Amen. Amen. Good morning and happy new year. Welcome to the Church of 1122. We have the distinct honor this morning to ring in the new year by celebrating communion together as a church family. And so this is a really special time for us and a special service. And as we observe the ordinance of communion, and so we look forward to that. But before we do,

I want to take a few minutes and hopefully help us think rightly or maybe remember some things

about communion that are true that will help us when it comes time to take communion. So if you

have your notes, grab them and pull them out. We're going to start in 1st Corinthians

chapter 11. The Apostle Paul writes to us about communion, and he gives us some instruction,

both in how to think and how to act when it comes to communion. So let's dive into verse 23 of

1 Corinthians 11. It says this, for I receive from the Lord, what I also delivered to you,

that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread.

And when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, this is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.

In the same way, he also took the cup after supper saying, this cup is the new covenant in my blood.

Do this as often as you drink it in remembrance of me.

For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup,

you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.

The ordinance of communion is a gift from God for his children by which we begin to understand and experience some new realities that he's created for us and so if you have your notes if you're

an avid note taker I'm going to go ahead and fill the blanks in up front so your OCD can chill out

and you can just listen.

But as to start, there's two words in your notes to say,

for God's children to begin to understand and experience,

because communion has two parts to it.

There is the thinking rightly,

and then there's the right behavior when it comes to taking the Lord's supper.

And when we do this, we remember, we reflect, we see in the act of communion three new realities that God has created for us.

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