Communion / Lord’s Supper

Strangers and Sojourners

Psalm 39:12

… for, like Enoch, we walk with God in hallowed and intimate union and communion. He has told us some of His greatest secrets, for "the secret of the …

Christ Triumphant

Colossians 2:15

… now must the prince of darkness be cast out.” From the table of communion the Redeemer arose at midnight, and marched forth to the battle. How dreadful was …

Illustrations in Preaching

… lattice or,— better yet, beneath the grand dome—bows in prayer, and holds communion with the possibilities that stand beyond this life, like unfilled thrones waiting for occupants …

A Vivid Contrast

John 7:53

… have some of those same drops upon our body if we could have communion with Him in spirit. We have sympathy with the members of His physical frame …

Terrible Convictions and Gentle Drawings

Psalm 32:3-4

… spent in his Master's service, he knows more of the heights of communion than some of us. For my part—though I do not want to change …

The Believer Not An Orphan

John 14:18

… Never let your heart be dissociated from intimate communion with Him. So shall you bring forth fruit, but no way else. 5, 6. I am the vine, you …

The Sound in the Mulberry Trees

2 Samuel 5:24

… have got less to attend to in the world and more closeness of communion with Christ than you used to have. Now is the time; now, when you …

The New Wine of the Kingdom

Matthew 26:29

… What a happy blending—service and communion—the hands busy, but the eyes ravished with the wondrous sight of the face of God! You shall see His face …

Discipline in Christ's Army

Joshua 1:11

… Heaven without being baptized, or joining a Church, or even going to the Communion Table." Yes, I know that is what you think, but that course of conduct …

Daniel Facing the Lions' Den

Daniel 6:10

… Oh, that we might all emulate it more than we have ever done! How few of us fully appreciate and fondly cultivate that communion with God to which …

Voices from the Excellent Glory

Matthew 3:16

… may expect to receive Divine Testimonies when you are on the mount of communion alone, when your fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ …

Hope in Hopeless Cases

Matthew 17:17

… We have need to pray more, and by self-denial to keep our bodies more completely under and so to enjoy closer communion with God before we shall …

Heavenly Worship

Revelation 14:1-3

… It is the joy of the heart to hold daily fellowship and communion with Jesus; thou shalt have the same joy in heaven; “there shalt thou see him …

The Exaltation of Christ

Philippians 2:9-11

… of his flesh, and he delights, in his calm and placid moments of communion with Jesus, to say to him, “O Lord, thou art my brother.” His song …

Human Depravity And Divine Mercy

Genesis 8:21

… And so he rises in holy communion towards his God. Then comes the wind—typical of the breath of the sacred Spirit by which the floods of corruption …

Good Talk

1 Chronicles 16:9

… dwelling in us and to have been lifted up from the world into communion with Jesus Christ, it ought to be our holy ambition to let our conversation …

Their Desired Haven

Psalm 107:30

… the many who shall be there, for we shall have near and intimate communion with them! Let us drink tonight the cup of fellowship and toast the friends …

Simple Fact and Simple Faith

Acts 13:38

… You shall even be His brother or sister and you shall live near to Him as one dear to Him, in affectionate communion with Him. Though He is …

Justification, Propitiation, Declaration

Romans 3:24-26

… that the power of prayer depends very much upon the closeness of our communion with Christ— and the completeness of our obedience to Him. We are saved by …

An Earnest Entreaty

Psalm 2:12

… churches of England little windows that run slanting and just look toward the communion table, through which poor offenders who professed repentance, after some months of standing in …

God Comforting His People

Isaiah 49:13

… might redeem us from destruction and, through Him, we are brought into closer communion with God than the angels ever have! Oh, what cause we have, then, for …

God's Fatherly Pity

Psalm 103:13

… I may expect to be put in the dark and to be without communion with Him for many days." But we have just ingenuously opened up our heart …

The Novelties of Divine Mercy

Lamentations 3:22

… he may be ripening for Glory, another day in which he may hold communion with his Lord, another day in which he may be making advances in the …

The Pleiades and Orion

Job 38:31

… love the bitter is forgotten, and the calumny is swallowed up in the communion. Happy are you, Beloved, when they say all manner of evil against you for …

Secret Sins

Psalm 19:12

… Christians, recollect that little sins will spoil your communion with Christ. Little sins, like little stains in silk, may damage the fine texture of fellowship; little sins, like …

Psalm 135

Psalm 135

… Perhaps this is the sweetest word in these two verses. "This God is our God for ever and ever." "Our God" signifies possession, communion in possession, assurance of …

The Wordless Book

Psalm 51:7

… No, more! Not only did he know the nature of the sin, but he also knew the sweetness of communion with God and must have had a clear …

Overwhelming Obligations

Psalm 116:12

… There is the communion table around which we are about to gather. That may help me to render Him some homage. I will there take the cup of …

Christ's Glory Turned to Shame

Psalm 4:2

… Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still Hold private communion with yourself, in a private place, at a private hour. "Be still." We are …

Assurance Sought

Psalm 35:3

… been left to question their interest in Chr-ist—they had enjoyed unbroken communion with Him. Why, then, should they doubt it? May we even come to that …

A Song at the Wellhead

Numbers 21:16-18

… With the exception of present communion with Christ, the joy of a Believer in this present state must be mainly the joy of hope. "It does not yet …

Self-Humbling and Self-Searching

Solomon 1:6

… O for more nearness to Christ, more love to Christ, and closer communion with him! Did you notice what the spouse said: “Tell me, O thou whom my …

Our Lord's Posture in Ascension

Luke 24:50-53

… twos and threes, and even as separate individuals, they had the most intimate communion with Him, they could have been mistaken! It was essential, in the highest degree …

The Gospel in Power

1 Thessalonians 1:5-10

… He uses no vain repetitions, as the heathen do—his inmost soul is taken up with communion with the Father and with the Son—and so in one …

A Divided Heart

Hosea 10:2

… society, they will venture into the church, they will propose to receive her communion, and to be numbered with her members, and they will afterwards go and mingle …

Restless! Peaceless!

Isaiah 57:20

… restful and peaceful, but I am not." I know how you feel, on Communion nights, sometimes, when you have to go away, or to look on at others …

Christ's Prayer and Plea

Psalm 16:1

… being condescending and comforting, this fact of our Savior praying shows the intimate communion there is between Christ and all the members of His mystical body. It is …

The Peculiar Sleep of the Beloved

Psalm 127:2

… corruption? Have you had a grace-given Holy Ghost-implanted experience of a communion with Christ? If so, then you are right on the experimental test. And, to …

The Great Reservoir

Proverbs 4:23

… without whom thou canst do nothing; and if thou dost live in close communion with Christ, there will be no fear of thy having a dry heart. He …

The Enemies of the Cross of Christ

Philippians 3:18

… the Church, professors who never knew Christ, who have often come to the Communion Table, but have never had fellowship with Christ—who are quite satisfied with their …