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Eat This Bread Drink This Cup

by Loma H. Hassell, II, MD

The purpose of my podcast is to help individuals, groups and churches observe the Lord's Supper. The podcast includes a relevant portion of Scripture, brief commentary, prayer, and participation in partaking of the bread and drinking from the cup. Scripture quotations marked (ESV) are taken from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. The ESV text may not be quoted in any publication made available to the public by a Creative Commons license. The ESV may not be translated in whole or in part into any other language. Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright ©1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations taken from The Hol

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  1. Jesus the Great - Isaiah 53:10-12

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the Old Testament, Isaiah 53:10-12. This passage of Scripture is an excerpt from Isaiah 52:13-53:12 that tells us the story of Jesus' suffering, sacrifice, and exaltation. In it, we are...

  2. The Mindset of Christ — Philippians 2:5–8

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, Philippians 2:5-8. In this passage of Scripture, the Apostle Paul calls the Philippian Christians to imitate the mindset of Christ Jesus in their interpersonal...

  3. Wake Up and Shout for Joy - Isaiah 26:16-19

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the Old Testament, Isaiah 26:16-19. In this passage of Scripture, the prophet Isaiah contrasts the outcome of those who trust in man-made religion with those who trust in God: death...

  4. The Grand Design - Galatians 3:23-29

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, Galatians 3:23-29. In this passage of Scripture, the Apostle Paul reminds the churches in Galatia that they are all one in Christ. This oneness of all believers…

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  5. The Grace of Giving - 2 Corinthians 8:1-9

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, 2 Corinthians 8:1-9. In this passage of Scripture, the Apostle Paul commends the churches in Macedonia for their generosity in giving to the impoverished Christians…

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  6. Glorious - 2 Corinthians 3:7-11

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, 2 Corinthians 3:7-11. In this passage of Scripture, the Apostle Paul tells us about the greater glory of the ministry of the Spirit that brings righteousness, which…

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  7. Our Time to Remember Jesus - 1 Corinthians 11:17-29

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, 1 Corinthians 11:17-29. In this passage of Scripture, we have a snapshot of a communion service in the church at Corinth; the Apostle Paul says it is not good. In...

  8. Participation - 1 Corinthians 10:14-22

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, 1 Corinthians 10:14-22. In this passage of Scripture, the Apostle Paul warns Christians not to eat the sacrifices served in the pagan temples in Corinth as they are...

  9. Jesus, the Wisdom of God - 1 Corinthians 1:30-31

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, 1 Corinthians 1:30-31. In Apostle Paul's letter to the Christians in Corinth, he explains that Jesus Christ is the wisdom of God and has accomplished all the work of...

  10. From Everlasting to Everlasting - Psalms 103:13-18

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the Old Testament, Psalms 103:13-18. King David is the author of Psalms 103, and he delights in describing the blessings of God. Unique among these descriptions is the phrase, "from...

  11. To Know Peace - Romans 5:1-5

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, Romans 5:1-5. Through faith in Jesus Christ, we have access to God's grace, an imperishable hope, and the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit. We are blessed…

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  12. Last Thoughts - Psalms 69:13-21

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the Old Testament, Psalms 69:13-21. In Psalm 69, King David shares his story, but it is also the story of Jesus and key moments from His ministry on Earth. For our communion meditation...

  13. Our Groom Waits - Psalms 45:1-9

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the Old Testament, Psalms 45:1-9. In this passage of Scripture, the psalmist is excited to tell us the story of the marriage of Jesus to His bride, the church. She is beautiful, adorned...

  14. To Speak Without Words - Psalms 19:1-4

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the Old Testament, Psalms 19:1-4. In this passage of Scripture, David, the psalmist, describes how the sky and heavens declare the glory of God. While they do not speak, their voice…

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  15. Crossroads - Acts 13:38-41

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, Acts 13:38-41. In this passage of Scripture, we read about how Paul and Barnabas travel to Pisidian Antioch, an important Roman colony that stood at the junction of…

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  16. Killed - Acts 10:34-43

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, Acts 10:43-43. In this passage of Scripture, we read the first sermon preached to a Gentile, Cornelius, a Roman centurion, and are drawn to the Apostle Peter's frank...

