Communion must not become ordinary.

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Communion must not become ordinary. Ho-hum worship Communion must not become ordinary.

Communion should not be ho hum Communion – Lord’s Supper – Lord’s Table Important part of our Sunday worship Acts 20:7 Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight.

How to avoid ho-hum communion Understand communion Unleavened bread – the body of Christ on the cross Fruit of the vine (grape juice) – the blood of Christ shed for my sins

How to avoid ho-hum communion Understand communion Examine your heart Where is your mind, heart and spirit? Where is your spiritual situation? Unworthily – in a way that does not honor Christ

How to avoid ho-hum communion Understand communion Examine your heart 27 Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. 28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 1 Corinthians 11:27- 28

How to avoid ho-hum communion Understand communion Examine your heart Deal with sin Communion is a celebration for Christians Is there sin in your life? Deal with the sin FIRST

How to avoid ho-hum communion Jesus took the bread and gave thanks He took the cup and gave thanks 23 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; 24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it 1 Corinthians 11:23-24a Understand communion Examine your heart Deal with sin Partake with thanksgiving

How to avoid ho-hum communion Understand communion Examine your heart Deal with sin Partake with thanksgiving It is somber to remember His death and suffering on the cross It is also a time of joy and gratitude for the love and the sacrifice for me

This is serious Communion can not become routine, ho-hum 27 Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. 28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 29 For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. 1 Corinthians 11:27-29