Receiving the Lord's Supper

Seeing that most of the churches are closed because of the Covid-19, some might like to take Communion at home. This is how I take Communion every now and then when I just want to worship God, and remember what He has done for me. 

Taking communion

When a believer partakes of the Lord’s Supper, he should do so with understanding of its significance, Communion, to many people, has become only a religious observance. It has a much deeper meaning than that. 

The Communion table is an emblem of Jesus’ sacrifice for us. Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take eat; this is My body. And He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, drink ye all of it; for this is My blood of the New Testament, which is shed for the many for the remission of sins. (Matt. 26:26-28)

Primarily, the church has centered its attention on the wine as an emblem of Jesus’ blood that was shed for sin. We take the emblem of blood and say, Thank God, we are delivered from sin,” and that is true. Praise God for it! But the blood is only half of Communion. Jesus shared the wine. The bread is an emblem of Jesus’ body that was broken for us. The emblem for His body is just as important as the emblem for His blood.

According to Isaiah 53:4-5, Jesus’ sacrifice covered every area of man’s existence. He bore spiritual torment for our sins, mental distress for our worry, care and fear as well as physical pain for our sickness and distress. The stripes He bore were for our healing. With His stripes we are healed. God gave every; thing He had to redeem mankind. From the curse. For us to receive only part of His sacrifice is an insult to Him.

   When we receive Communion, we are receiving His body and His blood. Every time we partake, we should examine ourselves closely according to 1 Corinthians 11:28-29, But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink: of that cup. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body. There is much more involved in receiving Communion than most Christians realize. God instituted the Lord’s Supper for a reason. When you receive it, you should be ready to partake of everything Jesus’ sacrifice provided­­ – Salvation, peace of mine, healing, total prosperity. In the past, we have missed the full meaning of Communion by not completely judging ourselves when we partake of it. We have been ready to receive His blood and quick to judge ourselves where sin is concerned. We judge ourselves of sin and repent of it. But what about His body? It was broken for us, it was bruised for us. The stripes laid on Jesus’s back were for our healing. At Communion, we should judge ourselves where sickness is concerned as well. Jesus purchased our healing at Calvary just as He purchased our salvation. With this in mind we say, “Lord it’s not right that I should suffer from sickness and disease. I judge it now as being from Satan and I reject it. I refuse to receive it any longer. I partake of the sacrifice of Your body and I receive the healing that You provided in Jesus’ name.”

When you partake of Communion, make a point of judging yourself to the fullest extent. Don’t just receive it half way.  Accept everything Jesus’ sacrifice provided. If you don’t examine yourself—if you receive Communion just as a religious exercise—you will be eating and drinking unworthily, and not discerning the Lord’s body. Paul wrote, For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep. (1 Cor.11:30).

When the first Passover was instituted, God instructed Moses to kill a Iamb, to spread its blood over the door, and then roast the lamb and eat all of it. Any that remained was to be burned away. That sacrificial lamb was completely consumed! Jesus, as the Lamb of God, was the supreme sacrifice under the Abrahamic Covenant. When you partake of His sacrifice do not take only part of it. Take it all! Consume it completely! When you receive the Lord’s Supper, do so like the children of Israel. Exodus 12:11 says, and thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the Lord’s Passover. The children. Of Israel were ready to go. They ate in faith. They were ready to receive their deliverance before they ate!

No matter what you may be faced with – sin, sickness, drugs, a weight problem, worry strife, old habits – you can be delivered through properly receiving the Lord’s Supper. The body and blood of Jesus covered every area of your existence. By discerning His body and judging yourself before Him, you can receive your deliverance. Place yourself before God and receive Communion as the children of Israel did—ready to receive your deliverance.

    You do not have to wait until you go to church to receive Communion. Receive it at home. Get up an hour earlier in the morning every now and then. Take the time to put yourself before God over the communion table. It will be time well spent. I guarantee it! Praise God!

 How to Receive Communion

Scripture reference to use:

1 Corinthians 11:23-34:

Matthew 26:25-28; Luke 22:19-20

Proclamation Before

The Breaking of the Bread:

“Father God, in the Name of Jesus, we recognize that we have a covenant with You – a covenant that was ratified by the shed blood of Jesus at Calvary”

“Because of the fact that Jesus‘ body was broken for us, that His blood was shed in our behalf, we acknowledge that He bore sin, sickness, disease, sorrow, grief. Fear, torment, unforgiveness, strife, and lack for us. He gave His life to redeem us from all the curse of the law. Through His substitutionary sacrifice we have complete redemption, total deliverance from the works of Satan.

“As new creations in Christ Jesus, we realize our freeborn has been bought and paid for. We are forgiven. We are redeemed. And we give thanks for it all in Jesus’ name.”

Break the Bread

And Distribute it

Judge and examine yourself in the Light of God’s word

“Father, in the name of Jesus, we examine our own hearts, we Judge ourselves according to the authority of Your Word.

Areas ‘. Where we; have missed the mark, (strife, unforgiveness, jealousy; envy, hatred, covetousness, fear and worry, unbelief, etc.) we take Jesus as our Advocate and High Priest. We ask forgiveness according to the Word of God (1 John 1:9). Your word says You are faithful and just to forgive us, when we confess our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

“Therefore we do not eat of the bread nor drink of the cup unworthily, but we rightly discern the Lord’s body. We receive Communion together now as the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. We are free from the works of Satan – spirit, soul and body.” Then say this: …the Lord Jesus the same night in which He was betrayed took bread: and when He had given thanks, He break it, and said, Take, eat: this is My body, which was broken for you: this do in remembrance of Me.”

Partake of

The Bread Together

  Then say this:” After the same manner also he took the cup, when He had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. For as oft as ye eat this bread, and drink of this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s death till He come.” Partake of the Cup together

Now Join Hands Together

And Make This Confession

 “Father, we give You thanks for all you provided for us in Christ Jesus. We confess this day we are the blessed of the Lord. This covenant we entered into at the new birth is a covenant filled with the exceeding great and precious promises of God, and we are partakers of those promises now! We are the healed. We are the redeemed. We are delivered from the authority of darkness. We are translated into the Kingdom of God’s dear Son. We are the head and not the tail. We are above only and not beneath. We come behind in no good thing. All that we set our hands to prospers and we praise You, Father, for the newness of life we now enjoy, in Jesus’ name, AMEN.”

be blessed and stay safe. JB