  17. Our Special Day of Deliverance - Esther 9:20-22

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the Old Testament, Esther 9:20-22. In this passage of Scripture, we learn how Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther established the days of Purim to remember how their people, the Jews…

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  18. To Tremble - Ezra 9:3-4

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the Old Testament, Ezra 9:3-4. In this passage of Scripture, Ezra the priest is appalled to discover that the Jewish exiles have abandoned the Law of God. This is especially shocking to...

  19. An Eyewitness Testimony - John 19:31-37

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, John 19:31-37. In this passage of Scripture, the Apostle John describes certain details about Jesus' death on the cross between the time of His death and His burial.…

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  20. His Name Is Here - 2 Chronicles 5:3-6

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the Old Testament, 2 Chronicles 5:3-6. In this passage of Scripture, we read about how God kept His promises to King David to choose Jerusalem for His Name to be there and for King...

  21. Come Out - John 11:38-44

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, John 11:38-44. In this passage of Scripture, we read about the story of the resurrection of Lazarus from the dead. As we see the demonstrated power and authority of...

  22. Instead of Stones - John 8:48-59

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, John 8:48-59. In this passage of Scripture, Jesus is engaged in debate with the Pharisees at temple courts. He defends His claim of being "I AM" by recounting His...

  23. We Have Heard for Ourselves - John 4:39-42

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, John 4:39-42. In this passage of Scripture, John records a conversation Jesus has with a Samaritan woman at Jacob's well. Our hearts beat with hers and the people of...

  24. The Second Smartest Man in Israel - Luke 23:39-43

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, Luke 23:39-43. In this passage of Scripture, Jesus is defended by one of the criminals hanging on the cross together with Him. In Him, we see ourselves and welcome…

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  25. The Look - Luke 22:60-62

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, Luke 22:60-62. In this passage of Scripture, Jesus and Peter exchange a look immediately following his denial of Jesus for the third time as a rooster crows in the...

  26. Lord I Want to See - Luke 18:35-43

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, Luke 18:35-43 (NIV). In this passage of Scripture, Jesus heals a blind man along the Jericho Road on His way to Jerusalem. The blind man is now doubly blessed; his...

  27. Return and Give Praise - Luke 17:11-19

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, Luke 17:11-19 (NIV). In this passage of Scripture about Jesus healing 10 lepers on the road to Jerusalem, we are reminded of the importance of pausing to praise Jesus...

  28. Our Guardian Redeemer - Ruth 4:13-15

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the Old Testament, Ruth 4:13-15 (NIV). In this passage, we see how God made and kept His promise to give the Promised Land to His people and then ensured the promise would endure by...

  29. Get Up! - Luke 7:11-17

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup. The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, Luke 7:11-17 (NIV). In this passage of Scripture, Jesus travels to the little town of Nain to comfort a grieving mother and widow whose only son has died. As we read...

  30. Like My Father - Luke 6:32-36

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, Luke 6:32-36 (NIV). In this passage of Scripture, Jesus describes the kindness of God, and encourages all of us to be like Him in our behavior. God greatest act of...

  31. An Important Object Lesson - Joshua 4:19-14

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the Old Testament, Joshua 4:19-24 (NIV). In this passage of Scripture, we read about how God directed Joshua to retrieve 12 stones from the crossing of the Jordan River into the…

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  32. She Did What She Could - Mark 14:1-9

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, Mark 14:1-9 (NIV). In this passage of Scripture, we read about a special gift given to Jesus by Mary, sister of Martha and Lazarus. He accepts her gift and praises…

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  33. Can It Get Any Better? - Deuteronomy 4:32-34

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the Old Testament, Deuteronomy 4:32-34. In this passage of Scripture, Moses describes to the Israelites how awesome is their relationship with the Lord—how He delivered then from…

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  34. Do Not Despair - Rejoice Instead Numbers 17:12-13

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the Old Testament, Numbers 17:12-13. In this passage of Scripture, the Israelites experience despair over their repeated failures and judgments of God. They did not realize that their...

