Lord's Supper at FBR

You are welcome to take this meal with us if you are a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ.

The apostle Paul says this meal was to be taken when Christians “come together as a church” (1 Corinthian‘s 11:18). Who is the church? Christ’s church is made up of all those who have turned away from their sins and trusted Jesus to be their Savior and Lord. True Christians are not people who merely come from a Christian background, but they are people who have turned away from loving themselves to loving God. If you know that you are a sinner who deserves God‘s wrath and have trusted Jesus‘s death on the cross to take that wrath for you, then this meal is for you! It is not a meal that will save you, but it is a meal that will remind you of the salvation believers have in Jesus Christ.

You are welcome to take this meal with us if you are a believer baptized by immersion.

Historically, almost all Christian groups have insisted that believers are to be baptized before taking the Lords Supper (; ). Baptist have sometimes offended their Christian brothers and sisters because many of us do not believe that infant baptism, or baptism by sprinkling, is New Testament baptism. It is not our desire to be offensive to our fellow believers, but it is our desire to practice what we are convinced the New Testament teaches. For this reason, we only invite those who have been baptized by immersion to the Lords table. We hope that, if you are a brother or sister in Christ, you will not see our practice as a way to offend you, but as our attempt to be faithful to God. We know many churches who have different practices than ours, and, while we might not agree with them, we celebrate their desire to obey God above all else.

You are welcome to take this meal if you were a Christian walking in good fellowship with your local church.

Paul’s strongest words of warning come to those believers who take the Lord supper while they are being un-Christlike to their fellow Christians. He warns Christians like this, “So then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sin against the body and blood of the Lord. Let a person examine himself; in this way let him eat the bread and drink from the cup. For whoever eats and drinks without recognizing the body, eats and drinks judgment on himself. This is why many are sick and ill among you, and many have fallen asleep. If we were properly judging ourselves, we would not be judged, but when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined, so that we may not be condemned with the world.” (). Before we take the Lord supper, we are to judge ourselves. We are to ask, “Is there anyway I have offended or am offending a brother or a sister in Christ through my sin?“ If the answer is “yes,” then we should do all we can to be reconciled with that brother or sister before we take the Lord supper. If we refuse to do this, the Lord may bring severe – even deadly – discipline upon us.

If you are not welcome to this meal, you are still welcome here!

Many times during the month, FBR is privilege to have guests and we understand that people have different traditions or some have no understanding whatsoever. We are delighted that God has brought you to worship with us. Whether you are curious, or skeptical, we are glad you’re here. In fact, we are honored you are here. We would love if you would introduce yourself so that we can get to know you. While the Lord Supper is our family table, we are delighted whenever our family gets to show hospitality to those who do not share all our beliefs. So please stick around, start a conversation, visit our Care Group, attend a Wednesday night Bible study. We would love to have you around even if you’re not ready to join our faith family!

Should you take the Lord supper at FBR? At FBR we celebrate the Lord supper four times a year.

We share bread and fruit of the vine to remember the death of our Lord Jesus Christ for us. The bread symbolizes His body given for us. The fruit of the vine celebrates His blood shed for us for the forgiveness of our sins. We do this because Jesus commanded us to: “do this in remembrance of me “(). When we take the Lord supper, we are remembering the central treasure of our faith - Christ!