An Invitation to God’s People

An invitation to eat with a friend promises a time of enjoying another’s company and becoming better acquainted. When Jesus invites us to the Lord’s table, he is offering a profound communion with himself. More than a simple memorial, as is taught in much of the evangelical church today, he promises his own presence.

The bread and wine bring Christ’s person and grace to what we can see, feel, and taste. These simple elements are – spiritually -- the body and blood of Christ. In 1 Corinthians 5:7 we are instructed to remember his death until he returns, and as we do so the meal invokes the promises God made to his people through all time to deliver us from the power of sin and destruction.

The supper seals us to Christ as we reaffirm his union with us each time we partake. Since we believe that this sacrament is to be observed during public worship, it also signifies our union with the brothers and sisters around us. The meal strengthens us and causes us to grow in our understanding and love of Christ and each other. It is a means of grace.

Bethel normally observes the Lord’s table on the second Sunday of each month and the invitation is open to those who are walking obediently with Christ and are members of a Bible-believing church. The date for this monthly observance infrequently may be changed. In July this year it has been switched to the third Sunday so that a teaching elder can administer the supper.

Come taste and see that the Lord is good.

Click here for additional information about our denomination’s beliefs about the Lord’s table.