Question regarding the Lord's supper?

Question

If I wanted to observe/practice the Lord's supper, how do I do it? When do I do it? Also, where do I buy unleavened bread and unfermented juice. Can you make unleavened bread? What is unfermented juice? Can I make that by just making my own juice?

Answer 1

Unleavened bread is basically flour without yeast. How to make it? Easy, just mix flour with water until you get a paste. Then put that paste on a hotpan, and tada, you have unleavened bread!.

The indians make it all the time. Its known as Nan or Prata.

As to unfermented juice, its basically grape juice.

Grape juice when left to ferment becomes wine, grapewine.

But what we want is the UNfermented type. Which is fresh grape juice.

So, there you have it, unleavened bread and unfermented juice.

When do you do it? When you have a group of believers and you want to partake together of the Lord's blood and body in rememberance of Him. As often you wish.

"Do this in remembrance of me" - Jesus.

There are a few things to observe.

1 - Break the bread. Do not make small little pieces in the pan/oven for distribution. Christ's body is ONE, broken up for us. Start with 1 piece, then break it into small pieces for everyone.

2 - The drink should be unfermented because yeast depicts SIN. When you drink, drink it as the blood of christ shed for your sins. Again, make it one big jug/kettle and pour it from that same vessel.

Perform the sacrament in sanctity and solemness blessing the cup and the bread in the name of Jesus. And thank Jesus for it.

God Bless.

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Answer 2

Unleavened bread is simple:
Knead 1 cup whole wheat flour with a bit of water (a tablespoon at a time) untill a stiff dough is formed. Knead on a well floured surface for about 5 minutes. Roll it flat and as thin as possible. Take a fork and pierce it in even rows. Bake on a pizza stone @ 450 degrees for three minutes, then flip and cook an additional three minutes. Watch closely during cooking since this high temperature will burn it quickly.

Unfermented juice is fine, and I would recommend any quality, 100% pure red grape juice (not cocktail because of the symbolism).

My family and I often take the Lord's supper at home, and in preparation for this, I let each child play a part. One will pray over the bread, one will break it, one prays over the cup (we use one as Christ and his disciples did, but more than one can be done if you find it gross). One will pour the cup, and I may even ask one of the kids to explain what we are doing. The matza (unleavened bread) makes a wonderful teaching device about Christ since it is:
1. Unleavened (pure like Jesus)
2. Not puffed up (no pride)
3. Pierced
4. Striped (stripes from the beating)
5. Broken

An important thing to note is that the Lord's supper doesn't just commemorate His death, but is "heaven practice" since we will one day eat it with Jesus in heaven at the marriage supper of the Lamb. Also, it is a great chance to ask the kids to forgive you if you have sinned and to forgive one another. Take your time with this. We ask each other one at a time for forgiveness, and take a piece of the matza to break together as a symbol of forgiveness. Paul taught that it was necessary to discern the body of Christ, and we are His body, so this is vital.

Don't let it be just somber, though! This is a time of rejoicing because we are forgiven and will soon do this at the marriage supper of the lamb.

Here is a helpful article about the Lord's supper:
http://www.ntrf.org/articles/article_detail.php?PRKey=9

Here's another of my favorites on church:
http://www.house-church.org

Hope this helps! If you have questions, feel free to email me.

Tom

Answer 3

It's usually observed on Thursday, the day before Good Friday, however the Lord said ANYTIME you take of the bread or drink of the wine to do it in remembrance of Him. Anyhow, unleavened bread is just bread that does not have yeast to rise. Unfermented juice is just plain juice like Welches.

Answer 4

At church we always do it around Easter, some do it more often. I also need to tell you that communion is serious business. If your heart is not right with the Lord, or if you have unconfessed sin in your life, then according to 1 Corinthians 11:27, you will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.

Before you take communion , I want you to ask yourself, “Have I been insensitive toward one of God’s people? Maybe it was someone from church! Maybe I dishonored them by talking about them in a disrespectful manner behind their back. Maybe they needed me for something and I wasn’t willing to help. Maybe I blew them off because deep down, I think I’m better than they are!” James 2:9 says that if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as lawbreakers.” Our communion with the others affects our communion with God. The way we act toward others has a direct influence on the way God is going to act toward us!



I am not sure about the juice. We always just use grape juice.
Her are 2 recipes that I had given to me years ago by my Pastor's mother for the bread.


