Communion is a practice that is meant to be observed over and over throughout the life of a Christian. It is a holy time of worship when we corporately come together as one body to remember and celebrate what Christ did for us in his life, death and resurrection.

 

The Lord told us to
We observe communion because the Lord told us to. We are to obey His commands: 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." (NIV 1 Corinthians 11:24).

 

To remember Christ
In observing Communion we are remembering Christ and all that He has done for us in his life, death and resurrection: 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" (NIV Corinthians 11:24). When observing Communion we take time to examine ourselves: A man ought to examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup. (1 NIV Corinthians 11:28).

 

Proclamation of His Death
In observing Communion we are proclaiming His death until He comes. It is, then, a statement of faith: For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes (NIV 1 Corinthians 11:26). When we observe Communion we show our participation in the body of Christ. His life becomes our life and we become members of each other: