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#Do this as often as you gather in remembrance of me how to#

The leaven had to be removed from their homes during Passover. In the Bible, leaven is a picture of sin. The Jewish people wouldn’t eat just any bread during Passover. When you do communion at home, consider taking it with unleavened bread, which is symbolic. It is when the Passover Lamb took away the sins of the world.

When You Do Communion at Home, Remember…Ĭommunion is a providential act. If it is done as a group, give brief instructions, such as “Let’s now eat the bread and drink the cup.”Ĭommunion is a time to remember, but also a time to praise! Lift up praises out loud as a group, proclaiming Jesus’ perfect work on the cross and making way for you to receive eternal life. This can be done as a group at once or whenever someone is ready after the time of prayer mentioned above. People can, of course, also pray silently. It can be powerful when people pray out loud in the group as the Spirit leads.

Proclaim who He is and thank Him for His everlasting love and the hope He gives us through the promise of the resurrection. Meditate on what Jesus did for you on the cross and the scriptures above. This can be a time when people prepare their hearts to take the elements.

Pray and meditate on what Jesus did on the cross.

Get others involved, even the kids! Have different people read various passages. Use the scriptures above to read out loud when you do communion at home. Let the group know ahead of time so they know what to expect. Decide what works best for your group or family.Īs you prepare to do communion at home, decide if you will take the elements as a group or let people take them as they feel ready. This will depend on where and how many people are gathering. You can either place the elements on a table and people can get them there, or you can pass them out. You will need some type of unleavened bread element and juice, wine, or water element. “And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, ‘This is My body which is given for you do this in remembrance of Me.’ Likewise He also took the cup after supper, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you.’” If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.’ The Jews therefore quarreled among themselves, saying, ‘How can this Man give us His flesh to eat?’ Then Jesus said to them, ‘Most assuredly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you.’” “‘I am the living bread which came down from heaven. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.’ For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes.” “For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, ‘Take, eat this is My body which is broken for you do this in remembrance of Me.’ In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in My blood. “The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? For we, though many, are one bread and one body for we all partake of that one bread.”

Communion can be taken anywhere and at any time, yet there is something powerful when done as a group in a biblical community. Who Is Communion For?Ĭommunion is for anyone who has received Jesus as their Lord and Savior. It is an act of partaking the bread and wine, which are symbols of Jesus’ body, given to us so that we might have eternal life. It consists of praying, giving thanks, and recognizing and declaring what Jesus’ death and resurrection accomplished. Communion is intimate fellowship with the Lord and a n act of worship among Christians. What Is Communion?Ĭommunion is a powerful way to remember what Jesus did for us on the cross, to remember that He is “the bread of life” and whoever believes in and receives Him will never be hungry and never thirst (John 6:35).

#Do this as often as you gather in remembrance of me how to#

If you want to know how to do communion at home as you join others in a small group, with your family, or at a Church House, keep reading! It is all about posturing your heart to remember what Jesus did for you and taking time to give thanks. As someone who gathers with others in your home to spiritually grow in biblical community, you may feel led to take communion.