The Lord’s Supper has a prophetic effect on the Church — it calls people away from idolatrous narratives and back to the Gospel narrative. In that way, we taste and see that our communion with Christ is both wonderful and dangerous.

Luke says “when he had given thanks,” (see v. 17 & v. 19). In the Greek that’s eucharistesas. This whole sermon (and really, all of Sunday worship today) will be about Eucharist—i.e., thanksgiving or gratitude.

Jesus says “This IS my body.” “This IS my blood.” By the power the Holy Spirit, we really do experience union with Christ in this meal. This sermon will

explain that perspective.

The Supper makes a clear presentation of the Gospel: Christ’s body was broken for us and His blood was shed for us. Our weekly celebration of the Supper is nothing

less than a weekly “altar call.”

June 6 | Matthew 26:26-29 & I Corinthians 11:23-26 | Calling — At the table, we receive a calling. Just as Christ was broken and poured out for us, so too we are to be broken and poured out for the world. Having come to the table, we

cannot help but go from the table and share the Kingdom.

Focusing on this phrase from Jesus; Do This in Remembrance of Me!

On the second Sunday of our Focus on Missions week, we hear from Jennifer Finnegan Pool, who is the founder and CEO of Single MOMM in Traverse City as well as an author, national speaker, and consultant.

Today, we had the privilege of hearing from Yakuv Gurung as he kicked off our Focus on

Missions week. Yakuv is called to train and raise local leaders and church planters to reach the Nepali-speaking people in Nepal and the U.S.

It may be Mother's Day, but the church is focused on the coming celebration of Christ's Ascension (Thursday, May 13). Drew Poppleton unpacks Acts 1, in which the Ascension is recorded. He explains why this is tied to missions, which will be our focus on May 16 and May 23.

Drew Poppleton helps us explore what the Apostle Paul means when he writes that he

considers everything as loss because of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus and the power of Christ’s resurrection. This is a mystery worth exploring!