Unity One Anothers • 07.27.25

Nick Lees   -   July 27, 2025

Unity One Anothers

Preserving that for which Christ labored

1. Recognize the significance of Christian unity
2. Consider the fruit of protecting the unity of the church
3. Commit to obeying these unifying commands

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Good morning, church family! (Welcome guests + introduce self)

Ushers + Bibles (John 17; page 1073)

Today is a sweet day in the life of our church family, because not only do we get to celebrate the Lord’s Table together, but we are also kicking off a new sermon series! We just wrapped up the book of Isaiah last week and now we are going to take 4 weeks to do a short series on the One Anothers of Scripture.

Before we dive into our study today, I thought it would be beneficial to clarify a few things for the sake of this series. If you’ve been around our church for any length of time, you know that our preferred method for studying God’s Word is to work our way through a specific book of the Bible week after week. As we study each week, the aim is to allow the purpose of the text to drive the purpose of the sermon. We believe that this is a healthy way to approach God’s Word so that we preach the whole counsel of God’s Word and are not tempted to skip over any hard parts.

However, there are times when we seek to address a specific theme or topic through the Scriptures. That is what we are seeking to do in this series. When the pastor team met last year to discuss our preaching plan for 2025, we agreed it would be beneficial for our church body to be exhorted and equipped to continue to care well for one another. We desire to see men and women walking well TOGETHER in this journey of faith. We are firmly convicted that when God saves us, he saves us into his bride, the church. As Christians, we are immediately brought into the family of God and are called to a deep commitment to one another.

Four years ago, our church read through the book The Compelling Community by Mark Dever and Jamie Dunlop together. That resource captured so well what we believe God wants for his church –

• A community built by God through the gospel of Jesus Christ that is evidently supernatural.

Meaning that the type of togetherness and commitment that we have to one another is only explainable by the redemptive work that Jesus has done within us.

• We desire a “Gospel-revealing” community where there are many holy and healthy relationships that would never exist without the truth and power of the gospel.
• A community where commitment runs deep, first to the Lord, and then to one another!
• We believe that God is glorified when his church is operating in unity, with humility and love, and intentionally seeking to care well for one another.

I hope that is the kind of church and community that you desire as well. As we’re going to hear in this sermon series, this kind of community is only possible through faith in Christ and when each member does their part. The very existence of these “one another” commands in Scripture reveals that God desires his people to exert effort in caring well for one another. As we’ll learn, this is not an optional part of our Christian walk. The “one anothers” are not just for church leaders but for all who call themselves Christian.

So, what are the one anothers? The phrase “one another” is used often in the New Testament alongside of commands for Christians on how they are to live out their faith in relationships. These teachings are redemptive instruction for an important area of our lives that have been hindered by the fall of man in Genesis 3. Ever since sin entered our world, relationships have been complicated by selfishness, pride, conflict, and much more. Thankfully, God speaks richly into our brokenness and gives us hope in the grace he provides through his Son and Spirit. Christians are not enslaved to sin and doomed to broken relationships but can live a new life in Christ! There is much to learn about putting off the old self when it comes to relational sin and putting on a new, redemptive way of relating in Christ.

As we study these commands over the coming weeks, I want to emphasize this is about healthy, biblical Christianity, not simply reviewing lists of commands. Please view this as valuable instruction on how to live the Christian life. Every one of us is in relationships with other people. Whether you are young or old, you will benefit from learning how to relate to others God’s way. And if you are attending but are not a Christian, my hope is that you will get a beautiful glimpse of God’s plan for Christian community. A glimpse so beautiful and compelling that you would want to trust in the Savior who makes it all possible and join his family. *pause*

For today, our emphasis is on the unity one anothers. Approximately, 1/3 of the one another commands deal with the church preserving and protecting the unity that was bought for them by the precious blood of Jesus Christ. Before we get into the commands, I want to set the stage by showing you the significance of Christian unity from John 17.

Join with me as we observe Jesus’ final prayer in the last day of his life before his arrest and crucifixion. What do you think Jesus will focus on in his last prayer on earth?

John 17:1–11 (ESV)

When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, ² since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. ³ And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. ⁴ I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do. ⁵ And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.

⁶ “I have manifested your name to the people whom you gave me out of the world. Yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. ⁷ Now they know that everything that you have given me is from you. ⁸ For I have given them the words that you gave me, and they have received them and have come to know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you sent me. ⁹ I am praying for them. I am not praying for the world but for those whom you have given me, for they are yours. ¹⁰ All mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I am glorified in them. ¹¹ And I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are one.

