What is the purpose of the Lord’s Supper?

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Jesus instituted the memorial supper during the Passover, the feast of unleavened bread (Lk. 22:15). Unleavened bread represents His body and the fruit of the vine represents His blood (Lk. 22:19,20). He did not say the body and blood is taken in the bread, nor did He use leavened bread and water. It is rebellion to Christ to substitute other elements or other purposes. Jesus said He was bestowing a kingdom upon His disciples, and they would eat and drink at His table in His kingdom (Lk. 22:29,30). The church at Troas did that on the first day of the week (Acts 20:7). The Lord’s Supper is a way of proclaiming the Lord’s death and resurrection (1 Cor. 11:24-29). The kingdom and the church refer to the same people and we are to celebrate His resurrection each Sunday.