The Lord’s Supper – Part IV – Thanksgiving!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
σήμερον εὐχαριστῶ διά ὑμῖν – I give thanks this day because of you!

In greek the word for “give thanks” is εὐχαριστῶ (Eucharistéō ). It is from this word that we get the word Eucharist.

You can see where we get it in the passages below:

For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you,that the Lord Jesus in the night in which He was betrayed took bread; and when He had given thanks (eucharistéō), He broke it and said, “This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”
(1 Corinthians 11:23-24, NASB)

And when He had taken a cup and given thanks (eucharistéō), He gave it to them, and they all drank from it. And He said to them, “This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.”
(Mark 14:23-24, NASB)

Today as we (Americans) gather together to break bread and give thanks. I hope we can keep the Lord’s supper in our minds.

I don’t have to much to say today. My wife’s whole family is crowded in out little apartment and I have to make sure I get some of our thanksgiving meal started, but I just wanted to remind you that the thing I am MOST thankful for is the cross of Christ Jesus. Thanks for reading!

Happy Thanksgiving!