The Lord’s Table
What We Believe
At Fellowship, we want you to know what we believe about The Lord's Table.
WHAT
WHAT
We believe The Lord’s Table is a symbolic memorial of Christ’s body and blood and a reminder of His sacrifice on the cross.
WHY
WHY
In communion, we remember what Christ has done to secure our salvation, and we publicly proclaim that He is coming again.
WHO
WHO
Communion is an ongoing act of obedience for people who have put their faith in Christ’s life, death and resurrection.
WHEN
WHEN
We celebrate The Lord’s Table on a regular weekly basis at our weekend worship services and during special occasions.
The Lord's Table
At Fellowship, we believe The Lord’s Table, also known as communion, is one of the most important ordinances of the Christian faith alongside baptism.
While baptism is a one-time act of obedience, communion is an ongoing act of obedience. When we eat the bread, we are reminded of Christ’s suffering on our behalf and that at a historical moment in time, His physical body was “broken” for us. (Matt. 26:26-29) Likewise, when we drink the juice, we recall that His blood was shed to pay the penalty for and cleanse us from our sin. (1 Peter 1:19)
Like baptism, communion is an opportunity to publicly proclaim our identification with the person and work of Jesus Christ. And it is not just a remembering of the past but also a proclamation to ourselves and the church that Christ is one day coming again to set all things right. As such, the church experiences a hope anchored in the historic death and resurrection of Christ, and the promise of His future return.
In addition to being a reminder and a proclamation, in the act of communion, a believer is declaring that the benefits of the cross are their own. We are declaring that “all that Christ secured by His life, death, and resurrection are mine by faith.”
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