RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL THE LORD'S SUPPER AND THE HOLY COMMUNION - PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME SUNDAY, APRIL 3RD 2016.
For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come (1 Corinthians 11:26). Even though many use these terms synonymously, there's a big difference between the Holy Communion and the Lord's Supper. They're not the same. What some celebrate as the Lord's Supper is the Passover meal; the last meal the Lord shared with His disciples. That's like the Love Feasts we have in our cell or church groups today; we come together once in a while and eat together. Paul referred to similar feasts in 1 Corinthians 11:20-22 where he rebuked some people for not waiting for their brethren, but over-ate till others had nothing to eat. He said to them, "If you can't be kind to one another during love feasts, then eat at home before coming." This definitely wasn't the Holy Communion. On the night Jesus was betrayed, as He ate the Passover meal with His disciples, He took bread separately, broke it, and gave it to ...