a time to give thanks that Jesus came and that we have chosen to make his purpose for coming to this world our purpose for living in this world and preparing for the next.
