Bruce Symes gave the Communion meditation over celebrating the Easter season.
Usually when you celebrate, there is a crowd of people, food and drink, and a reason to celebrate, Symes said. Think New Year’s Eve, birthdays, holidays, etc.
We generally look to the past when we celebrate, a person’s birthday, Veteran’s Day, changing old habits, he continued. We can consider taking the Lord’s Supper a celebration. We are usually with a group of people, and we have the greatest reason to celebrate, eternal life, he said.
Some celebrations are for events and others are for people, he concluded. The Lord’s Supper is to celebrate both. Some celebrations fatten the body. This one fattens the soul.
Eric Spaulding from Hidden Haven Church Camp was the guest speaker Sunday. He preached over “The Prayers of Jesus, and what they teach us about the Gospel.”
(Ref: John 17:1-5; Hebrews 4:16; Matthew 27:54; Proverbs 3:5-6; 1 Peter 2:11-12) .
Men’s Bible study is at 7 a.m. on Tuesdays in the church basement. Women’s Bible study is at 9 a.m. Tuesdays at the parsonage. The Mary & Martha’s life group is at 6 p.m. Tuesdays at the parsonage. Men on Fire life group will be the second Friday of the month. Adult Bible study at the parsonage, and youth group at the church, are at 7 p.m. every Wednesday.
