Gave Thanks
"For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: that the Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”
In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”
For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes." 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
The Last Supper, The First Thansgiving Meal
The Apostle Paul wrote to the first believers in the City of Corinth about the Last Supper that Jesus had with 12 of his closest followers.
[Live Science published an article about an Archaeological Study on the Last Supper.]
This narrative was also wriiten about by the Gospel writers in: Luke 22:19, Mark 14:22 and Matthew 26:26. Matthew was one of the 12 disciples present in this event, one out of the thousands of meals they shared with Jesus, but quite possibly the most intimate, definitely the most significant and the most memorable.
The Last Supper, The First Commumion
All four of the writers (Paul, Luke, Mark and Matthew) recorded the same thing, that after Jesus had taken a piece of bread, He said a prayer of thanks, He broke it, said a few words and gave them to His disciples. Jesus did the same when He shared with them a cup of wine.
Since that time, believers have recreated this moving scene and today's believers are still observing this, as it has been the basis for the communion -- one of the ordinances of the Christian Church.
Thanksgiving Meal, Prayer of Thanks
So tonight (and every night) as you and yoir loved ones gather together to celebrate your thanksgiving meal, before you eat (and/or go shopping and before everything goes all crazy, if it hasn't already), let us also remember to say a prayer of thanks to God. And remember that first thanksgiving meal, the first communion and the last supper -- the very same night when Jesus washed the feet of his 12 disciples, one of whom would later that night leave and had Him arrested, tried and sentenced to death.
Selah!
Jesus replied, “Now the time has come for the Son of Man to enter into his glory. I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat is planted in the soil and dies, it remains alone. But its death will produce many new kernels—a plentiful harvest of new lives." John 12:23-24
In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”
For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes." 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
The Last Supper, The First Thansgiving Meal
The Apostle Paul wrote to the first believers in the City of Corinth about the Last Supper that Jesus had with 12 of his closest followers.
[Live Science published an article about an Archaeological Study on the Last Supper.]
This narrative was also wriiten about by the Gospel writers in: Luke 22:19, Mark 14:22 and Matthew 26:26. Matthew was one of the 12 disciples present in this event, one out of the thousands of meals they shared with Jesus, but quite possibly the most intimate, definitely the most significant and the most memorable.
The Last Supper, The First Commumion
All four of the writers (Paul, Luke, Mark and Matthew) recorded the same thing, that after Jesus had taken a piece of bread, He said a prayer of thanks, He broke it, said a few words and gave them to His disciples. Jesus did the same when He shared with them a cup of wine.
Since that time, believers have recreated this moving scene and today's believers are still observing this, as it has been the basis for the communion -- one of the ordinances of the Christian Church.
Thanksgiving Meal, Prayer of Thanks
So tonight (and every night) as you and yoir loved ones gather together to celebrate your thanksgiving meal, before you eat (and/or go shopping and before everything goes all crazy, if it hasn't already), let us also remember to say a prayer of thanks to God. And remember that first thanksgiving meal, the first communion and the last supper -- the very same night when Jesus washed the feet of his 12 disciples, one of whom would later that night leave and had Him arrested, tried and sentenced to death.
Selah!
Jesus replied, “Now the time has come for the Son of Man to enter into his glory. I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat is planted in the soil and dies, it remains alone. But its death will produce many new kernels—a plentiful harvest of new lives." John 12:23-24
Listen carefully: Unless a grain of wheat is buried in the ground, dead to the world, it is never any more than a grain of wheat. But if it is buried, it sprouts and reproduces itself many times over. In the same way, anyone who holds on to life just as it is destroys that life. But if you let it go, reckless in your love, you’ll have it forever, real and eternal.
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