The Small Catechism – part 221
Lessons in the Lutheran Confessions
Scripture Text: 1 Corinthians 11:23–26
Series: Lessons in the Lutheran Confessions
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From the Confessions: The Small Catechism, Holy Communion
What is Holy Communion?
Communion is the true body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ under the bread and wine, given to us Christians to eat and drink, as it was instituted by Christ himself.
Pulling It Together: This is how Jesus established his holy meal, and this is how we pass it down, like Paul, from generation to generation. We receive from the Lord himself, his body and blood — his own precious life — in the elements of bread and wine. In eating and drinking with faith, we remember what he did and does for us, but also what he promised. Every time we commune, we remember to one another and to the generations that follow, that Jesus will return on that Day. And when he does, we will eat and drink with him in his kingdom (Matthew 26:29; Luke 22:18). Blessed are they who have been invited to that banquet, a feast that we have already begun to eat and drink (Revelation 19:6).
Prayer: I will remember you, Lord, so that others may remember you. Amen.
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Rev. Dr. Mark E. Ryman has served as Pastor for St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Salisbury, NC, since 2021. Previously, Pastor Ryman served congregations in North Carolina and Ohio, as well as a call to specialized ministry with Sola Publishing.
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