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.
Articles for tag: Sunday school
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.
November 10, 2025
“THE LAST FULL MEASURE OF DEVOTION”
Truly we can say, whenever we gather to observe Communion, “It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this," and do so, as Jesus said, in remembrance of him.
July 28, 2025
PSALMS JESUS COULD HAVE PRAYED
For God to save Jesus meant that we could not be saved; for Jesus to be delivered from evildoers meant that we evildoers could never be delivered.
July 24, 2025
HE WAS TALKING ABOUT HIMSELF
As we take these emblems of Communion, let us do so with deepest respect and reverence for the Son and his sacrifice.
July 7, 2025
The God Who Sees and Hears
At Communion, we remember that the God who sees and hears became flesh, with a body and blood that we partake of through these emblems.
June 9, 2025
Wild Loving
Communion may not qualify as a “home-cooked meal,” but it is a meal that welcomes us home to our Father’s table and foreshadows what awaits when we do go home to our Father.
April 21, 2025
Our Opening Day
It may renew and encourage us when we take Communion to think back to the day of our baptism into Christ, when we came forth from our own tomb and our own record of sins was wiped clean.
March 31, 2025
Two Days, Two Outcomes
Easter and Christmas are the two most recognized Christian holidays. Consider the different outcomes of Christmas and Easter by reflecting on how Jesus “came out” of, first, the womb of Mary at his birth; and second, the tomb at his resurrection.
November 10, 2024
The Master of Multitasking
There is much to remember about Jesus as we reflect upon the variety of tasks and titles given to him in Scripture and that he himself used to describe the work he faithfully accomplished.
October 13, 2024
No Payback Here
The emblems of Communion remind us that Jesus came, not on a mission of revenge but of rescue.
September 29, 2024
All of It
As we partake of Communion together, think about those words “all of it.” Give thanks that you are part of the “all” for whom Jesus died and that “all” of your sins have been forgiven through his sacrifice.
July 1, 2024
Not a Distant Memory
Communion is not a distant memory, but it calls our attention to a weekly reminder of how God came near.
May 27, 2024
Faith Time
At Communion, our experience with Jesus is not a matter of “face time” but rather “faith time.” . . .
April 15, 2024
The Question that Matters
We come to this table having answered the most crucial question . . .
April 8, 2024
That Sinking Feeling
The Titanic sunk in the same year "Love Lifted Me" was published . . .
Something Extraordinary
Jesus already knew our dilemma; that is why he came to our world. . . .
January 22, 2024
A Child’s Portion
Jesus' disciples asked him who will be the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. His response surely shocked them . . .
January 15, 2024
Headed in the Right Direction
In an age of GPS devices, how ironic the "human compass" spiritually and morally has clearly lost its bearings . . .
January 8, 2024
To Do ‘In Remembrance’
Our remembrance of Jesus at Communion is very different from other actions we do in memory of someone . . .
