Tag: communion
Table fencing?
Steve Kneale has written here about hedging or fencing the Table. This is a term used in some circles to do with communion. It is particularly associated with Strict Baptists. They are known as such not because they have lots of rules but because they are strict about who is admitted to the Lords Supper,… Continue reading Table fencing?
The things we hold tight
The other day, I wrote about a peculiar debate within the Anglican Church about the permissible ingredients in communion. Now apart from the fact that none of the Gospel writers have offered us an ingredients list or recipe for the elements, it seems a strange thing to be getting worked up about. We are at… Continue reading The things we hold tight
As often as you strain the gnats and swallow the camels …
Apparently, the Church of England are debating the use of gluten-free breand and non alcoholic wine again. It seems a far cry from our current experience of church. My wife became a Christian in an Anglican Church and because of allergies was unable to consume the bread and wine. Special permission from the bishop was… Continue reading As often as you strain the gnats and swallow the camels …
What kind of church? A fellowshipping Church 1 Corinthians 11: 17-34
As someone involved in preaching and teaching, I often get feedback and in fact actively seek it. How did I do? Was the talk the right length? Did I speak clearly but not too loudly? Was there variation in tone and emotion? Was the application relevant? However, beyond occasionally being reminded that I sing out… Continue reading What kind of church? A fellowshipping Church 1 Corinthians 11: 17-34
What is communion
This week’s podcast is the first of a two part mini series looking at what communion is, why we take it and how we should approach it.
What should (and shouldn’t) the gathered church be like?
Last week I wrote about Sundays and gathered worship. I argued that the whole of life is worship and that means that yes, Sundays are part of our worship, not because the church gathers to worship in a way cut off from our daily lives but exactly because the whole of life is worship and… Continue reading What should (and shouldn’t) the gathered church be like?
Active Remembrance
Today is Remembrance Sunday. In the UK we take time to pause and remember the sacrifice of those who fought in some of the terrible wars of the past. They gave their lives for the freedom of others. I’m more and more captivated by what remembrance is. You may have picked up on some of… Continue reading Active Remembrance
If Sunday is a meal or feast then ….
On the night he was betrayed, Jesus sat down with his disciples to share the Passover meal. At that meal, he insisted not only that he was the host at the meal but that he was the meal itself. Jesus was the new Passover. This was significant for his hearers. It would have been obvious… Continue reading If Sunday is a meal or feast then ….
“This is my body” … what exactly do we eat at communion?
I want to return to something we looked at a bit earlier this week. What was it that Jesus said at the last supper and what does this mean for when we take communion today? Mark 14:22-25 reports: 22 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave… Continue reading “This is my body” … what exactly do we eat at communion?
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