Preparing Your Child to Participate in Communion to disciple their At Gateway, we believe it is the parent’s job child. It is the job to help the parent in this journey. This Church’s Sunday we will be taking communion as families. The plates will be passed with the elements and the parents will be asked to lead their family in communion. This handout is purposed to get you, the parent, ready for Sunday. Remembering Jesus Together Communion is a meal of remembrance. Jesus this in said, “Do remembrance of me...” The two elements of bread (Lk22:19) and juice body and blood. Jesus took our represent Jesus’ punishment for sin (1Pt2:24) and forgave us (Eph1:7). The purpose is to remember and celebrate the life, death and resurrection of Christ. It is because of His rescue we can have new life and are able to have relationship with God today. The Bread Symbolizes Body Jesus’ (Jesus) took some bread and gave thanks to God for it. “He Then He broke it in pieces and gave it to the disciples, saying, is my body, which is given for (Lk22:19) Jesus lived, ‘this you.” died and rose again physically taking our punishment. We can remember His life and be grateful for His gift. The Juice Symbolizes Blood Jesus’ supper he took another cup of wine and said, cup is “After ‘This the new covenant between God and his people—an agreement confirmed with my blood, which is poured out as a sacrifice for (Lk22:20) you.”
Preparing Your Child to Participate in Communion At Gateway, we believe it is the parent’s job to disciple their child. It is the Church’s job to help the parent in this journey. This Sunday we will be taking communion as families. The plates will be passed with the elements and the parents will be asked to lead their family in communion. This handout is purposed to get you, the parent, ready for Sunday. Remembering Jesus Together Communion is a meal of remembrance. Jesus said, “Do this in remembrance of me...” (Lk22:19) The two elements of bread and juice represent Jesus’ body and blood. Jesus took our punishment for sin (1Pt2:24) and forgave us (Eph1:7). The purpose is to remember and celebrate the life, death and resurrection of Christ. It is because of His rescue we can have new life and are able to have relationship with God today. The Bread Symbolizes Jesus’ Body “He (Jesus) took some bread and gave thanks to God for it. Then He broke it in pieces and gave it to the disciples, saying, ‘this is my body, which is given for you.” (Lk22:19) Jesus lived, died and rose again physically taking our punishment. We can remember His life and be grateful for His gift. The Juice Symbolizes Jesus’ Blood “After supper he took another cup of wine and said, ‘This cup is the new covenant between God and his people—an agreement confirmed with my blood, which is poured out as a sacrifice for you.” (Lk22:20)
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