About Communion
We occasionally partake of Communion together as a church body,
having the emblems passed out and being led by the Senior Pastor in
its observance. Additionally, we partake of Communion after
every Wednesday night service.
While many denominational churches have placed heavy burdens upon
people wishing to partake of Communion, we at Calvary Chapel see
that they are Biblically without foundation.
For example, there is a teaching that one must fast before taking
Communion. However, the Bible tells us that the disciples partook of
Communion during the Passover dinner. Additionally, the early church
partook after agape feasts (potluck dinners). Therefore, we see that
no fasting is necessary.
Also, some hold to the idea that only local or denominational church
members may partake of Communion. Because we believe that all
born-again believers are in one church, the Body of Christ, we
welcome all believers to partake of Communion at Calvary Chapel.
There is also the belief that the bread we eat at Communion actually
and physically becomes the body - the flesh - of Jesus. But when
Jesus said, "This is My body," the disciples didn't take this in a
literal sense, because Jesus was right there in person among them.
They understood that "this is My body" was equivalent to "this
represents My body." The bread does, however, represent perfectly
His sinlessness, His scarring, striping, piercing, and brokeness.
At Calvary Chapel of Marysville, the only rule regarding the
partaking of Communion is this: Jesus told us, "Do this, as often as
you drink it, in remembrance of Me" (1Cor 11:25). Communion should
always be taken in remembrance of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ.