In the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper, you receive amazing, unimaginable gifts. You receive the body and blood of Jesus – he communes with you. You receive the forgiveness of your sins in those elements. The Scriptural words are not difficult to understand.

Matthew 26:26–28
While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.”
Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.”

1 Corinthians 10:16
Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?

This heavenly gift to you enrages the devil. It must. He devotes tremendous energy to belittling the sacrament and trying to distract us from the heavenly blessings we receive. If he cannot rob the simple words of their wonderful meaning, he tries to make the reception of the sacrament ordinary, mundane, or thoughtless so that we miss out on the joy and comfort God gives us.

As you receive the Lord’s Supper – whether you kneel or stand or the pastors bring it to your pew or home – you receive indescribable blessings from your Savior. Believe the promises of our Lord. Receive the Lord’s Supper in confident faith that sees the reality of Jesus’ presence in your life and the reality of his forgiveness.

 

Pastor Aufdemberge

Pastor Kneser

Pastor Wempner

Pastor Zarling