Communion / Lord’s Supper

'Yet There Is Room'

Luke 14:22

… A certain man made a great supper and bade many: and sent his servants at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come, for all things …

'The Oil of Joy for Mourning'

Isaiah 61:3

… There never was such another and there never can be its like! It is the antepast of the great Supper of the Lamb. What provisions are put upon …

The Blood of Sprinkling and the Children

Exodus 12:21-27

… It is well to explain to children the ordinance of the Lord's Supper, for this shows forth the death of Christ in symbol. I regret that children …

A Present Helper

Acts 18:10

… Poor would it be, notwithstanding all the accessories of worship, yes, even with the bread and the wine, the elements of the Communion Supper, spread in rich abundance …

Watching For Christ's Coming

Luke 12:37

… The easiest position which you can assume is the most fitting for the Lord's Supper, but remember that the supper was no sooner finished, than, "they sang …

Diamond Hinges - 'as' and 'so'

Isaiah 54:9

… For what purpose? Why, that you may feast with Him! At the institution of the Supper, Christ Himself sat and presided at the table—and it is no …

Concentration and Diffusion

John 12:3

… She was the housekeeper and with much diligence made Him a supper. It would have been a sad omission had there been no table spread for so blessed …

Mealtime In The Corn Fields

Ruth 2:14

… I mean the Supper of the Lord. There you have literally, as well as spiritually, a meal. The table is richly spread. It has upon it both meat …

The Messages of Our Lord's Love

Mark 16:7

… It takes us time to get ready for communion, to dress our souls and collect our thoughts. Are you all ready for the Lord's Supper tonight? Some …

A Mingled Strain

Psalm 51:7

… IN what state of heart should we come to the Communion Table? It is no light matter—in what manner shall we come before the Lord in so …

"On His Breast"

John 13:23-26

… At that supper he was nearest to the place which Jesus occupied. You know they lay along at the supper somewhat in this fashion—leaning upon the left …

Jesus Washing His Disciples' Feet

John 13:6

… And yet He sits at supper. He feasts as if no unusual cloud were lowering. And when the supper is over His inventive mind is fully at work …

Question 74: How do Baptism and the Lord's Supper become spiritually helpful?

1Co 3:7; 1Pe 3:21; 1Co 3:6; 1Co 12:13

… How do Baptism and the Lord's Supper become spiritually helpful? A Baptism and the Lord's Supper become spiritually helpful, not from any virtue in them, or …

Question 80: What is the Lord's Supper?

1Co 11:23-26; 1Co 10:16

… What is the Lord's Supper? A The Lord's Supper is an ordinance of the New Testament, instituted by Jesus Christ; wherein, by giving and receiving bread …

Question 81: What is required to the worthy receiving of the Lord's Supper?

1Co 11:28; 1Co 11:29; 2Co 13:5; 1Co 11:31; 1Co 11:18-20; 1Co 5:8; 1Co 11:27-29

… What is required to the worthy receiving of the Lord's Supper? A It is required of them who would worthily partake of the Lord's Supper, that …

Final Perseverance

Hebrews 6:4-6

… Thou need’st not fear, beloved; if thou has the Holy Ghost, thou hast that which ensures thy salvation; if thou, by an inward communion, canst participate in …

Two Choice Benedictions

Numbers 6:23-27

… wonders what communion may be of, and fellowship. And when he hears some of those delightful hymns which we sing at the Lord's Supper, he thinks he …

Who Should Be Baptized?

Acts 8:37

… the Lord's Supper? Who my draw near and partake of the symbolic bread and wine, and who may not approach? Now, as the Communion Table should be …

A Blow For Puseyism

John 6:63

… Up to the extent in which my spirit has communion with the Lord Jesus, the ordinance of breaking of bread is living and acceptable because the spiritual element …

Eating the Sacrifice

Exodus 29:33

… There is to be the Communion, the Lord's Supper. You have been hearing the sermon, but you have to go away from the table, or else to …

"The Disciple Whom Jesus Loved"

John 21:20

… SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. "The disciple whom Jesus loved; who also leaned on His breast at supper." John 21:20 . Our Lord loved all His disciples …

Christ's 'New Commandment'

John 13:34

… There are certain Brethren who hold that communion among Christians ought to be restricted—they say that if Believers are disobedient, especially with regard to Baptism, they ought …

Two Loving Invitations

John 1:39

… The Supper of the Lord is the table of communion, not only with the Master but also with all who love Him in sincerity and truth. One of …

Thanksgiving And Prayer

Psalm 65:11

… I would not give up the Lord's Supper as a means of Divine Grace for anything that could be devised. To the godless it must ever be …

Sad Fasts Changed To Glad Feasts

Zechariah 8:19

… MY time for discourse upon this subject will be limited, as we shall gather around the Communion Table immediately afterwards. So in the former part of my sermon …

Jesus Near but Unrecognized

Luke 24:16

… You, perhaps, have said, "I have lost communion with my Lord in that happy form I once enjoyed. But I can never be satisfied without Him. I could …

"Lo, I Come"—Exposition

Psalm 40:6-8

… He does not sit down to supper with His followers, but what His heart is there and He reveals His love. I wish we were always at home …

Question 82: What is meant by the words, "until he come," which are used by the apostle Paul in reference to the Lord's Supper?

Ac 1:11; 1Th 4:16

… What is meant by the words, "until he come," which are used by the apostle Paul in reference to the Lord's Supper? A They plainly teach us …

"Do You Love Me?"

John 21:16

… flowers to make the table look nice for you! That supper—well, it is just the same supper that any Mary or Jane would have cooked, but see …

Broad Rivers And Streams

Isaiah 33:20-23

… And the Lord's Supper, too, had almost ceased from the Christian Church. The "mass," of course, continued, but what of that? Is that the Lord's Supper …

The Soul's Best Food

Isaiah 55:2

… Fellowship was thus established in eating and drinking and so, when Jesus instituted that blessed memorial Supper, He said to His disciples concerning the bread, "Take, eat." And …

The Witness of the Lord's Supper

1 Corinthians 11:26

… But as to any such literal feast as some believe in, we reject the thought with horror and with contempt! The great meaning of "The Lord's Supper …

The Christ-Given Rest

Matthew 11:28

… Your Lord and Master says, "Come unto ME and I will give you rest." There is a surer intellectual rest to be found in personal communion with Christ …

Grace Exalted—Boasting Excluded

Romans 3:27

… And with regard to Baptism and the Supper, every time you touch them you increase your guilt. Whether it is Baptism or the Lord's Supper, you have …

A Typical Week’s Work

… s supper was observed at the close of the evening service, — the first Lord's-day evening in each month being the time for the great communion in …

Diary, April to June, 1850

… B.’s to supper, talked with young C., stopped to family prayer, past 10 o’clock! I have been too excited today, amidst the busy whirl of constant …

An Ancient Question Modernized

Ezekiel 24:19

… Now, dear Friends, in a few minutes we shall lift the damask covering from the Communion Table, and you will find upon it a supply of bread and …

Heaven

1 Corinthians 2:9-10

… There are some of you, my dearly beloved, who absent yourselves from the supper of the Lord on earth; let me tell you in God’s name, that …

The First Appearance of the Risen Lord to the Eleven

Luke 24:36-44

… They were slow of heart to believe all that the Prophets had spoken concerning Him, but He brought them to it by His familiar communion with them. Oh …

Meeting Of Our Own Church

… Oh, never bring this burden upon your mind, that you may not be able to have near communion with God by neglecting any known duty! It becomes a …