Holy Communion sermon by Pastor G Khankham
There are two sacraments that the Church essentially practices – one, baptism by water in the name of Jesus, and two, partaking of the wine and bread in Holy Communion. The Holy Communion, or the Lord’s Supper, is the sacred ritual in which Christians come together in holy communion and fulfill the instruction Christ had given to his disciples. As sacred as it is, the Lord’s Supper is a mindful one too, for it is the decree that none who is not a baptized believer or is under chastisement by the Church shall not have a place in the communion. The sanctity of the Holy Communion, and that of the Church, must be kept.
Young and old alike consider being remembered in life, and after death, as one of the greatest things that can happen to them. Memorial stones inevitably come up at grave sites. Kings in ancient days would even have the cold bodies of their dear ones, and their own, preserved for as long as certain chemicals would enable. The Mughal emperor Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal in remembrance of his wife Mumtaj Mahal. This grand structure is but the tomb of Mumtaj Mahal and is spread over 17 hectares. It took about 20,000 workers a long 16 years to complete. Shah Jahan, it is said, then had the Agra Fort built a few miles away, from where he could gaze upon the place where his late wife’s body laid. The futile things mortal man does to keep memories alive!
Jesus Christ did not instruct his disciples to build worldly structures or have his body preserved for future generations to witness physically. On the contrary, Jesus desired to be remembered for the supreme sacrifice that he would make – the blood that would spill, the suffering his body would take, and the all-important act of his death at the cross – all for the sins of man! [1 Corinthians 11:23-25] Believers must remember these words and acts of the Lord over and over, and pass them on to generations that follow.
But who is Jesus Christ? And what credibility does he have? Hebrews 1:1-3 tells us that he is the radiance of God’s glory, the exact representation of God’s being, sustaining all things by his powerful word, and that he had provided purification for sins. This is Jesus Christ, whose commandment believers must follow and in whose remembrance believers must observe sacraments.
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