Is Your Church Doing Communion "Wrong"?

The Daily Grace Podcast

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Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 3 March 2026

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Why do we take communion? And is there a "right" way to do it? In this episode of the Daily Grace Podcast, Jeremy Schmucker and Spencer Valeri talk through the practice of the Lord's Supper, also known as communion or the Eucharist. They discuss the various views, doctrines, and practices held by different denominations, including transubstantiation, consubstantiation, spiritual presence and the memorial view. You'll even learn the surprising history of why we often use grape juice for communion. Get ready for a lively discussion that tackles some of the more difficult questions around this rich and mysterious topic. Enjoy! When Storms Rage Tell Us What You Think Unlock a 10% off coupon! And get first access to new sales, Bible studies & books! Join for free here! Subscribe to our Podcast Newsletter! Connect with us: The Daily Grace Co. | Facebook | Instagram | Daily Grace Blog | The opinions of guests on the Daily Grace podcast do not represent the opinions of The Daily Grace Co., and we do not necessarily endorse the resources that they recommend or mention on the show. We believe it is valuable to hear from a variety of guests, even if we do not agree in all areas. As always, the statements made by hosts and guests on the show should be tested against God’s Word, the only authority on truth.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome back to The Daily Grace podcast.
0:09.5	I am JJ, your host, and excited to be returning today with Spencer Valeri.
0:15.8	Spencer works here at the Daily Grace Co as the executive vice president.
0:19.8	He oversees a multitude of teams and projects.
0:22.7	If you have picked up any of our resources that have released within the last several years,
0:26.7	he certainly has had his hand in them. He has over a decade of pastoral ministry experience.
0:32.6	He is happily married to Megan. They have three beautiful daughters, and he is involved in his local church
0:39.0	here in North Houston. And for us, as a company, he even is the sole author of gospel-centered
0:44.9	fatherhood and our Revelation Bible study. And so if you want to hear more from Spencer in written form,
0:49.9	you can pick up those resources and hear from him today. And so Spencer, thank you for joining us today.
0:54.7	Hey, glad to be here. It's always fun. It is always interesting with the two of us. Our media team said
0:59.7	that we should debate a little bit more today. And so maybe we'll get into some healthy debates.
1:04.3	I want to talk about this idea of the Lord's Supper, which really leads us in a lot of directions. But we're coming off of
1:12.4	just having recorded a previous episode really about baptism. And so we see these two things,
1:17.9	the Lord's Supper and baptism. And depending on what type of church our listener goes to,
1:25.0	they might be familiar with hearing this referred to as an ordinance,
1:28.7	or some churches refer to these as sacraments. And so we're going to talk probably primarily
1:33.5	today about the Lord's Supper, but let's start there and just like super high level. What even is
1:39.5	the Lord's Supper? What should we be thinking about when we are taking those elements on Sunday
1:44.0	morning? Yeah, good question. The Lord's Supper, What should we be thinking about when we are taking those elements on Sunday morning?
1:44.8	Yeah, good question. The Lord's Supper, I think it is very simple terms, is a time where the church
1:50.2	comes together as a body to remember what Christ has done and to give thanks for him and making
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