The Lord's Supper

Last week we met with Angelina and her sister Jenny at Tobacco Farm. This time we focused on the Lord's Supper because we had heard from Angelina that she had stopped taking it due to feeling unworthy from past mistakes and some strongly held denominational views on communion. We started off by sharing the story of the first Lord's supper from 1 Corinthians 11. Then we talked about what it meant. Both Jenny and Angelina had many questions about things like, children taking communion, what types of food could be used, why some people use intinction, and where communion could be taken. It was neat to see the Holy Spirit work as we could see a lightbulb go on in Angelina and her views dramatically change. 

At one point, Jenny responded to a question saying "we are the church! The Bible says that my body is a temple and when we come together to meet we are the church. So we are not limited to taking communion in church building." It was awesome to see her get it! We looked at Acts 2 where the early church constantly ate together and broke bread (celebrated the Lord's Supper) in their own homes. When we had finished discussing, we asked if they would want to join us in taking communion right there in her house with whatever food she had. Jenny and Angelina's faces lit up and we were all very excited. We took the Lord's supper with nshima (typical Zambian dish) and water. It was one of the best communions we have ever experienced. This is the first time we've taken communion in any of our groups and we are really excited to experience more of it.