As we continue on in our FOLLOW series through the Gospel of Mark, preaching through Mark 14:12-31, we have now come to Thursday of that final week of Jesus's life. We are now just about 24 hours away from Jesus’ death. It’s at this time that Jesus has a very special meal with His disciples. It’s usually called “The Last Supper.” And it would be the last supper, the last meal, Jesus would have with the 12 prior to the crucifixion.   

However, the last supper wasn’t just an ending.  It was also a beginning.  It is at the last supper that Jesus initiates the very first Lord’s supper, or communion.  So today, we’re going to be talking about The Last Supper…and the First.   

There are five different components to this account that lay this story out for us.  Through them we are going to get a clear picture of how Communion got started and why we continue to practice it today.