Communion

Good morning. My name is Josiah Im one of the pastors here at NC. There is something a little diffrent I want to try for our communion time together. I want us to close our eyes while i read the piece of scripture. Are you ready?

Ephesians 2:4–9 NRSV

But God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which he loved us even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the ages to come he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God— not the result of works, so that no one may boast.

Alot of this scripture is about two things. Who God is and alot of us language. Todd last week said in his sermon that we are all on the same team. We are all welcomed at the table I want you to think about that for the rest of the week that God loves us even at our worse times. We are all unified at this table so when you take the elements this morning think about what it means to be a unified body. Let me pray and then you can take the elements.