Introduction

Welcome back church! Glad to have you here today as we tackle week 3 of our Devoted series. Our guiding text for the series has been Acts 2:42 where we learn that the early church was devoted to four specific practices of faith: Teaching, Fellowship, Breaking of Bread (Communion), Prayer.

We’ve already worked through teaching and fellowship, and today we’ll be looking at the practice of breaking bread, also known as communion. And if you like eating, hosting, or sharing meals with others, then this is the practice for you. In fact, since all of us here generally eat a few meals everyday, this could be the most accessible and enjoyable of all the practices we’ll study together.

But make no mistake, breaking bread with other believers isn’t simply about passing the mashed potatoes around a dinner table. It’s a holy time of remembrance, praise, and community… made possible by the life, death and resurrection of Jesus.

N.T. Wright says this about it all: “When Jesus wanted to explain to His disciples what His death was all about, He didn’t give them a theory, He gave them a meal.”

So today, as we look at the practice of breaking bread, we also remember it is only possible, through Christ, that we are here today. He built the trail so we could walk the path. And thankfully, he included food as an integral part of the journey.

When Jesus wanted to explain to His disciples what His death was all about, He didn’t give them a theory, He gave them a meal.

Main Teaching

Breaking bread, or communion is incredibly important. Here's why the early church was stubbornly devoted to breaking bread together.

Communion is about remembering Jesus. His life. His sacrifice on the cross. His body, broken for you and me. His blood, the marker of a new and final covenant between God and man. His death. His resurrection. His promise to return again for His church.

These are realities for the believer that we simply cannot forget. And because communion is implicitly done with others, it follows that we celebrate and remember Jesus together.

Think about it like this: Our common union, the thing that brings believers together all around the world through the millennia, is Jesus Christ ... View this full sermon with PRO Premium