Words of Wisdom with Dr. Don Allen

The majority of churches across a America celebrate the Lord’s Supper in some form (some refer to it as Holy Communion, the Eucharist, Sacrament at the Alter, or the Blessed Sacrament). Some get hung up on the name. However, I believe without reservation it is not about the name it is about the ACT of WORSHIP. I’m fearful that in the majority of the churches today that Lord’s Supper has become a tradition or monthly/quarterly requirement and not the act of worship it was meant to be. It has become a set date on the calendar. It is simply the act of passing a tray down the aisle, a short prayer, and verse of hymn and thank you for coming and out the door. There is no longer a call to repentance of sin, a discussion of forgiveness that we have been hurt by others, or a time of reflection of what I have done to others, no serious reflection on what Christ did at the cross. Paul clearly set the stage in II Corinthians 11: 17-34 that the Lord’s Supper is not about the church meeting i