As we end 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting, we always like to close out our fast at The Way with Corporate Communion. We offer Communion each Sunday for you individually and as a family, but there are some special times each year when we all take Communion as the Body of Christ. 

As we quote Hebrews 11:6, my hope this morning is that you would "earnestly seek him" by understanding Communion. 

Hebrews 11:6 (NIV) And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. 

• 1. God wants to use you Every Day, “On The Way!” 
• 2. For Matthew 6:10-11 to happen, “the Kingdom of God to come,” it is not “Suddenly” but in the “Everyday Life!” 

Matthew 6:10 “Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.11 Give us this day our daily bread.”

My prayer this morning as we take Communion is that "Daily Bread" has a deeper revelation. 

Communion is literally Jesus saying, “Come On In!” 

Communion is His personal invitation into the “New and Greater Covenant" that is built, bought, and paid for by his body and blood. 

Revelation 3:20 “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.” 

The Body and the Blood is your physical invitation to enter into an eternal and all-encompassing covenant. Taking Communion or The Lord’s Supper is our affirmation of Jesus’ action. 

Many people minimize our Covenant with Jesus to just something spiritual when it is all-encompassing. 

Colossians 1:15-20 

15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 16 For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. 17 And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. 19 For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross. 

“And through him to reconcile to himself all things!" This includes everything in the seen and unseen realms. It is spiritually, physically, emotionally, socially, financially, and everything else, and everything in between. 

Matthew 26:26-29 

26 Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.” 27 And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you, 28 for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. 29 I tell you I will not drink again of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.” 

The Body of Christ: 

I Corinthians 6:19-20 

19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, 20 for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body. 

The Body of Christ was broken so that your body could become the dwelling place and be the Holy of Holies. 

The Holy of Holies was the most sacred space within the ancient Israelite Tabernacle and later the Temple. It was a perfect, holy chamber where God's presence dwelled visibly and tangibly, symbolized by the Ark of the Covenant. Only the High Priest could enter it once a year on the Day of Atonement, and he did so with great reverence, offering sacrifices to atone for the sins of the people. 

The Holy of Holies symbolizes God's holiness, His separation from sin, and His desire for a covenant relationship with His people—made possible through Jesus Christ, who tore the veil, opening access directly to God for all believers. (Hebrews 9:3-8, 10:19-22) 

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I Corinthians 11:23-32 

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.” 

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. 

27 Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning the body and blood of the Lord.28 Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 29 For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself. 30 That is why many of you are weak and ill, and some have died. 31 But if we judged[i] ourselves truly, we would not be judged. 32 But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined[j] so that we may not be condemned along with the world. 

The Blood of Christ: 

The first time Jesus shed his blood was in the Garden. 

Matthew 24:36 “Not my will but Thy will be done.” 

He won back our willpower. 

The second time Jesus shed his blood was on the whipping post. 

Isaiah 53:5 “and with his stripes we are healed.” 

Stripes - to strike until blood is drawn. 

The third time Jesus shed his blood was with the crown of thorns. 

Hebrews 9:14 “purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God.” 

Enabled us to be Spirit-led Thinking men and women of God. 

The fourth time Jesus shed his blood was when they put nails in his hands.

When Nails went through the hands of Christ, it won back our ability to bless. 

Bless - the ability to bring Kingdom of Heaven things in manifestation here on the earth. 

The fifth time Jesus bled was when his feet were pierced. 

When his feet were pierced, it was Christ regaining our dominion on the earth. 

Dominion - to rule with authority 

The sixth time Jesus shed his blood was when he was pierced in his side. 

Blood - Justification 

Water - Sanctification 

The seventh time Jesus bled was the internal bleeding of bruises. 

This was to heal us of all the internal issues we deal with; mainly 3 things: Iniquities,  Hurts & Inner Vows. 

Matthew 26:26-29 

26 Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.” 27 And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you, 28 for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. 29 I tell you I will not drink again of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.”