UNLEAVENED BREAD (#l)

3 C flour 2 T oil or butter
3 large eggs 1/2 C water or milk
1 t salt

Combine flour and salt. Combine eggs and oil; beat, then add egg mixture to flour. Add milk, beat hard for 2-3 minutes. Pour into three 8" square greased pans. Bake at 450° for 20 minutes.



UNLEAVENED BREAD (#2)

3/4 C scalded milk 1egg
1/4 C Honey 2 1/4 C flour
1/4 C butter
1 t salt

Beat egg and first four ingredients together, while gradually adding the flour. Knead smooth. Roll to 1/4" thickness. Cut in rounds or squares. Prick with a fork. Place on baking sheet, bake at 375° degrees for 15-20 minutes.

God Bless.

Answer 5

You can do it anywhere and any time that you want to, although Paul seems to indicate that you are normally supposed to do this with other Christians, as it is a shared meal. As for the juice, most Baptist churches use plain, generic grape juice from the can (I am an Usher, I know). Or you can use wine. You can buy Jewish matzo (unleavened) bread at any grocery store.

The procedure is found in 1 Cor. 11:17-34

Answer 6

Unfermented juice is just plain juice that doesn't have alcohol. You can use grape juice from the store. You can use matzoh or crackers from the store or make your own bread from an unleavened recipe or contact a religious supplier.

Answer 7

Read I Corinthians 11:23-29. We observe it the first day of the week, (every Sunday.) Unleavened bread can be done a couple of ways. I have been in churches that use saltines. Also, pie dough (1c. flour, 1/3 c. crisco + 1T. crisco, 1/4 c. COLD water., pinch of salt. Roll out and bake at 450 degrees for 8-10 min.) We use grape juice.

Answer 8

ok, this is not going to be a popular answer with anyone, including my own church, but

Jesus commanded us to do this new thing instead of observing the passover.

Remember the passover was done to save all first born sons from death if the blood was placed over the door of homes of the children of God.

Jesus was about to give his life (first and only begotten son) for the sins of all of Gods children. The passover was now going to be made obsolete.

The new observance was to be of the ultimate sacrifice, not of the saving of the first born son.

For this new observance, we were to do many of the same things, just now in remembrance of what Jesus Christ did for all of us.

Break bread, eat and fellowship one with another, and do it all in remembrance of he who paid the sin debt for our sins, as he had none of his own.

So, how do you do it? with others of like minds (believers)
When do you do it? when you feel led to, or you can do it at the same time that they used to observe passover. I prefer to do this in remembrance of Jesus Christ once a month.

You can use pita bread, saltines, any flour bread made without use of a levening agent, including yeast and carbonation.

Unfermented juice is an interesting term. All juice is by nature unfermented. Once it is fermented, it becomes cider or wine.

Remember to have a complete lords supper, you must partake of actual supper together before the breaking of the bread and the dipping of the bread in the wine. Most churches ignore the supper part and just partake together of the bread and wine. But biblically, we should eat supper together first and then partake of the bread and the wine together.

Answer 9

First you gotta get 12 apostles to sit around and listen to your pontifications. But since your main concern seems not what comes out of your mouth but what you put into it, . . .

You can get unleavened bread at any grocery store that sells crackers. Just look for the crackers with a Star of David on them. If you don't know what that is, ask a clerk to help you.

You can use any grape juice that hasn't become wine, i.e., no alcohol. If you want it to be holy in some way, try looking for the word kosher or a Star of David on the label. (If you have a problem using Jewish things for Christian rituals, just bear in mind that Jesus was a Jew, not a Christian.)

Do it any time you want. If you want to do it with other folks in an organized setting, call a Christian church and ask when they do Communion. If you want to do it on your own, have fun. Just don't go out later to party down with the Romans. And remember, no God will punish you for not having the right materials for rituals.

Answer 10

I can tell you that it doesn't matter what elements (bread/juice) that you use. The Lord's Supper or communion is all about intent. If you want to remember Christ's sacrifice for your life and all you have is Saltines and water, then by all means, use it. If we get so concerned with the physical nature of the elements, then we miss out on the true meaning of communion.

And as far as, when to do it. Do it whenever, wherever you can. Like I said, it's all about intent. I would suggest doing it with a group of fellow believers, though.