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Do This In Remembrance
Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 3, 2025 (message contributor)
Summary: At the Lord’s Table we remember His cross, receive His grace, and proclaim His coming, finding wholeness, forgiveness, and belonging in Christ.
Introduction – A Place of Belonging
I remember once being in Yerevan, Armenia, attending a wedding at the Sport Arena Center. The hall was immaculate — decorated with care and beauty. The musicians played with such skill that the melodies lifted the whole room. The food was abundant, prepared with that special Armenian care.
But when I look back on that day, I don’t remember the food as much as I remember the feeling. The sense of family. The warmth of belonging. Everyone had a place. Everyone had a seat. There was laughter, there were embraces, there was that deep, unspoken reality: You belong here.
That, church, is what the Lord’s Supper is meant to be. Not just bread. Not just cup. Not just wafer and juice. It’s a family table. It’s Jesus saying: “I’ve prepared a place for you. Sit down. Eat with Me. You belong here.”
Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 11:23–26:
> “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, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of Me.’ For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.”
The command is simple: Do this. Remember Me.
But here’s the question: What are we remembering? Just a moment 2,000 years ago — or something alive, happening right here in Glendale today?
Let’s walk through this meal together. The bread. The cup. And the fullness of what it means.
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Point 1 – The Bread: Broken for Wholeness
Jesus took the bread, blessed it, broke it, and gave it. He said, “This is My body, broken for you.”
The very first thing He wanted remembered wasn’t His teaching or His miracles. It was His body. His wholeness given for our brokenness.
Bread is ordinary. Every culture has it. Flatbread, lavash, naan, pita, tortillas. But in His hands, the ordinary became holy.
Just like us. Just like you. Just like me.
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The Grain and the Fire
Bread doesn’t appear by accident. The grain is crushed, the dough kneaded, the loaf passed through fire.
That’s what happened to Jesus. Crushed under sin. Pressed by rejection. Tried in the fire of Calvary. Yet He came through as the Bread of Life, ready to give Himself to all.
Isaiah said it: “By His stripes we are healed.” (Isaiah 53:5)
His brokenness brings our wholeness. His wounds bring our healing. His death brings our life.
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He was broken so you could be healed.
He was wounded so you could be forgiven.
He was rejected so you could be accepted.
He was crushed so you could be set free.
That’s the gospel in the bread.
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Illustration – Bread Around the Table
In family meals, bread in the center tied everyone together.
That’s what Jesus did that night. He put Himself in the center and said: “Take. Eat. This is Me, for you.”
From Jerusalem to Corinth, from Antioch to Glendale — the same bread is still being passed.
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Application – Wholeness in His Brokenness
When you hold the bread, it’s not ritual. It’s not history. It’s a declaration:
Your sin is forgiven.
Your body can be healed.
Your broken heart can be whole.
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Engaging the Listener
Where are you broken today?
In body, weighed with illness?
In mind, heavy with fear?
In heart, torn by loss?
Bring it to the table. His body was broken, yours can be healed.
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This isn’t just history. This is His presence. Healing is here. Peace is here. Forgiveness is here.
Somebody walked in burdened — you can walk out free. Somebody came in broken — you can leave whole.
Why? Because the bread is enough.
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Closing Point 1
The bread isn’t about carbs. It’s about Christ.
He was broken, so you can be whole.
When we eat this bread, we’re not just remembering an event. We’re receiving a Savior.
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Point 2 – The Cup: His Blood, Our Covenant
And He didn’t stop with the bread. After supper, He took the cup.
The bread says you are whole. The cup says you are forgiven.
He said, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood. Do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”
The cup is about His blood. And His blood speaks louder than anything else in the universe.
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The Blood That Speaks
Hebrews 12:24 says Jesus’ blood speaks a better word than Abel’s. Abel’s blood cried for justice. Jesus’ blood cries mercy. Abel’s blood declared guilt. Jesus’ blood declares forgiveness.
