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Varied Reinventions of the Lord’s SupperAmong Denominational Groups
The Fellowship of the Lamb http://lambblood.com/who-ordered-the-change-.html
Jeff Archer, ECIC 2013
http://blogs.ntm.org/duane-bakken/2013/03/31/church-without-walls/
Varied Reinventions of the Lord’s SupperAmong Denominational Groups
Jeff Archer, ECIC 2013
Varied Reinventions of the Lord’s SupperAmong Denominational Groups
Elements – A common meal which includes bread and wine
Purpose – Reminder to JesusUnity CreatorFellowship
Frequency – Some say – WeeklyOthers say - Daily
Jeff Archer, ECIC 2013
Varied Reinventions of the Lord’s SupperAmong Institutional Churches of Christ
Elements – bread and cup in conjunction with a fellowship meal
Frequency – Weekly
A la F. LaGard Smith
Jeff Archer, ECIC 2013
Varied Reinventions of the Lord’s SupperAmong Institutional Churches of Christ
Elements – a meal to include bread and winea “table” not an “altar”
Frequency – Daily turned Weekly
A la John Mark Hicks
Purpose – Covenantal MemoryCovenantal RenewalCovenantal PresenceCovenantal Fellowship
Covenantal PromiseSocial FunctionFuture “Messianic Banquet”
Jeff Archer, ECIC 2013
Varied Reinventions of the Lord’s SupperAmong Non-Institutional Churches of Christ
A la “The Church at Bowling Green”
http://www.thecabg.com/
Jeff Archer, ECIC 2013
Varied Reinventions of the Lord’s SupperAmong Non-Institutional Churches of Christ
Elements – bread and grape juice in larger quantitydivide into groups of 10-12 around tablesmen and women discuss the meaningrepresentative of each group address the assembly
with a summation of discussion(fellowship meal follows each service)
Frequency – Weekly
Purpose – memorial of Jesus’ death
A la “The Church at Bowling Green”
Jeff Archer, ECIC 2013
Frequency – yearly
Passover The Lord’s Supper
Elements – lambunleavened breadbitter herbseaten in haste
Purpose – a memorial
Elements –
unleavened bread
fruit of the vine
Frequency – weekly
Purpose – “this do in remembrance of Me”
individual aspectcommunal aspect
Jeff Archer, ECIC 2013
The Lord’s Supper
The Biblical Pattern
As part of a meal, a full meal or a memorial?
Jeff Archer, ECIC 2013
The Lord’s Supper
The Biblical PatternAre we following the traditions of the Catholics or the Biblical pattern?
Jeff Archer, ECIC 2013