Ep 76: In Remembrance of Me (w/ Wes McAdams)

Today we have special guest, Wes McAdams! Wes is the preaching minister at the McDermott Road Church of Christ in Plano, TX.

Wes hosts the Radically Christian Podcast, I encourage you to subscribe!

• Wes was gracious enough to have me on his show a while back. Click here to see that episode.

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Topic:

• ​What should we think about during communion?

Discussion Questions:

• What do you think about during communion?
• Have you ever been in a communion service that was particularly moving?
• How can you think about the importance of the body while we take communion this week?

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Episode Transcript

(00:00):
Well, good morning and welcome to the show.
I'm Daniel Dalp and this is for your Sunday Morning drive, the
short podcast with the goal of providing some motivation, some
drive, and some encouragement onyour way to worship and helping
you recenter your mind on those spiritual things on a hectic
Sunday morning. This morning we have a special
guest joining us, fellow podcaster and brother in Christ,

(00:23):
Wes McAdams. Wes is the preaching minister at
the McDermott Rd. Congregation in Plano, TX and he
hosts a a fantastic show, The Radically Christian Podcast.
I'm a long time listener and I can tell you that you will
benefit greatly from checking itout.
And personally, I, and our little show here by extension,
owe a lot to Wes McAdams. You see, when I was first

(00:45):
launching for your Sunday morning drive, I wanted to get
feedback and advice from who I considered to be the best in the
biz. And for me, Wes was on the top
of that list. So I sent him my trailer.
I didn't even have a full episode recorded yet, and he
gave me some kind encouragement and then offered to have me on
his show. That really helped get the word
out. And it just solidified in my

(01:07):
mind that Wes means what he saysin each of his podcast episodes
when he says that he just wants to help all of us learn to love
like Jesus. Anyway, all of that to say, Wes,
thank you for joining us this morning.
This is episode 76. In remembrance of me, let's go
to church. My mom often cried during

(01:48):
communion when I was a kid and all the adults were eating the
bread and drinking from the little communion cups.
I sat there on my Pew, looking around at all the faces and
wondering what are they thinkingabout?
Some were reading from their Bibles or just sitting there
silently looking at the floor. My mom was almost always crying.
She didn't seem sad. In fact, she was often smiling,

(02:08):
her eyes closed, her face tiltedupward toward the ceiling, big
tears streaming down her cheeks.What was she so emotional about?
What was going through her mind right then?
Was she feeling guilty? Was she feeling thankful?
After I was baptized and I committed my life to Jesus, I
began participating in this weekly ceremony.
The plate of bread and the tray of cups was passed to me.

(02:30):
I ate and drank with everyone else.
But now I was wondering, what amI supposed to think about?
Does it matter what I think about?
Do I ruin communion by not thinking about the right things?
Am I sinning if my mind wanders and I start thinking about what
we're having for lunch? Should I be as as emotional as
my mom? Am I not as spiritual or godly
if I don't cry during communion?There's a passage in First

(02:53):
Corinthians 11 that gives us an idea about what we should be
thinking about during communion.However, it doesn't say what a
lot of people think it says. It actually might surprise you.
What should be on our minds. The apostle Paul is writing to
the church in Corinth to addresssome problems going on there.
One of the problems was with theway they were taking communion,
what he calls the Lord's Supper.But Paul actually says to them,

(03:15):
when you come together, it's notthe Lord's Supper that you eat.
The way they were eating, communion was so wrong that Paul
says it's not even the Lord's Supper anymore.
Why, What were they doing? Paul goes on to say, for in
eating, each one goes ahead withhis own meal.
One goes hungry, another gets drunk.
What, do you not have houses to eat and drink in?

(03:38):
Or do you despise the Church of God and humiliate those who have
nothing? What shall I say to you?
Shall I commend you in this? No, I will not.
The problem in Corinth was that they weren't sharing the bread
and cup together. They weren't eating it as a
family. Paul went on to remind them that
Jesus said, do this in remembrance of me.

(04:00):
So we might think, Oh well, that's the answer to the
question. We're supposed to be thinking
about Jesus on the cross. Yes, that's a good thing to be
thinking about. However, Paul means more than
simply picture Jesus hanging on the cross when you take
communion. He means we're eating this meal
to remember why Jesus died, whatJesus was accomplishing with his

(04:21):
death. Paul also warned them whoever
eats the bread or drinks the cupof the Lord in an unworthy
manner will be guilty concerningthe body and blood of the Lord.
Now obviously that's serious, but don't worry, he isn't
warning them about what will happen if they accidentally get
distracted or their mind wandersduring communion.
Because he goes on to say that we should discern the body while

(04:45):
we eat and drink. So what does that mean?
Discern the body. This phrase is also translated
honor the body or evaluate the body.
It means recognize the importance of the body.
I think Paul has two meanings here.
The body of Christ that was nailed to the cross, but also
the church as the body of Christthat we are a part of.

(05:06):
He's telling these Christians that while they eat and drink
these representations of Jesus body and blood, they should be
honoring the church, the body ofChrist.
It occurs to me that when I was a kid, looking around at the
other people in the room, my mom, my dad, and the other
adults, as they were sharing thebread in the cup, I was thinking

(05:26):
about them. I was learning from them.
I was curious about what was going on in their heart and
mind. And that was actually very
appropriate. I didn't think I knew what to
think about, but I actually did.When we take communion, we
should think about Jesus, about how he died, but also why he
died. He died so that we could be a

(05:47):
forgiven family, so that we could be together, share this
meal, and share our lives with one another.
So today when you eat and drink,think about Jesus and think
about his body. Wes shared some great thoughts
with us this morning, and I hopethat you'll carry those with you
to worship today. But now it's time to hear yours.

(06:07):
Our discussion questions for this week are, what do you
normally think about during communion?
Have you ever been in a communion service that was
particularly moving? And how can you think about the
importance of the body while we take communion this week?