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Lord's Supper on Sunday night?

The Lord's Supper, how often?
1. The Biblical evidence is that it was done weekly.

    a. Christians came together on the first day of the week to "break bread" - Ac 20:7

    b. Other indications of a weekly observance: 1) The church at Corinth was coming together to eat the Lord's Supper, though they were abusing it - cf. 1 Co 11:17-22 2) Instructions concerning the collection suggest their coming together was on the first day of the week - cf. 1 Co 16:1-2

    c. Following the divinely approved example of Christians in the Bible, we know God approves of a weekly observance on the first day of the week

2. The earliest historical evidence outside the Bible confirms the day and frequency... a. The Didache (ca. 95 A.D.) indicates Christians were to come together on the first day of the week to break bread - Didache 14:1 b. Justin Martyr (ca. 150 A.D.) records how Christians assembled on Sunday and partook of the Supper - Apology I, 67

3. Some believe that a weekly observance diminishes the importance of the Supper a. Which is why some do it monthly, quarterly, or annually b. But does the frequent practice of: 1) Assembling diminishing its value and importance? 2) Singing praises and offering prayers devalue their benefits? 3) Preaching and studying God's Word decrease their significance to our lives? -- Our spiritual lives are dependent upon the value and benefits of our Lord's death on the cross; a weekly observance of the memorial helps us to live appreciatively and accordingly!

 


 

 

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