2 Kings 23:21-23; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 We have come to the fourth stage of King Josiah’s reform this week, which we read about in 2 Kings 23:21-23. It’s a few short verses but some of the most powerful in the story. In this stage, Josiah re-institutes the Passover festival as an ongoing practice for the …
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I Corinthians 11:23-26; Luke 14:15-24 In a couple of weeks, many of you will be heading over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house for Thanksgiving. When I was a kid that’s what we actually had to do to get my grandma’s house—travel through the backwoods of Indiana County, PA and over a …
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The First Supper Mark 14:12-25 Thursday of the Last Week finds Jesus at table with his disciples. His actions at the table that night still speak to us of the meaning of his death and the promise of the new creation. One of the most common human impulses, no matter the culture, is to mark …
“The day of the Lord’s Supper is an occasion of joy for the Christian community. Reconciled in their hearts with God and the brethren, the congregation receives the gift of the body and blood of Jesus Christ, and, receiving that, it receives forgiveness, new life, and salvation. It is given new fellowship with God and …
Beginning September 9, Tri-Lakes United Methodist Church will offer Holy Communion every Sunday at all three of our worship services. As part of our movement toward becoming a church focused on “making disciples of Jesus Christ for the work of his kingdom,” regular weekly communion provides us with an opportunity to hear the Word of …
Tonight, Christians around the world will gather around a table to remember Jesus' Last Supper with his disciples. Whether it's in a local church in Park City, a cathedral in England, an open air church in Africa, or an underground house church in North Korea, and regardless of the native language of those gathered at …
Saw an article in the paper this morning about researchers who have been looking at paintings of the Last Supper over the last thousand years and have noticed that the portions of the food depicted on the table have become bigger with every generation. Apparently, artists over the last thousand years have been painting food …