The Lord’s Supper is one of the great privileges of being a Christian. Jesus instituted it in Luke 22:14-20. The bread and the cup are to be taken in remembrance of Jesus, His body and His blood. In 1 Corinthians 11:23-29, we are given specific instructions for how we are to participate. Before we eat and drink we are commanded to examine ourselves. Then, we are to recognize (or remember) the body and blood of the Lord. We are to remember how Jesus suffered, bled, and died on the cross.

One of the unique characteristics of the Church of Christ is our observance of the Lord’s Supper. Instead of participating in this special event once a month, once a quarter, or some other less frequent time, we observe the Lord’s Supper every Sunday. Acts 20:7 says, “On the first day of the week we came together to break bread.” The word “to” shows purpose. The Church assembled for the purpose of breading bread (observing the Lord’s Supper). The apostles and the early Church set a pattern for us, and we are called to live according to it even today (Philippians 3:17; 2 Timothy 1:13). The pattern of the early Church was to meet around the Lord’s Table every first day of the week (every Sunday), so that’s what we do as well.