By Daniel Agbesi Latsu
Ho-Fiave (V/R), July 6, GNA – Pastor Gabriel Owusu-Akyaw, Kumasi Sector Home and Urban Mission Coordinator of the Church of Pentecost, has urged Christians to embrace brokenness and faithfully proclaim the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, describing the Lord’s Supper as a powerful testimony of the Christian faith rather than a mere religious ritual.
Delivering a sermon on the theme: “The Lord’s Supper and Christ’s Sacrifice,” based on Matthew 26:26-29, he said although bread and wine were ordinary items, Jesus Christ instituted them as symbols carrying profound spiritual significance.
Pastor Owusu-Akyaw made the remarks during the Lord’s Supper Service at the Fiave Central Assembly of the Church of Pentecost over the weekend.
He explained that the Lord’s Supper communicates both verbally and non-verbally, adding that Jesus intentionally took the bread, blessed it, broke it and gave it to His disciples on the night before His arrest to illustrate the meaning of His impending sacrifice.
According to him, the broken bread symbolises brokenness, humility and surrender, stressing that God often prepares believers for greater service by moulding and refining them through life’s experiences.
He noted that although Judas Iscariot and Thomas were present when Jesus instituted the Lord’s Supper, they like other present day believers, did not fully understood or experienced the brokenness required for effective Christian service.
Quoting 1 Corinthians 11:26, Pastor Owusu-Akyaw said every celebration of the Lord’s Supper proclaimed the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ until His second coming.
He likened the Lord’s Supper to a national flag, explaining that just as a flag represents the identity of a nation, the ordinance identifies believers with the finished work of Christ.
Pastor Owusu-Akyaw urged Christians not only to partake in the Lord’s Supper but also to live out its message through humility, brokenness and unwavering commitment to proclaiming the saving grace of Jesus Christ.
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Edited by Maxwell Awumah/Lydia Kukua Asamoah