At The Table
Blog Series Intention Recap
At the Table: Understanding Communion from Passover to the Church
This Fifth Thursday series exists to slow readers down at a table they think they already understand. Communion is one of the most practiced and least examined acts in the Church. Familiarity has made it efficient—but often shallow. This series is an invitation to recover depth, context, and meaning.
At the Table is written to do four things clearly and pastorally. 1) Re-root communion in Scripture, beginning with Passover and the covenantal story of Israel rather than later ecclesial tradition alone. 2) Clarify what Yeshua (Jesus) was doing in the Upper Room, showing how His words and actions fulfilled, not replaced, the redemption story already in motion. 3) Address theological differences honestly and charitably, helping readers understand why Christians disagree about communion without turning the table into a battleground. 4) Restore communion as proclamation and formation, not mere ritual—something the Church practices to remember who God is, who we are, and where history is going.
This series is not written to win arguments, flatten mystery, or introduce novelty. It is written to help believers come to the table with understanding, humility, and gratitude—recognizing that every time we eat the bread and drink the cup, we proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.
Communion is not an isolated ordinance. It is the continuation of God’s redemptive story, told through a meal, centered on Christ, and shared by a redeemed people awaiting the kingdom.
