Table Talks: Remarks for Those Who Preside at the Lord’s Supper

We Identify our life with His life. We believe in His hopes. We participate in His mission. We share in His sufferings. We enjoy His companionship. We partake of His supper.

The Communion is a vital part of Sunday worship. Those who partake need to be prepared. Though the ultimate responsibility lies with the participants, the person presiding can certainly set the tone.

The following “Table Talks” are written for those who lead the Communion service. They will help the presider officiate at the table.

“Table Talks” are short exhortations focused on the sacrifice of Calvary. Each entry is roughly 230 words (that takes about two minutes to read). All of them are based on Scripture. They are reproduced in “large print” to make them easier to see.

“Table Talks” do not settle the arguments that have been raised in the past. Sincere souls have discussed this-and-that about the supper. “Table Talks” do not indulge in those debates. Indeed, I am not interested in raising any “issues.” My sole concern is to assist my brothers and sisters in participating appropriately in the Communion.

Since members of the church have taken the supper before, they need to renew their understanding of what they are doing. They need to refresh their memories of Golgotha and reaffirm their commitment to the One who saved them.

It is those ideas that moved me to think of “Table Talks,” that provided the reason for writing this book. I need these reminders as much as anyone. I wrote them for me as much as for you. I share them because we both want to partake in a worthy manner.

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Table Talks