What God's Word Says
Read these passages in context and listen for what God exposes, promises, and gives in Christ.
Reflection Questions from Getting to Know Jesus
Receive Christ's self-giving love.
Think generally about close relationships and the forgiveness Christ gives in His Supper.
Chapter 9, first portion: The Lord's Supper: What is it?. Prompts are paraphrased for this website companion. Use the book for the full material.Scripture to reflect on
Jesus gives His body and blood and attaches His promise of forgiveness.
Christ's self-giving love for His Church shapes Christian service and love.
Think and pray
- How can fear or anxiety lead people to blame, withdraw, or react harshly?
- What does self-giving love look like in ordinary relationships?
- How can receiving Christ's forgiveness shape forgiveness toward others?
Privacy: Reflect generally. No one is asked to describe private family conflict or decide Communion readiness on this page.
Prayer prompt: Thank Jesus for His gift and ask the Spirit to shape love toward the people around you.
What Does the Catechism Say?
What is the Sacrament? Where is this written?
What does this mean?
The Sacrament of the Altar is Christ's true body and blood under bread and wine, instituted by Him for Christians to eat and drink.
Official Book of Concord text from Concordia Publishing House.Law
What truth does God's Word expose?
Human reason is tempted to revise Jesus' words or make His Supper depend on our understanding.
Gospel
What does Christ give or promise?
Christ gives His true body and blood under bread and wine, instituted by Him for Christians to eat and drink.
Jesus at the Center
Take Jesus at His words. The Lord who died and rose gives Himself in the meal He instituted.
In Real Life
Faith where life actually happens.
- Listen closely to the Words of Institution in worship.
- Treat the altar as a place where Christ serves His people, not as a religious achievement.
South Lake Confirmation Book
Catechism in Real Life
Week 6Lord's Supper, what it isPages 148-152
Look for: Jesus' institution and His plain words about what He gives under bread and wine.
- Jesus institutes the Sacrament.
- His true body and blood are given under bread and wine.
- The promise is given and shed for you.
Review
Read the Words of Institution aloud and underline what Jesus says He gives.
Discussion Guide
A facilitator toolbox for the session.
Chapter 9, first portion: The Lord's Supper: What is it?
Choose the questions that best serve the group. The guide is not a checklist, and students may answer generally.Getting Started
- Why do meals carry meaning in close relationships?
- What makes closeness joyful and difficult?
- Why might Jesus give His Church a meal?
Digging Deeper
Christ and His Church
- How does Christ's self-giving love shape the Church?
- Why does Scripture use marriage imagery for Christ and His Church?
The Words of Institution
- What does Jesus identify as His body and blood?
- What promise is attached to the words for you?
Communion with Christ
- What communion does Paul say the cup and bread give?
- How does the Supper join the Church in Christ?
Connecting the Dots
- Why is Christ's real presence important?
- What forgiveness does Jesus deliver in the Supper?
- Why should His words be taken as promise rather than reduced to a symbol?
- What is one important thing you learned about Jesus?
Pastoral note: Confess Christ's true body and blood under bread and wine, given for forgiveness, life, and salvation.
Keep the Faith
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How Jesus Feeds Us
This resource confesses Christ's true body and blood given under bread and wine for forgiveness, life, and salvation: given and shed for you.
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Questions for honest conversation.
- Which words tell us what the Sacrament is?
- Why does instituted by Christ matter?
At the Kitchen Table
What does Jesus want us to hear in the words 'given and shed for you'?
Ten thoughtful minutes is plenty. Listen before correcting, welcome honest questions, and end in prayer.