Friday, 30 July 2010 07:37

Our Teaching On Communion &
Why We Partake At The Lord’s Table Every Sunday
We believe in active participation of Christians in good standing in our church (or if you are visiting us, good standing in your local church) in a Eucharistic celebration, culminating in the gathering of God's people around the Table of our Lord. Prayer, songs of praise, the preaching of the Word and coming to the Lord's Table are all vital and indispensable aspects of worship. Along with the understanding that we are remembering the death of Christ for the sins of the Redeemed, there is an exciting eschatological aspect that celebrates the victory of God's people in time and history. "Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies. My cup runneth over," proclaims the Psalmist (Ps. 23). Truly even as we are experiencing covenant renewal by partaking of the bread and wine, Christ is also establishing and building His Church in the presence of its (and His) enemies, yet the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. This meal in the presence of enemies anticipates The Great Wedding Banquet of the King that is celebrated when "all His enemies are placed under His feet."

Friday, 30 July 2010 07:37

Celebrating the Resurrection of our Lord with the abundance of His provision at our tables

“Now all who believed were together…continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with simplicity of heart, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.”  Acts 2:44-47

Christ Church places a great value and emphasis upon food, drink and fellowship. After every worship service we strive to provide a ministry of warm hospitality with an extended time for our members and guests to take a break from busy weekly schedules, relax and relate one-to-another as friends and members of the body of Christ. For many in our church it is the main time available to talk at length with friends in the church, to share good news taking place in their lives and that of their families, and also to share a need for prayer that may exist. From a Biblical perspective food, drink and fellowship are tightly woven together in such a way as to make it an essential aspect of community life.