THE EPISTLE LESSON Ephesians 4:1-16
THE GOSPEL LESSON John 6:24-35
SERMON "Manna in the Wilderness"
Worship Notes
We continue our exploration of the metaphor of bread for our spiritual lives. You will notice throughout the liturgy references to bread from our Call to Worship to the sacrament of communion. Our music especially highlights bread including the anthem of "One Bread, One Body." The central text for our worship comes from the sixth chapter of John in which Jesus describes himself as "the Bread of Life" evoking images of the manna provided by God for the Hebrews in the wilderness. We have loaves of bread available in the narthex to any of our visitors to remind them of the sustenance found in Jesus Christ.
It is appropriate we share communion this morning as a symbolic action of our reliance upon Jesus to sustain us in our journeys. It is the practice of Westminster that we hold the bread until we can all partake together signifying our oneness in the body of Christ. We believe communion is not confined to those who are members but instead invite everyone who is in need of God's grace to partake of this manna from heaven.
