Sermons on Communion Table:

Your Elevator Talk

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 29, 2014

We need to take St. Peter Chrysologus as a model for our witnessing, and be able to tell our witness to Christ and the Church in less than a minute.

July 30 2014 St Peter Chrysologus Today’s Gospel must be specially important to the Church, because we heard it on Sunday, and Monday, and again today. Because it is so brief, we might be tempted to think otherwise, that it is forgettable. But we forget it at our peril, at the peril of our ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:44-46

Denomination: Catholic

God In The Rubbish Dump We Have Made Of The World

Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Aug 7, 2015

A God we chew on in bread, a God who gets involved in refugee camps and broken marriages - this is the bread of life who comes down from heaven

Why is it that we have mass as our main act of worship every Sunday without fail, two opportunities to go to mass every Sunday, another two opportunities every Thursday and Friday, and communion from the reserved sacrament every Monday. Why do we do this? [take answers] Back writing somewhere ...read more

Scripture: John 6:35-51

Denomination: Anglican

A Fitting Memorial

Contributed by David Simpson on May 19, 2017

A Memorial Day sermon remembering the sacrifice of soldiers as well as the sacrifice of our Lord. The Lord's Supper is a fitting memorial. The Gettysburg address was a fitting memorial in 1863, but the words of Jesus are a lasting memorial.

Sermon May 28, 2017 David Simpson "A Fitting Memorial" 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 Tomorrow our nation honors the memory of those who died for our country. We call it Memorial Day. Perhaps no greater tragedy took place in our nation's history than ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26

Denomination: Christian Church

The Lord's Supper

Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Jan 10, 2012

We celebrate a 2,000 year old Christian custom as old as Christianity. Jesus gave the church only two ordinances: Baptism and Lord’s Supper. The Lord's Supper originated with Jesus on the eve of His crucifixion. Paul taught truths to help us understand th

Intro: We celebrate a 2,000 year old Christian custom as old as Christianity. Jesus gave the church only two ordinances: Baptism and Lord’s Supper. The Lord's Supper originated with Jesus on the eve of His crucifixion (Matt. 26:26-28). Paul taught truths to help us understand the Lord's ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Denomination: *other

Middle Ages And The Real Presence Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 29, 2011

The Middle Ages gave us an understanding of the Real Presence of the personal Christ in Eucharist that demands a special place.

Memorial of St. John Bosco January 31, 2011 Spirit of the Liturgy What could be better than being approved by God for our faith, as the author of the letter to the Hebrews says about our spiritual ancestors? Yet he says that God sees something better for us. It is something so great that we ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:1-20

Denomination: Catholic

Not Ashamed

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Feb 24, 2011

While every wicked thing imaginable is coming out of its closet,it’s time that the people of God came out from underneath the rock, stood on the Rock, and let it be known where they stand. Link inc. to formatted text, audio, PowerPoint.

Not Ashamed Romans 1:16 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/NotAshamed.html Am I a soldier of the cross, a follower of the Lamb, and shall I fear to own His cause or blush to speak His name? [old hymn] When every vile and wicked thing imaginable is coming out of its closet, I think it’s time ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:16

Denomination: Baptist

Saved And Ya Know It!

Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 14, 2014

What does it means to be saved? The Bible says whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. What does that mean? What did the death of Jesus on the cross really accomplish for us?

As we prepare to receive communion and consider what the death of Jesus accomplished for all who trust in Him, I thought it would be good for us to talk about what it means to be saved. The Bible says whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. But what does that mean? What did the death ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:9-11

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Body And The Blood

Contributed by Jerry Flury on May 30, 2011

A message incorporating the observance of the Lord’s Supper in the message as we consider the elements of bread and wine and the miraculous, marvelous, spiritual grace they represent.

The Body and the Blood 1 Corinthians 10:16 "The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?” In observing the Lord’s Supper, we consider the two elements of bread and wine. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:16

Denomination: Baptist

A Guaranteed Superiority

Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jun 10, 2011

Why is Jesus superior to what was?

