<TITLE>20. Par 146-150</TITLE>L-146 Now, I believe the elders will take their place, and they'll--of the church, and they'll bring the people up as they come, row by row, for the communion. Always think of that song,
Dear dying Lamb,
Thy precious Blood shall never lose its power,
Till all the ransomed Church of God
Be saved to sin no more.
Let us bow our heads. Gracious and Holy Father, Jehovah, the great Almighty, send Thy blessings upon Thy people as we wait. Forgive our sins. And now, we offer to You this sacrament, this wine, the grapes that's been grown, and hands of ministers crushed this together. And it was made into wine for the cause that we're now bringing it to You for, that it might represent to us the Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. I pray Thee, Father, to sanctify the wine for that purpose. Forgive every sin of ours. And may every person that receives this wine to their body, may they have health, strength, and salvation from You. Grant it, Lord. We ask it in Jesus' Name. Amen.

L-148 The Bible said that when He brake bread and blessed it, said, "Take and eat, this is My Body which is broken for you. This do in remembrance of Me." And when we take these little parcels of bread, of kosher, which is made unleavened, it's made by Christians. It's made because that it--it represents the Body of Christ.
We understand that--that it was the disciples of Christ's day, or the day of the church, that took these portions and made the supper ready at the last supper, at Christ's last supper. And down through the Bible, it was disciples that ministered these things to the people. And today, our modern day disciples, our brethren here of the church, disciples of this cause, minister to the people. And they will take these portions and give them to the people.

L-149 And now, when you receive this bread, remember, it represents the Lamb. Long years ago when Israel's lamb was roasted over fire and was taken with bitter herbs, the people had strength; their shoes never wore out, their clothes never come threadbare all through the journey till they hit their promised land. May God keep us healthy, happy, serving Him until we reach the promised land that He's given us.

L-150 Let us pray. Gracious heavenly Father, as I speaking tonight of that Holy, sanctified Body of our Lord, in Whom dwelt the Fullness of the Godhead. When I think of that Body being creased and--and broken, and the Blood running out, His back and His ribs shining through, the lashes up and down His back; when I think of this wrinkled, beaten bread represents that, it comes afresh in our hearts. We lay our hearts, Lord, upon Your altar tonight. Forgive us, O God. And may this broken bread, as it goes into the mouth of these, Thy servants, and may they recognize that it was Your precious Body that was bruised and wounded, and by the stripes we are healed. Grant it, Lord. Sanctify this kosher bread to its intended purpose. We ask in Jesus' Name. Amen.
(Just hold it a minute.) It is not closed communion. Every Christian believer is welcome to the table of the Lord, to have this fellowship with us. (Oh, of course you can.)

