Communion / Lord’s Supper

Number 2500—or, "Entrance and Exclusion"

Matthew 25:10

… Disregard no commands of Christ! Perhaps you have never yet been to His table of communion. If that is the case, I do not think you can call …

Family Reformation—or, Jacob's Second Visit to Bethel

Genesis 35:1

… God help us to keep close to Jesus and enjoy daily communion with Him. And then, next, there was given to Jacob and his family a vast promise …

The Friends Of Jesus

John 15:14

… There is no feeling of communion between our souls and Christ when we are conscious of having done wrong and yet are not sorry for it. If we …

Incense and Light

Exodus 30:7

… The lowest form of communion in the outer court must be by the sacrifice of Jesus. And the highest form of communion, even that which is most intense …

Life And Walk Of Faith

Colossians 2:6

… But you do not have communion with Christ. Ask some professors—"Do you ever have communion with Christ?" They would be obliged to say—"Well, I do not …

Christ's Pastoral Prayer for His People

John 17:9

… I want you to note, yet further, concerning these notes of possession, that they occur in the private communion between the Father and the Son. It is in …

Before Daybreak with Christ

Mark 1:35-39

… First, then, let us think a little about our Lord in His private communion with the Father—PRAYER—HOW INTENSELY IT WAS ESTEEMED BY HIM! He rose up …

The Sciences as Sources of Illustration

… Yesterday, when weary with writing, and my mind quite dusty with considering these atoms, I was called to supper, and a salad that I had asked for was …

Psalm 118

Psalm 118

… How well it is in all our songs of praise to let the heart have direct and distinct communion with God himself! The Psalmist's song was personal …

Holiness, The Law of God's House

Ezekiel 43:12

… I must add, however, to make up the idea of holiness, that there must be a close communion between the soul and God, for if a man could …

A Wilderness Cry

Psalm 63:1

… and do not say, "I will get into communion with God when I feel better," but long for communion now! It is one of the temptations of the …

Psalm 27

Psalm 27

… The poet first sounds forth his sure confidence in his God, Ps 27:1-3, and his love of communion with him, Ps 27:4-6. He then …

Question 18: What is the misery of that state whereinto man fell?

Ge 3:8; Ge 3:24; Eph 2:3; Ga 3:10; Ro 6:23; Mt 25:41

… What is the misery of that state whereinto man fell? A All mankind, by their fall, lost communion with God, # Ge 3:8 , 24 are under his wrath …

Little, But Lovely

Luke 12:32

… In the Presence of the Comforter we have a higher grade of communion with God than even in the solacing society of the Son of Man. He has …

The Soul Winner

… We would prepare men for the chamber of communion, and not for the padded room at Bedlam. No one is more sorry than I that such a caution …

The Heavan of Heavan

Revelation 22:4

… They never say—" 'Tis a point I long to know." They see His face and are in hourly communion with their Lord. Perfect spirits are always walking with …

Lecture V: The Sciences As Sources Of Illustration.

… Yesterday, when weary with writing, and my mind quite dusty with considering these atoms, I was called to supper, and a salad that I had asked for was …

Peace

… But how is it that our peace is not more continuous? The only explanation of our frequent loss of peace is, that our communion is broken, and our …

Nov. 2 — HEAVENLY WEALTH

Ps. 84:11

… Full assurance He will bestow, and near communion with Himself, and access into all truth, and boldness with prevalence at the mercy seat. If we have not these …

March 30 — PRAYER, THANKSGIVING, PRAISE

Phil. 4:6

… No anxiety, but much joyful communion with God. Carry your desires to the Lord of your life, the guardian of your soul. Go to Him with two portions …

The Soul Satisfied in Christ

… A dinner of herbs, when we have communion with Him, is as rich a feast as a stalled ox; and our narrow cot is as noble a mansion …

Nov. 12 — SANCTIFIED SOULS ARE SATISFIED

Jer. 31:14

… There is a mutual communion of delight between God's Israel and Israel's God. These people are satisfied. This is a grand thing. Very few of the …

May 2 — SPIRITUAL SOWING

Gal. 6:8

… This we enjoy here as we enter into the knowledge of God, communion with God, and enjoyment of God. This life flows on like an ever-deepening, ever …

The Remedy for Doubts

The best way to get your faith strengthened is to have communion with Christ. If you commune with Christ you cannot be unbelieving. When his left hand is …

The Relationship of Marriage

Jeremiah 3:14

… Between our souls and God there could be no communion. He is light and we are dark. He is holiness and we are sin. He is Heaven and …

July 9 — FAITHFUL AND USEFUL

Ps. 101:6

… These shall be in His royal retinue, the honored servants of His Majesty. Communion and usefulness are the wages of faithfulness. Lord make me faithful, that I may …

April 10 — LOOK AND LIVE

Num. 21:8

… a profane person, a look at the Great Saviour will heal you of these diseases, and make you live in holiness and communion with God. Look and live.

Feb. 23 — UNBROKEN FELLOWSHIP ESSENTIAL

John 15:7

… the Lord's bosom, for those whose union with Christ leads to constant communion. The heart must remain in love, the mind must be rooted in faith, the …

June 25 — A STAIRCASE TO HEAVEN

John 1:51

… This very day we will be up and down the ladder each hour; climbing in communion, and coming down in labor to save our fellow-men. This is …

Grace For Communion

Solomon 4:16

… Our highest wish is that Jesus may have joy in us! I fear that we often come to the table of communion with the idea of enjoying ourselves …

Feb. 12 — GOD DELIGHTS TO GIVE

Gen. 13:14

… If we desire closer communion with God, we must keep closer to the ways of peace. Abram had behaved very generously to his kinsman, giving him his choice …

April 28 — IT BECOMES MUTUAL

II Cor. 6:16

… Happy communion this! Oh, for grace to treat the Lord as my God: to trust Him and to serve Him, as His Godhead deserves! Oh, that I could …

March 15 — GOD IS A SANCTUARY

Ezek. 11:16

… In God we find the shrine of holiness and of communion. What more do we need? O Lord, fulfill this promise and be ever to us as a …

Sept. 13 — THE DEW OF HEAVEN

Deut. 33:28

… I hear, I read, I pray, I sing, I go to the table of communion, and I find no blessing there until the Holy Ghost visits me. But …

Foretastes of Heaven

… By the Holy Spirit there is given to them, even now, in seasons of blissful communion, such experiences, joys, and feelings, as seem to bring heaven down to …

The Glorious Hereafter and Ourselves

2 Corinthians 5:5

… This Divinely-worked desire is made up of another element, namely, a thirst for communion with God. Here, at the nearest, our state is described as being "absent …

Psalm 91

Psalm 91

… Those who through rich grace obtain unusual and continuous communion with God, so as to abide in Christ and Christ in them, become possessors of rare and special …

The Pleasures of Piety

Psalm 104:34

… If you might go there and hold communion with some person whom you dearly loved, you would often be found there. But here is your Lord Jesus, the …

A Happy Christian

Isaiah 58:11

… There is a holier, happier, and more exalted state of triumphant faith, of sweet communion, and of hallowed earnestness! And such a state is attainable, no, it ought …

Strength in Weakness

… If we are weak in communion with God, we are weak everywhere. If a man can be strong without God, such dangerous strength may fall to the lot …