Communion &amp; Lord&#8217;s Supper

The Lord”s Supper: Eight Ways to Experience the Meaning of the Meal

By Ethan Magness This article is no longer available online, butÂ articles about the Lord’s Supper that appeared in the July 12/19, 2009, and June 10, 2007, issuesÂ of CHRISTIAN STANDARD–plus more–are available for purchase as a single, redisigned, easy-to-read and easy-to-useÂ downloadable resource/pdf (a fuller explanation is below). Â The Lord’s Supper: A Memory and More Item D021535209Â “¢Â $2.99 If you keep doing something often enough, long enough, it will change you. Take, for example, the Lord”s Supper. If we practice the Lord”s Supper in a meaningful way, week after week, it will change us for the better by helping us

July 12, 2009

The Lord”s Supper: We Teach, We Remember, We Proclaim

Â By Ethan Magness This article is no longer available online, butÂ articles about the Lord’s Supper that appeared in the July 12/19, 2009, and June 10, 2007, issuesÂ of CHRISTIAN STANDARD–plus more–are available for purchase as a single, redisigned, easy-to-read and easy-to-useÂ downloadable resource/pdf (a fuller explanation is below). The Lord’s Supper: A Memory and More Item D021535209Â “¢Â $2.99 Â Â Â If you keep doing something often enough, long enough, it will change you. Take, for example, the Lord”s Supper. If we practice the Lord”s Supper in a meaningful way, week after week, it will change us for the better by

July 12, 2009

The Lord”s Supper: Unpretty and Unavoidable

Â By Jim Tune Â This article is no longer available online, butÂ articles about the Lord’s Supper that appeared in the July 12/19, 2009, and June 10, 2007, issuesÂ of CHRISTIAN STANDARD–plus more–are available for purchase as a single, redisigned, easy-to-read and easy-to-useÂ downloadable resource/pdf (a fuller explanation is below). Â Â Â The Lord’s Supper: A Memory and More Item D021535209Â “¢Â $2.99 Â Â If you keep doing something often enough, long enough, it will change you. Take, for example, the Lord”s Supper.Â If we practice the Lord”s Supper in a meaningful way, week after week, it will change us

July 12, 2009

The Lord”s Supper: The Power of Memory, the Power of Presence

Â By Paul Blowers Â Â This article is no longer available online, butÂ articles about the Lord’s Supper that appeared in the July 12/19, 2009, and June 10, 2007, issuesÂ of CHRISTIAN STANDARD–plus more–are available for purchase as a single, redisigned, easy-to-read and easy-to-useÂ downloadable resource/pdf (a fuller explanation is below). Â The Lord’s Supper: A Memory and More Item D021535209Â “¢Â $2.99 If you keep doing something often enough, long enough, it will change you. Take, for example, the Lord”s Supper. If we practice the Lord”s Supper in a meaningful way, week after week, it will change us for the better by

July 12, 2009

The Lord”s Supper: Great Communion”“October 4, 2009

Â By Victor Knowles About 25,000 people gathered at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on October 17, 1909, for a special Communion service commemorating the Centennial Celebration of Thomas Campbell”s Declaration and Address. In that historic document Campbell called the Lord”s Supper “that great ordinance of unity and love.” On October 4, 2009, thousands of people will be gathering together for a “Great Communion.” This time, however, it will not be limited to just one city (although a special service is being planned in Pittsburgh). All over the world members of the Restoration (or Stone-Campbell) Movement will be meeting to

July 12, 2009

The Lord”s Supper: The Great Ordinance of Unity and Love

Â By Victor Knowles This article is no longer available online, butÂ articles about the Lord’s Supper that appeared in the July 12/19, 2009, and June 10, 2007, issuesÂ of CHRISTIAN STANDARD–plus more–are available for purchase as a single, redisigned, easy-to-read and easy-to-useÂ downloadable resource/pdf (a fuller explanation is below). Â Â Â Â Â The Lord’s Supper: A Memory and More Item D021535209Â Â “¢Â Â $2.99 Â Â If you keep doing something often enough, long enough, it will change you. Take, for example, the Lord”s Supper. If we practice the Lord”s Supper in a meaningful way, week after week, it will change us for the

