Eat This Bread Drink This Cup

Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, Acts 10:43-43. In this passage of Scripture, we read the first sermon preached to a Gentile, Cornelius, a Roman centurion, and are drawn to the Apostle Peter's frank language about Jesus’ death, "They killed him by hanging him on a cross." As we partake...

Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the Old Testament, Esther 9:20-22. In this passage of Scripture, we learn how Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther established the days of Purim to remember how their people, the Jews, were saved from annihilation from their enemies in the Persian Empire. We, too, as Christians remember a s...

Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the Old Testament, Ezra 9:3-4. In this passage of Scripture, Ezra the priest is appalled to discover that the Jewish exiles have abandoned the Law of God. This is especially shocking to Ezra and others as they view the ruins of Jerusalem—destroyed by God in the past because the Jews reje...

Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, John 19:31-37 . In this passage of Scripture, the Apostle John describes certain details about Jesus' death on the cross between the time of His death and His burial. In so doing, he describes how the prophecies of King David and Zechariah made centuries before we...

Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the Old Testament, 2 Chronicles 5:3-6 . In this passage of Scripture, we read about how God kept His promises to King David to choose Jerusalem for His Name to be there and for King David's descendants to rule over His people Israel. At the death of Jesus Christ on the cross, God de...

Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, John 11:38-44. In this passage of Scripture, we read about the story of the resurrection of Lazarus from the dead. As we see the demonstrated power and authority of Jesus over life and death in Lazarus and then in His own resurrection from the dead, we have complete co...

Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, John 8:48-59. In this passage of Scripture, Jesus is engaged in debate with the Pharisees at temple courts. He defends His claim of being "I AM" by recounting His relationship with Abraham, who rejoiced to see His day. While the Jews rejected His claim and pi...

Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, John 4:39-42. In this passage of Scripture, John records a conversation Jesus has with a Samaritan woman at Jacob's well. Our hearts beat with hers and the people of Sychar as they meet Jesus for  the first time, and hear the gospel preached. As we partake of the...

Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, Luke 23:39-43. In this passage of Scripture, Jesus is defended by one of the criminals hanging on the cross together with Him. In Him, we see ourselves and welcome the same response from Jesus as we put our faith in Him. As we partake of the bread and drink the fruit o...

Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, Luke 22:60-62. In this passage of Scripture, Jesus and Peter exchange a look immediately following his denial of Jesus for the third time as a rooster crows in the background. We meditate on what might have been said during that unspoken moment. As we partake of the br...

Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, Luke 18:35-43 (NIV). In this passage of Scripture, Jesus heals a blind man along the Jericho Road on His way to Jerusalem. The blind man is now doubly blessed; his world and his understanding are filled with light. He no longer walks and lives in darkness because of Je...

Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, Luke 17:11-19 (NIV). In this passage of Scripture about Jesus healing 10 lepers on the road to Jerusalem, we are reminded of the importance of pausing to praise Jesus for the blessings of in our lives, the greatest of which is the forgiveness of our sins. As we partake...

Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the Old Testament, Ruth 4:13-15 (NIV). In this passage, we see how God made and kept His promise to give the Promised Land to His people and then ensured the promise would endure by providing a Guardian-Redeemer for their households. In like manner, God sent His Son, Jesus, to be our Gua...

Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup. The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, Luke 7:11-17 (NIV). In this passage of Scripture, Jesus travels to the little town of Nain to comfort a grieving mother and widow whose only son has died. As we read the story, the emotions of the mourners and accompanying crowd at this miracle of Jesus raising the de...

Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, Luke 6:32-36 (NIV). In this passage of Scripture, Jesus describes the kindness of God, and encourages all of us to be like Him in our behavior. God greatest act of kindness was asking His Son, Jesus, to give His like to save all of His children—us. As we partake of the...

Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the Old Testament, Joshua 4:19-24 (NIV). In this passage of Scripture, we read about how God directed Joshua to retrieve 12 stones from the crossing of the Jordan River into the Promised Land to remind them of His power and provision. In like manner, Jesus directs us to set aside the unl...

Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, Mark 14:1-9 (NIV). In this passage of Scripture, we read about a special gift given to Jesus by Mary, sister of Martha and Lazarus. He accepts her gift and praises her for the beautiful think she has done for Him. As we remember Jesus by partaking of the bread and drin...

Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the Old Testament, Deuteronomy 4:32-34. In this passage of Scripture, Moses describes to the Israelites how awesome is their relationship with the Lord—how He delivered then from bondage in Egypt. Later (Deuteronomy 7:13-15), Moses continues to describe how awesome God is by telling them...

Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the Old Testament, Numbers 17:12-13. In this passage of Scripture, the Israelites experience despair over their repeated failures and judgments of God. They did not realize that their situation could have been much worse except for the intercession by Moses and Aaron. As we partake of th...

Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, Mark 2:23-28. In this passage of Scripture, Mark tells how Jesus, the Lord of the Sabbath, corrects the Pharisees' belief on how to observe the Sabbath. From this teaching, we gain a new insight into why Jesus asked us to pause to partake of the bread and drink th...

Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, Matthew 27:26-37. In this passage of Scripture, the Apostle Matthew recounts the horrible and gruesome details of Jesus' crucifixion. From other passages of passages of Scripture in the Gospels, we are reminded of who Jesus is and why He died on the cross for us....

Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, Matthew 24:36-44. In this passage of Scripture, Jesus warns us not to be so consumed by the affairs of this life that we forget about being ready for His return. As we meet around this table, we remember His wounds; His blood that He shed for us; His love; His open arm...

Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the Old Testament, Exodus 12:12-14. In this passage of Scripture, we read about the tenth and final plague, the death of the firstborn, and how the Israelites were saved by applying the blood of the Passover lamb to the top and sides of the door to the house where they ate the lamb. This...

Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the Old Testament, Genesis 49:10. In this passage of Scripture, we read about how God reveals His plans for His people as Jacob blesses his sons at the end of his life. In the blessing for Judah, we learn about a future king, and as is revealed in the Scriptures, the king is Jesus, the L...

Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the Old Testament, Genesis 41:53-57. In this passage of Scripture, we read about how God used Joseph to save his family and the adjoining world from famine by storing grain in Egypt. God intervened again in like manner to save humankind by sending Jesus, the Bread of Life. All who eat fr...