COMMUNION STATEMENT

HOLY COMMUNION

The Lord's Supper is celebrated at Our Savior Lutheran Church in the profession and confidence that our Lord's Body and Blood is present in the bread and wine to eat and drink for the forgiveness of our sins and to strengthen our union with Him and with one another.

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Our Lord invites us to His Table, those who trust His words, repent of all sin, and forgive and love others as God forgives and loves us. Holy Scripture teaches that those who receive the Lord's Supper in an unworthy manner eat and drink it to their great harm (1 Corinthians 11:27-30). Therefore, so that you may rightly receive the blessings of Christ won for you on the cross, we ask that you prayerfully consider the following questions before coming to the Lord's Table:

Do you believe that you are receiving the actual Body and Blood of Christ in the bread and wine that are distributed?

Do you believe that you are a sinner in need of the Lord's forgiveness?

Do you believe that you are receiving the Lord's Supper for the forgiveness of your sins?

Do you intend, with the help of the Holy Spirit, to live as a forgiven sinner, resist sinful desires, and walk in the newness of life?

Do you believe, as The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod believes, that all the prophetic and apostolic scriptures are the inspired Word of God and that the doctrine drawn from them and confessed in the Small Catechism is faithful and true to the Word of God?

If you answered "Yes" to all these questions, then we invite you to receive the Lord's Supper this morning. If you have any doubts, or are unsure, then we respectfully ask that you refrain from receiving the Lord's Supper.