(The Lord’s Supper is often referred to as communion.
This memorial was instituted by Jesus for His disciples
when He ate the Jewish Passover meal with the
disciples the night He was betrayed.)
A. References to the Lord's Supper:
1. It was eaten during the breaking of bread (At
2:42; 20:27).
2. It is a communion (fellowship) with Jesus and
one’s brothers (1 Co 10:16).
3. It is the supper with the Lord (1 Co 11:20).
B. Memorial of the Lord's Supper:
1. The bread is in memory of the body of Jesus (Mt
26:26; 1 Co 11:24).
2. The fruit of the vine is in memory of the blood of
the covenant (Mt 26:27,28; Lk 22:19,20).
3. The supper is in memory of Jesus ' death and
our covenant with God (Lk 22:19,20; 1 Co
11:27-34).
4. The one bread symbolizes the oneness of the
church, the body of Christ (1 Co 10:16,17).
C. The time the first Christians partook of the Supper:
1. The first Christians gathered on Sunday (1 Co
16:1,2).
2. The first Christians broke bread on Sunday (At
20:7; 1 Co 11:20-29).
3. Christians partook of Supper as often as
possible (1 Co 11:24,25).
4. Christians had a love feast, during which they
partook of the Supper (1 Co 11:17-34; 2 Pt 2:13;
Jd 12).