History of the Holy Land

Simply put, we do it in obedience to the command of our Lord Jesus. In the Gospel of Luke, on the night that He instituted the Lord’s Supper, Jesus commanded His disciples “Do this in remembrance of me.”

Christian believers have celebrated the Lord's Supper when they meet together since the time Jesus and his disciples ate together in Jerusalem. The Gospels of Matthew (26:17-29), Mark (14:12-25), and Luke (22:7-20) each tell how they meet together to celebrate Passover.

When we partake of the Lord’s Supper, we are remembering the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Gospel. The Lord’s Supper consists of two elements, the bread and the cup. These elements are heavy with symbolism in the Gospels.