Jesus prays that God the Father would glorify him as he has sought to glorify the Father. He glorified God by accomplishing the work that God had sent him to do, which included making God the Father known to his people so that they might believe and be his. Jesus prays that those who believe may be one, even as the Godhead/Trinity is one. This is, in part, a prayer for the unity of the disciples. This emphasis is driven home further later in the prayer, where Jesus says:

John 17:20–23 (ESV)

²⁰ “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, ²¹ that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. ²² The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, ²³ I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me.

Jesus prayed not only for the immediate disciples who followed him, but also for all those who would believe after them! He is praying for Christians throughout the ages, men/women/boys/girls like you and me. That we may all be one, as the Godhead (Father/Son/Holy Spirit) is one. Again, there is a tremendous emphasis on the unity of believers. As we unpack this text, I want to point out that our larger aim this morning is…

Preserving that for which Christ labored

My contention to you is that Jesus Christ is the one who labored and made possible the unity of the church, as we’ve just heard from his own mouth! And we know that he is about to go to the Cross and lay down his life for his people, not only to save them from their sin but to save them INTO a unified family – the family of God/Christ’s bride/the church!

So, as we aim for preserving that for which Christ labored, it begins as you…

1. Recognize the significance of Christian unity

John 17 has revealed to us the significance of Christian unity!

• God the Father sent His Only Son, Jesus, to establish the church, a group of Jewish and Gentile believers under the New Covenant, for the glory of God.

We could spend the rest of our time together just unpacking that statement. I won’t do that, but I do want to expand on it a bit further. As you have heard in Jesus’ prayer, he was sent to accomplish the work that the Father gave him to do. We know from the New Testament writings that Jesus came proclaiming a message of repentance and faith in him for the forgiveness of sins. We know that he promised peace with God and eternal life through faith in him. We hear in passages like Matthew 16 and 18 that Jesus came to build his church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it. Over the course of his life and ministry, Jesus invited both repentant Jews and Gentiles (non-Jews) who had faith in him to be a part of his New Covenant community, the church. The New Covenant was promised long ago in the Old Testament era, and it detailed how God would relate to his people – by giving them a new heart to believe and follow him. The teaching on the New Covenant is laid out in Jeremiah 31-32 and Ezekiel 36-37 if you’d like to study it further. What was promised for the future became reality in the life and ministry of Jesus. Jesus inaugurated the New Covenant with his shed blood and broken body as a sacrifice in our place. He gave his life for this! And, as the culmination of God’s grand redemption plan, it greatly glorified God.

So, there is already tremendous significance tied up in this issue of Christian unity! Jesus’ prayer reveals that our unity was bought at a very high price as well as that…

• The church’s unity is founded in God.

Did you notice in the prayer that Jesus prayed that his disciples would be one as the Godhead was one? Our unity is meant to reflect his unity. We are unified because he is unified, and our calling is to reflect him. How incredible! Have you ever considered that you should preserve unity with fellow Christians because it reflects God’s unity? But wait – what are we unified in and around? Verses 6 and 8 tell us – we are unified by our faith in the revelation of the Father through the Son. This is a unity that comes by a common faith in God, according to his revelation of himself, and has been passed down through the ages. We are united in our belief in the truth about God. Notice also…

• The church’s unity is both horizontal, with one another, and vertical, with God.

Not only are we brought into unity with fellow Christians through our common faith, but we are unified with God as well! This is an incredible promise and hope. Christian unity is no less than the outworking of our reconciliation/peace with God and fellow man. Our unity reveals that we have a supernatural peace in relationships. This is very significant indeed! But we’re not done making observations from Jesus’ prayer yet, there is still one more element to cover…

• The church’s unity testifies to the Gospel and invites faith from unbelievers.

Twice Jesus told us one of the reasons he prayed for the church’s unity – v21 – “so that the world may believe that you have sent me” and v23 – “so that the world may know that you sent me and love them even as you loved me.” Whoa! An essential part of God’s plan to reach the nations with the message of salvation is the unity of the saints!

Pastor and Theologian D.A. Carson put it this way:

All of this is to the end that the world may believe that you have sent me. As the display of genuine love amongst the believers attests that they are Jesus’ disciples (13:34–35), so this display of unity is so compelling, so un-worldly, that their witness as to who Jesus is becomes explainable only if Jesus truly is the revealer whom the Father has sent. (PNTC; John)

As the church preserves the unity for which Christ labored, they point the unbelieving world to the reality of the Savior whom they profess and the authenticity of his message. I hope these reflections from John 17 have helped you to recognize the significance of Christian unity.