July 12, 2009

The Lord”s Supper: We Are What We Repeat

Â By Ethan Magness Â This article is no longer available online, butÂ articles about the Lord’s Supper that appeared in the July 12/19, 2009, and June 10, 2007, issuesÂ of CHRISTIAN STANDARD–plus more–are available for purchase as a single, redisigned, easy-to-read and easy-to-useÂ downloadable resource/pdf (a fuller explanation is below). Â Â The Lord’s Supper: A Memory and More Item D021535209Â “¢Â $2.99 If you keep doing something often enough, long enough, it will change you. Take, for example, the Lord”s Supper. If we practice the Lord”s Supper in a meaningful way, week after week, it will change us for the better

July 8, 2009

Remembering, Renewal, and Celebration

By Mark A. Taylor Once in awhile an article actually brings us to tears while we”re preparing it for print. Not often, mind you. But it does happen. It happened this week as one of our staff was formatting Ethan Magness”s articles about the Lord”s Supper. His insights are among several powerful pieces in this issue to help readers think afresh about Communion. He challenges us to lift our weekly observance above thoughtless routine. “The danger posed by meaningless ritual is no reason to stop the ritual,” he says. And he suggests how to keep our Communion celebrations alive. Another

January 14, 2009

Great Communion in Greater Pittsburgh

By Mark A. Taylor Christians across the country are planning community observances of the 200th anniversary of the Declaration and Address October 4. They will include unity Lord”s Supper services under the banner of “Great Communion,” the nationwide promotion of the anniversary. One of the most significant celebrations may happen in Pittsburgh. “When we first started our planning, we contracted with a local high school,” said Ed Gratton, one of the ministers at Norwin Christian Church in the Pittsburgh suburb of North Huntingdon. The school auditorium seats 1,000, “but from the response to our idea, we decided we”d better look

June 10, 2007

Do What? Bounded Freedom at the Table

Details for “The Lord’s Supper: A Memory and More,” a downloadable CHRISTIAN STANDARD resource on Communion, plus a brief sample excerpt reflecting on “Do this in remembrance of me” and what the church is meant to continue doing.

June 10, 2007

Communion: Weekly or Weakly?

An introduction to the Lord’s Supper as the historic centerpiece of Christian corporate worship, plus an excerpt exploring how Communion’s place in worship services shifted over time.

June 10, 2007

Lee Magness

Ponder the Sacrifice of Christ

Three Communion meditations from Lee Magness introduce two new books—In the Breaking of the Bread and The Longest Table—offering Scripture readings, reflections, and prayers that invite worshipers to the shared table of Christ.

June 6, 2007

Mark A. Taylor

The Lodge and the Lord”s Supper

A pastor recalls attending a local lodge ceremony that felt meaningless, then recognizes the same sober seriousness in his church’s worship—prompting a searching question about what Communion truly means.

November 30, 2005

H. Lynn Gardner

Looking Back and Looking Forward (Communion Meditation)

The Lord’s Supper calls believers to look back to the cross with confession and gratitude, and to look forward with confident hope in Christ’s return—renewing our present faith as we proclaim his death until he comes.

November 30, 2005

Our Last Supper? (Communion Meditation for the final Sunday of the year)

A reflection for the last Sunday of the year, inviting believers to remember Jesus’ last supper, face the sobering reality of mortality, and proclaim the Lord’s death—living ready “until he comes.”

November 30, 2005

Tom Lawson

When Jesus Missed Communion

What if a church shared the bread and cup but left Jesus outside? Reflecting on Revelation 3:14-21, Tom Lawson warns against complacency and urges believers to open the door to renewed table fellowship with Christ.

November 30, 2005

H. Lynn Gardner

When We Partake (Communion Meditation)

The Lord’s Supper is not a meaningless ritual. Communion helps us remember Christ’s sacrifice, participate in the benefits of his body and blood, proclaim his return, affirm unity, give thanks, and examine ourselves with grateful hearts.

November 30, 2005

Remembrance, Resolve, and Renewal (Communion Meditation)

The Lord’s Supper calls believers to remember Jesus’ sacrifice—and to respond with renewed resolve. Scripture shows why Christ died and how communion connects past, future, and faithful living now.

November 30, 2005

Mark Atteberry

Humble Beginnings (Communion Meditation)

A meditation on how God uses humble beginnings—from a storm’s first formation to Jesus’ quiet birth—and how a simple Communion service can become a life-changing moment of repentance, focus, and renewal.

November 30, 2005

Mark Atteberry