“A Guaranteed Superiority” Hebrews 8:6-13 There are many types of guarantees. There are lifetime guarantees, good for as long as you live. There are limited guarantees, good for only certain things or times. There are ‘hopeful guarantees’ – such as an athlete ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 8:16-23

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Passover Banquet

Contributed by Dr. Casey Adams on Oct 11, 2018

This message covers the origins and biblical significance of the Passover Banquet

I. "WHAT MEAN YE BY THIS SERVICE?" A. The Passover was a most impressive service: 1. Its ritual would intrigue the young to ask questions - "What mean ye by this service? How does this service affect the youth in Israel?" 2. That ancient festival was but a type of the Lord's Supper B. The parents ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 12:46, Revelation 1:5, Exodus 12:19, 1 Corinthians 5:7-8, 1 Peter 3:10, 1 Thessalonians 5:23, Exodus 12:7, Exodus 12:29, Exodus 12:42, Exodus 12:22-23, John 3:16, Acts 4:12, Hebrews 9:22, John 6:53-55, Exodus 12:43, Malachi 4:1-3, Ezekiel 28:12-19, Job 34:20, John 6:53-54, Galatians 3:29, John 1:29, Exodus 12:26-27, Exodus 12:11-27, Leviticus 23:5, Numbers 28:10-16, Deuteronomy 5:5, Colossians 2:16-17, Hebrews 10:1-9, Hebrews 9:8-16, John 11:47-54, John 18:28, John 19:14, John 19:31, Luke 23:54-56, Exodus 12:6, John 19:30, Ephesians 2:13, 1 Peter 1:18-19  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Life Is In The Blood

Contributed by Jim Keegan on Jul 31, 2020

There could never be a more personal, more sacrificial or more sacred expression of God’s saving love than the shed blood of Jesus.

“Life is in the Blood” Hebrews 9:11-15, 19-28 Two missionary doctors working in India, both surgeons, were frustrated by the unwillingness of most Indians to donate blood. To the Indians, blood was life, and they couldn’t get past the idea of sacrificing any of their precious life-force. ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 9:11-28

The Broken Bread.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jun 13, 2021

Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. John 6 verse 53.

THE BROKEN BREAD. John 6:51-58. Everlasting life is not a thing that is earned: it is a free gift of God. All that is required is that we put our trust wholly and entirely in Jesus (John 6:28-29). Jesus says quite categorically that whoever believes in Him has everlasting life (John 6:47), and ...read more

Scripture: John 6:51-58

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When You Know That You Know Because You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know Series

Contributed by John Bright on Aug 5, 2021

Working through the Gospel of Luke using consecutive expository preaching.

“When You Know That You Know Because You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know” Luke 8:9-10 A sermon for 8/1/21 Pastor John Bright - Harmony & Swansonville UMC I want to take time today and look closely at two verses in this new section of Luke 8. Next week, I will need your help to “un-pack” the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:9-10, Revelation 19:6-9, 1 Corinthians 13:12, Isaiah 6:9, Isaiah 7:14, Revelation 22:18-19  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Methodist

Are You A Church Builder?

Contributed by Reuben Bredenhof on Mar 16, 2021

The work in Christ’s church will not get done in a hurry. We don’t even have a target date for completion. But this is what makes the difference for our church building: It’s the work of our Lord! It’s the church that Christ bought with his precious blood.

Are you a church builder? Do you see it as your responsibility to serve the church of Christ? To strengthen it, and to grow it? You should, because that’s the calling given to you by the Lord God! Sometimes we like to leave church-building work to the experts. We leave the physical aspects of the ...read more

Scripture: Ezra 6:13-22, Revelation 3:14-22, Haggai 1:3-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Recovering The Ichabod: Sticking To Jesus

Contributed by Taiwo Ola-Victor Babalola on May 25, 2021

Many are wonderer today just as lives without glory meanwhile, they are carrier of precious and prestigious glory but the glory of departed, transferred, exchanged, dormant, or rendered useless. Find Jesus!

Recovery process emanates from Discovery. The ability to identify the gaps, wrongs or improper or unsatisfied position or situations is discovery and the process of striving and stirring towards a better platform or Higher Ground to attain optimum satisfaction and derive higher benefits, this ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 4:21-22, Genesis 25:29-34, Philippians 3:10-12

Denomination: Pentecostal