Communion / Lord’s Supper

Finding and Following Christ

John 1:45

… from private prayer, or the reading of the Scriptures, or your intimate personal communion with Him. Make your prayers more fervent, your study of the Word more intense …

Life, and the Path to It

Psalm 16:11

… Are you not anxious to see the Apostles and Prophets who have gone to Heaven before you? Well, Beloved, you shall see them—and the communion that you …

Growth in Faith

Luke 17:5

… Let me say again that faith is very frequently helped to grow by communion with the saints. Those of you who are younger will often be helped by …

The Multitude Before the Throne

Revelation 7:9

… if the verse were given out in Heaven, that we sometimes sing at Communion, they would sing it there— "'Twas all of Your Grace we were made to …

Vanity Deprecated

Psalm 119:37

… You would gladly forget it, but it has followed you in here—yes, and may even follow you to the Communion Table. Or, possibly, your worldly cares have …

Recruits for the King

1 Samuel 22:1-2

… every link that maintains a connection with evil and the renewal of that communion by even so much as a touch is to be avoided by us! Take …

Tearful Sowing and Joyful Reaping

Psalm 126:6

… Does not this going forth from God imply, also, that the man has been in communion with God? He wears a shining face who has looked into the …

'Going and Weeping'

Jeremiah 50:4

… us to have more true "going" in the way of holiness— growing in communion with the Holy Spirit, advancing in our likeness to Christ and becoming more humble …

God's Unspeakable Gift

2 Corinthians 9:15

… Gift!" Before I dismiss those who are not going to remain for the Communion, let us all sing— "Praise God, from whom all blessings flow, Praise Him, all …

Out of Nothing Comes Nothing

Job 14:4

… you can conceive that, in our present condition, we are fit to have communion with Him. If you are in Christ, you are able to commune with the …

The Man Who Shall Never See Death

John 8:51-53

… remember that Christ Jesus as God-Man, Mediator, is essential to all our communion with the Father. You cannot trust God, nor love God, nor serve God aright …

Black Clouds and Bright Blessings

Ecclesiastes 11:3

… Pray for a blessing upon others when you have had the best season of prayer, the sweetest period of communion at the Lord's Table, or when you …

Our Leader Through the Darkness

Isaiah 50:10

… we love Him and how our very element is to dwell in unbroken communion with Him. We are not dependent, therefore, upon happiness or unhappiness as the ground …

Noah's Eminence

Genesis 7:1

… He was also a devout man, for we read that "Noah walked with God." Like his ancestor, Enoch, he lived in communion with God, in prayerfulness and pious …

Two Wilderness Incidents

Numbers 21:1-6

… There are some professors who seem to think that the more wretched they can be, the more communion will they have with Christ, but they are greatly mistaken …

Psalm 28

Psalm 28

… This is our communion with all saints, that God is their strength and ours; Christ their Lord and ours. 1Co 1:2. He is their strength, the strength …

Christ Lifted Up

John 12:32

… And so with all God’s people, they do not care about alliances; they love real union and communion one with another. Now, what is the right way …

Christ the Tree of Life

Revelation 22:2

… In the middle of its street—For Heaven is a place of sacred and hallowed communion—"In the middle of its street"— 2. And on either side of …

Cheering Congratulation

Psalm 32:1

… What blessed union and hallowed communion exist between the King and His servants! The words before us are especially true of the Apostles to whom they were first …

Christ Loosens From Infirmities

Luke 13:11-13

… how He can call them His friends and permit them to enjoy close communion with Himself. Now, Beloved, this woman thus bowed down was very like these persons …

Ho! Ho!

Isaiah 55:1

… not worthy to be mentioned in the same century as the joys of communion with Christ! Get this, and you shall have overflowing joy! You shall be satisfied …

A Defence of Calvinism

… The character of John Wesley stands beyond all imputation for self-sacrifice, zeal, holiness, and communion with God; he lived far above the ordinary level of common Christians …

Footsteps Of Mercy

Job 33:23

… set forth His worth! Disciples of Jesus who have followed Him and held communion with Him for the space of 20 years and more will tell you that …

Soul-satisfying Bread

John 6:35

… Bread and wine are put upon the communion table as separate symbols—not bread and wine mixed together—that would destroy the teaching. The wine is distinct from …

A Promise and Precedent

John 16:14

… Let me prove it to be true at the Communion Table tonight! Let me prove it to be true in my private devotions all through this week! Let …

Hiding Among the Stuff

1 Samuel 10:22-23

… The great delight beneath the skies, next door, in fact, to Heaven, itself, is communion with the Lord Jesus Christ! And when He brings us into His banqueting …

The Great Attraction

John 12:32

… We do not forever grovel in worldly cares and carnal thoughts, but sometimes, at least, we get up into the higher atmosphere and have near and dear communion …

A Comforting Message for the Closing Year

Psalm 37:7

… see the same picture in this Church when we meet presently around the Communion Table. May you all have the rest of enjoyment! You have Christ to feed …

The Power of the Holy Ghost

Romans 15:13

… miraculous amount of holiness, such an extraordinary fervor of prayer, such a real communion with God, and so much vital religion, and such a spread of the doctrines …

Memories of my Father (Continued)

… reporting favourably, it was agreed that, after baptism, they should be received into communion with the church.” On the following Lord’s-day morning, dear father preached at …

A Visit to Bethlehem

Luke 2:15

… Well, my Brother, you and I have often had sweet communion together concerning the things of the Kingdom. "Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing …

Spiritual Peace

John 14:27

… not more continued, and the only explanation of our misery is, that our communion is broken, that our fellowship is marred, else would our peace be like a …

Heman's Sorrowful Psalm

Psalm 88:13

… yourselves or upon God! Prayer is the longing of the soul to hold communion with the Most High, the desire of the heart to obtain blessings at His …

Sanctified Sorrow

Isaiah 54:11

… Still further it is said, "I will make your gates of carbuncle," as if to intimate more close and intimate communion with God. We come nearer to Christ …

The Best Donation

2 Corinthians 8:5

… are about to be welcomed into the Church, as we gather around the Communion Table, may regret it if they are not good men and true, but if …

Comfort for the Tempted

1 Corinthians 10:13

… A little noise in the street will draw you off from communion with God and, almost before you are aware of it, your thoughts, like wild horses, will …

The Fruitless Vine

Ezekiel 15:1-2

… in the pews and uphold Christianity, that take the sacrament, and speak about communion, that stand up to pray, and talk about being heard for their faith, who …

A Blessed Wonder

Matthew 8:10

… the blessing I ask, but not worthy that You should come into such communion with me as to tread my floor. Deeply humbled was the man, and you …

The Sad Plight and Sure Relief

Romans 5:6

… Subscribing to a creed, or observing a series of customs, he remains utterly oblivious of that communion with God which all true religion leads us to seek—and …

Our Sympathizing High Priest

Hebrews 5:7-10

… His heart was always in communion with the Great Father above. This is said to have been the case "in the days of His flesh." This term is …