Lord Supper

Lord Supper

Luke 22:7-13 (CSB Bible)

7 Then the Day of Unleavened Bread came when the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. 8 Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, "Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover." 9 "Where do you want us to prepare it??" they asked him.

10 "Listen," he said to them, "when you've entered the city, a man carrying a water jug will meet you. Follow him into the house he enters. 11 Tell the owner of the house, 'The Teacher asks you, "Where is the guest room where I can eat the Passover with my disciples?" 12 Then he will show you a large, furnished room upstairs. Make the preparations there."

13 So they went and found it just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover. 14 When the hour came, he reclined at the table, and the apostles with him. 15 Then he said to them, "I have fervently desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. 16 For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God."

17 Then he took a cup, and after giving thanks, he said, "Take this and share it among yourselves. 18 For I tell you, from now on I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.

We will now come to observe the ordinance of the Lord’s supper, given to us to celebrate in memory of his broken body and shed blood. It is said that on the night before he was betrayed that at the conclusion of the feast of the Passover which he and his disciples was celebrating.

He took bread and having blessed it, brake it and gave to his disciples and said “This is my body, which is given for you.”

(Pray for the Bread!) Distribute:

John 6:58 “This is the bread that came down from heaven; it is not like the manna your ancestors ate and they died. The one who eats this bread will live forever."

(You may Eat the Bread)

On the same night our Lord took the cup having bless the gave his disciples and said: ” this is my blood which was shed for you.”

(Pray for the Cup)

20 In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.

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Hebrews 9:22 (CSB Bible) 22 According to the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

(You may Drink the Cup)

1 Corinthians 11:26 (KJV) 26 For as often as you eat this bread, and drink this cup, you do shew the Lord's death till he come.

Closing

After our Lord and his disciples eat the bread and drank wine, celebrating thus the Last Supper of our Lord, it is said that after they had sung a hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.