Communion / Lord’s Supper

Death—a Sleep

1 Thessalonians 4:13

… I consider the doctrine of the non-recognition of our friends in Heaven a marvelously absurd one! I cannot conceive how there can be any communion of saints …

Letters to Father and Mother, January to June, 1850

… Langford? He is an open-communion Baptist, and I have no doubt will receive you without baptism. Perhaps his preaching may be blest to Archer, Eliza, and my …

Paved With Love

Solomon 3:10

… And before that closing scene—His last feast of love, His communion with His disciples—had for its most conspicuous provision the cup of red wine in which …

The Last Enemy Destroyed

1 Corinthians 15:26

… No mingling in communion around the Master's table. No more drinking of the cup and eating of the bread which symbolizes the Master's sufferings. At Death …

Hypocrisy

Luke 12:1

… If you find it hurts your conscience more to be absent from the communion than to cheat a widow, rest quite assured that you are wrong. The Thug …

Christ's Sympathy With His People

Hebrews 2:18

… Ten years ago you used to sit down at the Communion Table. Twenty years ago you were a reputable member of the church, but you fell, and, oh …

A Man of God Alone With God

Psalm 119:26

… They have no communion with Him. Like the fool, they have said in their heart, "No God," and they try to realize in their lives their heart's …

'No Root in Themselves'

Mark 4:17

… Secret communion with God, the talking of the heart with the great Father. Secret love pouring itself out in fervent fellowship and praise. The inside life, of which …

Heaven Below

Revelation 7:16

… The true Christian life, when we live near to God, is the rough draft of the life of full communion above! We have seen the artist draw with …

The Hunger-Bite

Job 18:12

… I mean the reading of Scripture, the hearing of the Word, meditation upon it, prayer and communion with God. Some of you do not rise as soon as …

Nearer and Dearer

Solomon 5:2-8

… She begins to pray and the Holy Spirit helps her! She begins already to enjoy the sweetness, not of communion, but of the very desire after communion. For …

Silver Sockets—Redemption the Foundation!

Exodus 30:11-16

… The tent in the wilderness was typical of God's coming down to man to hold communion with him—the fiery cloudy pillar visible outside and the bright …

Holiness Demanded

Hebrews 12:14

… Now, if our text said that without perfection of holiness, no one could have any communion with Christ, it would shut every one of us out, for no …

Binding Up Broken Hearts

Isaiah 61:1

… Communion with Christ means the communion of Christians with one another—we can only get true union and true communion in that way. 20-22. And the sticks …

The Blessed Guest Detained

Luke 24:28

… Brothers and Sisters, I hope there are very few of us, who love the Lord, who are likely ever to lose communion with Him through any weariness of …

Saints In Heaven And Earth One Family

Ephesians 3:15

… To this thought I shall call your attention, hoping that thereby you may enter into that "one communion," in which saints above are bound up with saints below …

Following the Risen Christ

Colossians 3:1

… The things which are above, which we are even now to seek, are such as these— let us seek heavenly communion, for we are no more numbered with …

Done In A Day, But Wondered At Forever

Zechariah 3:9

… And, "May the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you," for it is the Holy Spirit, also, who says, "I will remove the iniquity of the land …

Jesus In Our Midst

John 20:19

… Concerning this Presence I shall speak, using the story as told by the Evangelists as a sort of type of that spiritual communion which I hope we may …

Prayer 19 — God's Unspeakable Gift

… Bring us right up to the throne of grace and there beholding the glory of God above the Mercy Seat, may we have communion with the Most High …

Young Man, Is This For You?

Luke 7:11-17

… The mother at Nain could have no communion with her dear son now that he was dead, for the dead know not anything. He can never speak to …

The True Aim of Preaching

Acts 13:38

… And, Beloved, if you would have communion with Christ, have communion with one another! If my Lord will not reveal Himself to me, perhaps He will reveal Himself …

Dwell Deep, O Dedan!

Jeremiah 49:8

… Those who live only upon outward ordinances and do not practice private devotion and are not abundantly with God in secret communion—those do not dwell deep. Get …

The Death of Moses

Deuteronomy 34:5

… He that is the King's chosen, admitted to continual communion with Him, must stand in awe of Him. Well is it written, "Serve the Lord with fear …

The Indwelling and Outflowing of the Holy Spirit

John 7:38

… The near and dear communion of God with man which is expressed by the indwelling of the Spirit could not take place till the redeeming work was done …

"By All Means, Save Some"

1 Corinthians 9:22

… The secret of it all is that the great majority of Christians are out of sympathy with God and out of communion with Christ. Is not this an …

The Desire of the Soul in Spiritual Darkness

Isaiah 26:9

… But he has forgotten it, and it does not come, and Satan whispers it is a fancy, and the poor evidence of communion has its mouth gagged, so …

A Sermon For Men Of Taste

1 Peter 2:1-3

… Then come enjoyments, peace, delight, communion—which are faith in its taste. Any one of these acts of faith is saving. To hear Christ's voice as the …

A Family Sermon

Genesis 7:1

… now on, strangers." The regenerate pass straight away from communion with this world to hold all their communion inside the ark—to have all their fellowship in connection …

Sow To Yourselves

Hosea 10:12

… You can, also, thus, "sow to yourselves in righteousness" by much prayer, much praise, and much of every form of communion with Jesus Christ. O Brothers and Sisters …

Good Cheer for the New Year

Deuteronomy 11:12

… I have taken a long while to bring it to that one word, but that is what it means— "Daily communion let me prove With You, blest Object …

The General Convocation Around Mount Zion

Hebrews 12:22-24

… The Mount of God stood out in terrible sublimity against the sky, holding communion with the stars, but refusing to deal with men. It was sublime, but stern …

Retreat Impossible

Judges 11:35

… The solemn sitting down at the Table of Communion, when others have to go away, or can only look on—the separation which is made in that act …

The Disowned

Matthew 7:21-23

… He held His tongue concerning them until "that day." There they were, preaching, teaching a Sunday school class, distributing the bread and wine at the Communion Table, going …

The Pastor’s Parting Blessing

Romans 16:24

… Your communion with the Father will be closer then heretofore; it will be less interrupted; it will become thorough. O that I might see a church made up …

Prayer 6 — The Wonders of Calvary

… Let us bathe ourselves in communion with our God. Blessed be the love which chose us before the world began. We can never sufficiently adore Thee for Thy …

Psalm 16

Psalm 16

… Sin and the Saviour had no communion. He came to destroy, not to patronize or be allied with the works of the devil. Hence he refused the testimony …

Peace By Believing

Romans 5:1

… Oh, there are times when our communion is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ! We have not been into Heaven, but we have heard some …

Present Privilege And Future Favor

Deuteronomy 33:27

… When we draw near to God in sweet communion we feel as if the devil himself were dumb— "Then, let the earth's old pillars shake, And all …

The Ever-Living Priest

Hebrews 7:23-25

… Once again, our own communion with God is openly declared, while there sits on the Throne of God a Man who is also God, pleading with the Godhead …