Meaning of the Last Supper of Jesus with His Disciples…
•April 17, 2019•
April 18 this year will be the sixth reenactment that Sullivan First United Methodist Church has performed a Passover event during Holy Week. Perhaps some reflection is in order on why this event is so important in life of Christians today.
The first record in our Bible of this remarkable supper is in Apostle Paul’s first letter to the Church in Corinth. All four Gospels later mention this powerful event.
Maundy Thursday refers to a “mandate” or “commandment” and is the fifth day of Holy Week. The day is sometime referred to as Holy Thursday in our United Methodist tradition.
Maundy refers to the “commandment” in the Gospel of John when Jesus gives the disciples a new commandment to “love one another as I have loved you.” This book does not include the Institution of Holy Communion, but it does tell of Jesus washing the feet of the disciples.
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