March 8, 2021
The Gift of Grace
Have you ever taken God’s grace for granted? Have we forgotten that grace does not begin in us?
Articles for tag: Death Of Jesus
March 6, 2018
The Wonder of the Cross
By Dick Wamsley Is it possible to become so accustomed to the wonder of God’s creation that you lose a sense of awe when you see a majestic mountain, hear a rustling brook, gaze into the heavens at night, or smell the aroma of spring flowers? If so, then is it also possible to lose your sense of wonder at the cross of Christ? As a young man, Isaac Watts must have suspected it was possible. When he considered the wonder of the cross, he wrote these words: When I survey the wondrous cross On which the Prince of Glory
Taken and Broken
By J. Michael Shannon In some ways our Communion service seems a strange thing. We know it has its roots in the Passover celebration, but as we would expect from a ceremony instituted by our Lord, it can speak to us of much more. What is the significance of eating bread and drinking juice? Why does it represent the body and blood of Jesus? Why do we internalize these emblems? All living things, for their survival, depend on other living things to surrender their lives. Whether a person eats meat or is a vegetarian, something that was living surrenders its
God’s Great Story
Communion keeps the great story of redemption before the church as we remember Jesus’ death, proclaim his resurrection, and await the final fulfillment of God’s promise.
The Lord’s Supper: Eight Ways to Experience the Meaning of the Meal
A Christian Standard resource on the Lord's Supper gathers past articles exploring Communion’s memory, meaning, power, purpose, and promise for churches and believers.
The Lord’s Supper: We Teach, We Remember, We Proclaim
Ethan Magness reflects on the Lord's Supper as a meal of memory, thanksgiving, and proclamation, pointing readers to Communion’s power to shape faith over time.
September 2, 2007
Benefits Brought by the Death of Jesus
A concise sidebar defining key benefits brought by the death of Jesus—atonement, justification, reconciliation, redemption, propitiation, new life, and victory over the devil and death—as explained by H. Lynn Gardner.
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.