But that is not all we are here to unpack today. As further motivation to preserve that for which Christ labored, I want you to…

2. Consider the fruit of protecting the unity of the church

This is where we begin to look at specific one another passages that address unity. Understanding the underlying significance of this matter to God now prepares us to consider further what comes when we pursue or neglect unity. Let’s begin by considering some of the commands Jesus and his disciples have given for protecting unity.

(Sidenote: From this point forward, I will be putting verses on the screen so you can follow along. I don’t want to overwhelm you with flipping around your Bibles, though you are welcome to do so.)

The first comes from the Gospel of Mark 9:50. Here is the verse in its larger context:

Mark 9:42–50 (ESV)

⁴² “Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea. ⁴³ And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than with two hands to go to hell, to the unquenchable fire. ⁴⁵ And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off.

It is better for you to enter life lame than with two feet to be thrown into hell. ⁴⁷ And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into hell, ⁴⁸ ‘where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.’ ⁴⁹ For everyone will be salted with fire. ⁵⁰ Salt is good, but if the salt has lost its saltiness, how will you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”

Jesus is teaching his disciples the importance of righteousness, both in relationship with one another and in their own lives. They should make no room for tempting others to sin, especially children. In fact, they ought to take sin quite seriously, doing whatever is necessary to remove temptation from their lives! Jesus is consistent with the teachings we heard in Isaiah that hell is no laughing matter, and it is better to take sin seriously and flee from it than be thrown into hell!

As for the one another command here, verses 49-50 reveal that following Jesus will cost you something! It will cost you your life! The imagery of fire and salt were associated with the Jewish sacrificial system and meant that their lives were to be living sacrifices unto God. Salt was also a valuable preservative and, as Jesus taught in other settings, they were to be like salt by preserving righteousness in themselves and the nation. Christians, by their character and conduct of living at peace (keeping the peace) with one another, slow down the moral decay of society. They are representatives of righteousness. That’s a pretty big deal!

Speaking of being living sacrifices to God, let’s look at the unity one anothers from the book of Romans. They come after Romans 12:1-2, where Paul says:

Romans 12:1–2 (ESV)

I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. ² Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

This is a turning point in the letter to the Romans, where Paul begins exhorting his audience to live out their identity in Christ. And not long after, as he is giving them practical guidance on how to present their bodies as a living sacrifice, he says this:

Romans 12:14–19 (ESV)

¹⁴ Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. ¹⁵ Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. ¹⁶ Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight. ¹⁷ Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. ¹⁸ If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. ¹⁹ Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”

This one another is surrounded by teachings on humility in relationships and trusting God with those who have hurt you. The command is translated “Live in harmony with one another” in the ESV but it can also be translated “Be of the same mind toward one another”. It means that you are thinking rightly about one another – that you are going to believe the best about fellow Christians and operate from a posture of humility. Frasier will elaborate more on the Humility One Anothers next week, so I’ll just point out that these one anothers work together and are not neatly separated.

This same idea comes up in Romans 15 where it says:

Romans 15:5–7 (ESV)

⁵ May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, ⁶ that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁷ Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.

In this passage, the call to live in harmony is directly linked to the example of Jesus Christ. Jesus treated others with grace and humility. As followers of Jesus, we are to conduct ourselves in the same way because it glorifies God. This is expanded further in the command to “welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you” again for the glory of God!

Do you believe your goal in life is to glorify God? To make much of Him? If so, then you’ve been given two specific ways to do so – by thinking rightly about one another and welcoming one another as Jesus has welcomed you. We’ll go into more detail about the application of these commands later, for now I just want to show you the fruit that comes when we follow them. In this case, you imitate Jesus and glorify God.

Let’s move to two other epistles of the New Testament where Paul lays out commands for the churches to protect their unity. I’m taking you now to Ephesians 4, which says:

Ephesians 4:1–6 (ESV)

I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, ² with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, ³ eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. ⁴ There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call— ⁵ one Lord, one faith, one baptism, ⁶ one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

In the larger context of this book, Paul has just spent the first three chapters unpacking the Ephesians’ identity in Christ. Now, in chapter 4, he instructs them on how to live in light of who they are. As you have just heard, they are instructed in living in a manner worthy of Christ, which is by walking in humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love. Christians are to exercise endurance or forbearance with one another. Meaning we do not get easily irritated; we are long-suffering because we love one another. This is evidence of the oneness to our calling, even in the midst of our great diversity in our personalities, upbringings, social status, etc.,

The chapter ends with instructions about how Christians are to change because of their unity with Christ.

