The document discusses the Sacrament of Holy Communion, also known as the Lord's Supper or Eucharist. It explains that Jesus instituted this sacrament during the Last Supper before his crucifixion. He commanded his disciples to consume bread and wine in remembrance of his body and blood, which would be sacrificed for the forgiveness of sins. The sacrament offers the promise of forgiveness to all believers through the visible means of consecrated bread and wine, which symbolize Christ's body and blood given for mankind.

1. The Sacrament of
Holy Communion

2. “The LORD’s Supper”
This Sacrament is called “The
Lord’s Supper” because
Jesus gave it to His disciples at
His last Passover with them
He was the Host at this meal
It’s also called “The Last
Supper”

3. “Eucharist” = “Thanksgiving”
The Lord’s Supper is also called
“The Eucharist”
“Eucharist” is a Greek word that
means “Thanksgiving”
Jesus took the bread, and “after He
had given thanks, He blessed it
and gave it”
When we have Communion, we
give thanks for the Sacrament

4. •The
command by
Jesus
•The promise
of
forgiveness
• The visible,
physical
means

6. The night He was betrayed . . .
During this meal Judas left to go to the priests and
Pharisees and betray Jesus. By the next evening Jesus
would be dead and buried.

7. The Sacrament of
Forgiveness
Jesus promised the forgiveness of sins to everyone
who believes and eats the Lord’s Supper
The forgiveness is not in the bread and wine alone,
but in the words of Jesus
Forgiveness is offered to everyone who eats and
drinks the bread and wine
People who eat and drink but don’t
believe don’t receive the promised
forgiveness

8. Christ’s
righteousness for
our sins
Jesus takes our sins onto
Himself on the cross
In exchange, He gives us
His righteousness
This exchange takes
place in The Lord’s
Supper

9. Bread and wine
Jesus probably used something like pita bread, and
wine, at the Last Supper.
Churches use different kinds of bread and different
kinds of wine. No one kind is right or wrong.
Lutheran churches almost
always use wine for
Communion, but some also
offer grape juice without
alcohol

10. Bread and wine
At Christ the King, the bread is in the form of
individual round wafers.
Sometimes the wine is given in individual cups;
sometimes in one large (common) cup

11. Forms
Some
churches
insist that
grape juice
must be
used.
Lutherans
don’t.
OK!
OK!OK?
???

12. Communion and
Community
Saint Paul taught us
that the Lord’s Supper
is not only about
forgiveness for each
person
He taught us that it
also makes all
believers into one
Community that we
can call the Body of
Christ

13. Communion
and Fellowship
“Fellowship” means more
than friendship.
It means having
forgiveness together.
It means being part of the
Body of Christ together.
It means living the
Christian life together.
It means encouraging one
another.
Communion together is
the most visible sign of our
Fellowship in Jesus.