Meetings

At the Lord’s Supper you will notice a table in the center with a loaf of bread and a cup of wine on it. These are symbols only. But they are very graphic symbols rich in meaning: the bread reminds us of the body of the Lord Jesus and the cup reminds us of His precious blood. Taken together they remind us of the vicarious death of our Lord Jesus Christ. Following His request shortly before His death at Calvary, we are “remembering Him” in worship and communion. And well we should for the cup reminds us of the communion of the blood of Christ” and the bread “of the communion of the body of Christ.” Scriptural doctrine tells us that forgiveness of sin is through His blood and that forgiven sinners become members of the body of Christ: we have been “called to the fellowship of His Son; Jesus Christ our Lord.” In keeping with the New Testament pattern, various brethren guided simply by the Spirit of God will lead in worship until the bread and cup are distributed to those in the local fellowship. As part of worship, an offering will be taken for the Lord’s work. You will not be solicited. Toward the close of the Lord’s Supper, the Bible may be opened and commented upon. While all are heartily invited to observe the Lord’s Supper, as the scripture teaches , sharing in the bread and cup is only for those who are in the fellowship of the assembly or visiting from a similarly gathered fellowship with a letter of commendation. (Romans 16:1-2)