Ephesians 4:31–32 (ESV)

³¹ Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. ³² Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

The treatment we have received from Jesus drives our behavior towards one another. Because I have been forgiven much in Christ and the recipient of his compassion and kindness, I will exercise the same towards my fellow Christians who sin against me. This is modeling the Gospel to our watching world. (Pretty significant!)

Finally, I want to direct us to one other chapter in the book of Galatians where we witness these one anothers framed up in the negative of what not to do.

Galatians 5:13–15 (ESV)

¹³ For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. ¹⁴ For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” ¹⁵ But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another.

Galatians 5:25–26 (ESV)

²⁵ If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. ²⁶ Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.

If you haven’t noticed, the one anothers work together. We’ve seen unity one anothers side-by-side with humility and love one anothers. These categories are a man-made system of categorization, but the reality is that all the one anothers are a part of healthy, biblical Christianity and our relationships.

Whereas in Ephesians we were told what to put on, here we are told what to put off. Put off biting and devouring one another, lest you consume one another. Put off conceit, provoking one another, envying one another… These are evil outcomes of failing to “through love serve one another” and of walking by the flesh rather than the Spirit. These are very real warnings of what happens when Christians neglect their calling and fail to protect the unity of the church. It is ripped apart from the inside!

For the sake of time this morning, and because I’d like to spend the rest of our time thinking through the practical application of these commands, I’ve prepared two lists summarizing what fruit comes if we either commit to protecting the unity of the church or neglect to do so.

2. Consider the fruit of protecting the unity of the church

As you consider these two lists, which do you desire to be true of you? Your answer, I hope, is the positive response, “I want to be known for protecting the unity of the church!” So, let’s preserve that for which Christ labored as we…

3. Commit to obeying these unifying commands

Given that these are commands given to us by our Lord or his disciples who were inspired by God the Holy Spirit, these are not optional. As Christians, we must be committed to knowing and obeying these commands.

When it comes to knowing them, I hope that you were able to spend time this week in our One Anothers study that we handed out last Sunday. This has each of the one another passages listed for the week and invites you to dive into the Word to study them on your own in preparation for Sunday. It also provides questions to help you think through how you can live them out during the week, whether in your small group or within other relationships. These handouts are in the foyer again or posted on our website on the sermon page, beginning with last weeks’ sermon. We also have these handy “one another” bookmarks for you, please feel free to take one! I prefer the larger ones for the optically challenged. 😊

I personally have found it helpful to further categorize these commands into 3 areas of life, although I’ll tell you these are of my own making and not found in the Word. And you could make the argument for several of them to be in more than one category, so what I have designed here is certainly not a perfect system.

Let’s do a little self-evaluation together.

• In my thinking this past week…
  • Have I sought to live in harmony with others? Did I seek to believe the best about them? Remembering that they are my brother/sister in Christ…
  • Have I put off envy of others? Or have I allowed jealousy for what others have to creep into my soul and disrupt my relationships?
  • Have I done my best to internally endure those who have irritated me or even sinned against me? If I asked them, would they say I was gentle and patient in my response?
• In my words this past week…
  • Did I use my words to grumble against the Lord or his people? Were my words used to sow seeds of doubt/division or faith/unity?
  • Did I intentionally say things that would get under someone’s skin?
  • Or were my words an outflow of compassion and kindness towards those who have wronged me? Was I quick to forgive or quick to shut down?
  • Did I use my words to speak poorly of someone or was I faithful to build others up in the way I spoke about them?
  • Was I faithful to confess my sins or did I try to conceal them?
• In my actions this past week…
  • Did I promote peace by pursuing righteousness rather than indulging in temptation/sin? Were others moved towards righteousness or away from it based on my actions?
  • Did I accurately reflect the grace and love of Jesus Christ when he welcomed me into his family? Would the people I interacted with at small group or church today have seen the love of Christ through me?
  • Have I been primarily focused on serving myself or on serving others?
  • Am I actively looking for ways to bless others?

As Frasier and I were discussing this sermon series, he shared with me a very memorable and challenging phrase from one of his seminary professors. It went like this:

You only have to ______ as much as Christ has _________ you.

• You only have to serve as much as Christ has served
• You only have to love as much as Christ has loved
• You only have to believe the best about others as much as Christ has believed the best about you.
• You only have to be gentle, patient, forbearing with others as much as Christ has been gentle, patient, forbearing with you.
• You only have to forgive others as much as Christ has forgiven you.

