When I was a child, our church had communion services only a few times a year. For us children, it was quite boring because the services lasted twice as long as the regular Sunday services, and only adults participated. Most Christians receive the Lord's Supper or Holy Communion in their church or home group monthly, or sometimes weekly. Drinking some wine and eating bread (or matzes) is based on what is written in Luke 22:19-20, He [Jesus] took some bread and gave thanks to God for it. Then he broke it in pieces and gave it to the disciples, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” After supper he took another cup of wine and said, “This cup is the new covenant between God and his people—an agreement confirmed with my blood, which is poured out as a sacrifice for you." Personally, I believe it is very important to receive communion, and well for several reasons: It is an invitation to come to Jesus, to be in His presence It is a revel...
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