I think you get the point! What a convicting way to think and live! Christ has served us BEYOND COMPARE. Christ has loved us TO THE POINT OF DEATH. Christ has been gentle, patient, and forbearing with us to the point of salvation and glorification with him in heaven one day. Christ has forgiven us of ALL our sin. How could we not commit to obeying these unifying commands?

The beauty of living life in the local church is that we get to rejoice in seeing these lived out together! I have been here for nearly 8 years now and I have personally tasted and seen the beautiful fruit described in these unity one anothers lived out at Harvest. Do we all do them perfectly all the time? No, of course not. But I see in the majority of us an earnest desire to grow in consistency of obedience and that is encouraging! It is right and good for us to rejoice when we see Christians living obediently for the glory of God.

And when we fall short, as we all inevitably do, then we must come alongside one another and encourage one another to get back up and resume the race of faith. Where there is sin, we can lovingly rebuke and exhort with the truth. Where there is repentance, we rejoice and link our arms as we run the race together. Where there is unrepentance, we must commit to exhausting our resources in the pursuit of that person. When you have tasted and seen the good fruit of walking in God’s ways, then you cannot stand by and watch someone run down the path that leads to death. Call them back to the way that leads to life. Call them back to Christ.

If you are someone who does not know Christ as your Savior, then before you can apply any of what we have spoken about here today, you must first confess your sin and believe in Jesus Christ as the Only Savior. As we heard from Jesus’ prayer earlier, he accomplished what the Father sent him to do – give eternal life to all whom God has given him. Faith in Jesus is the only way to peace with God and eternal life in glory with him. If you’re not convinced yet, please keep visiting with us during our gatherings. I pray that John 17 would take place before your eyes, that by witnessing the unity of the church you might become convinced that Jesus was sent by God and believe in him. *pause*

I’m looking forward to continuing this study through the One Anothers over the next 3 weeks! At this time, we have the privilege of…

Communion

We are going to close out our services today by worshiping the Lord through the celebration of communion or the Lord’s table. This is an opportunity for us to practice one of the one anothers! When writing to the Corinthians of how to honor God in their practice of communion, Paul said:

1 Corinthians 11:33 (ESV)

So then, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for one another—

Communion is an opportunity for Christians to be unified as we come together to remember all that the Lord has done for us through his death, burial, and resurrection. This is an opportunity for Christians to remember that we have embraced the promised hope of Christ for the forgiveness of our sins and salvation of our souls!

It is important to wait for one another to partake of this celebration together. This is a corporate act and we want to enjoy it with our brothers and sisters from all different walks of life. This is not a time to cause division in the church but to bring believers together.

We will celebrate by partaking of both the bread and the cup as a symbol and reminder of Jesus’ body broken in our place and his blood shed for the forgiveness of our sins. Communion is an opportunity to remember how great a price was paid so that we could be saved from our sin. It is a sobering, yet joyful celebration for Christians. Sobering that the Son of God would give himself for us as a ransom. Joyful that he did, and the result is a living hope that cannot be taken from us! Jesus is victorious; therefore, we have the hope of heaven with Him!

At this time, I’d like to invite the ushers forward with the elements.

Before we pass them, I want to share the biblical requirements for joining in this celebration.

This celebration was given by Jesus to his followers. We invite anyone who has trusted in Jesus Christ alone for salvation to join us in this celebration today. If your faith is not in Jesus Christ alone, then we would encourage you to let the elements pass by you and simply consider what you’ve heard so far during the service this morning and reflect on what is keeping you from trusting him.

The second requirement we see in Scripture is a call to examine ourselves. This is the idea of making sure that you’ve confessed any known sins and sought to turn away from it. It would not be wise to partake of the table if you have sin in your life for which you are not repentant. Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians 11 that taking the table while living in sin is eating and drinking judgment on yourself. I would ask you not to do that, for your sake and the sake of God’s glory. Instead, I would encourage you to use this time to confess that sin and make a plan to address it right away. If you know you need to be reconciled to someone else in this church, please take care of that during this time. The table is time to protect the unity of the church.

The ushers are going to pass the elements now as we have a time of silent reflection and prayer to prepare for the table. Please use this time to reflect on all that we’ve talked about today and to prepare yourself to take communion by confessing and repenting of any known sin. After the elements have been passed, I’ll lead us in prayer and taking communion together.

Ushers pass elements

Silent prayer. Corporate prayer.

1 Corinthians 11:23–26 (ESV)

23 For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”

Take bread.

25 In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” 26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.

Take cup

Hallelujah, thank you, Jesus!