  35. The Lord of the Sabbath - Mark 2:23-28

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, Mark 2:23-28. In this passage of Scripture, Mark tells how Jesus, the Lord of the Sabbath, corrects the Pharisees' belief on how to observe the Sabbath. From this...

  36. What Kind of Love - Matthew 27:26-37

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, Matthew 27:26-37. In this passage of Scripture, the Apostle Matthew recounts the horrible and gruesome details of Jesus' crucifixion. From other passages of passages…

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  37. Be Ready - Matthew 24:36-44

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, Matthew 24:36-44. In this passage of Scripture, Jesus warns us not to be so consumed by the affairs of this life that we forget about being ready for His return. As…

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  38. When I See the Blood - Exodus 12:12-14

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the Old Testament, Exodus 12:12-14. In this passage of Scripture, we read about the tenth and final plague, the death of the firstborn, and how the Israelites were saved by applying the...

  39. The Lion of the Tribe of Judah - Genesis 49:10

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the Old Testament, Genesis 49:10. In this passage of Scripture, we read about how God reveals His plans for His people as Jacob blesses his sons at the end of his life. In the blessing...

  40. The Bread of Life - Genesis 41:53-57

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the Old Testament, Genesis 41:53-57. In this passage of Scripture, we read about how God used Joseph to save his family and the adjoining world from famine by storing grain in Egypt.…

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  41. The God Who Sees Me - Genesis 16:13-16

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the Old Testament, Genesis 16:13-16. In this passage of Scripture, Hagar is visited by the angel of the Lord. In gratitude, she calls God by the name, El-Roi, The God Who Sees Me. As we...

  42. Come - Revelation 22:12-17

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, Revelation 22:12-17. In this passage of Scripture, the Apostle John invites all who have washed their robes to enter through the gate of the city to eat from the tree...

  43. The Prayer of Habakkuk - Habakkuk 3:17-19

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the Old Testament, Habakkuk 3:17-19. In this passage of Scripture, the prophet Habakkuk finds confidence to face the trials of life. His joy and strength came from God, not the…

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  44. God's Profound Love - Micah 2:2-5

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the Old Testament, Micah 2:2-5. In this passage of Scripture, the prophet Micah foretells the birth of King Jesus. Today is a special day as we celebrate His birth and His death on the...

  45. Then - Joel 2:28-32

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the Old Testament, Joel 2:28-32. In this passage of Scripture, the prophet Joel gives Judah and Israel good news after a time of punishment for their unfaithfulness. This good news of...

  46. The Three Witnesses - 1 John 5:4-12

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, 1 John 5:4-12. In this passage of Scripture, the Apostle John tells us how our faith is established by God on the testimony of three witnesses—the water, the blood…

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  47. The Ransom Paid - 1 Peter 1:17-21

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, 1 Peter 1:17-21. In this passage of Scripture, the Apostle Peter explains how Jesus was the ransom God paid in order to free us from our sins. When we remember Jesus…

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  48. The Blessing - Hebrews 13:20-21

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, Hebrews 13:20-21. In this passage of Scripture, the author of Hebrews prays for his readers and us that God would give to us the power of Jesus Christ to equip us and...

  49. Before, Here and Now, and Hereafter - Hebrews 10:32-39

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup! The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, Hebrews 10: 32-39. In this passage of Scripture, the author asks his readers to compare their here and now with the excitement and single purpose they knew when they...

  50. Charge It To Me - Philemon 1:10-18

    Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, Philemon 1:10-18. In this passage of Scripture, we read about the story of Paul, Onesimus, and Philemon. As Paul loves, befriends, and intercedes for Onesimus, we...

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The purpose of my podcast is to help individuals, groups and churches observe the Lord's Supper. The podcast includes a relevant portion of Scripture, brief commentary, prayer, and participation in partaking of the bread and drinking from the cup.

Scripture quotations marked (ESV) are taken from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. The ESV text may not be quoted in any publication made available to the public by a Creative Commons license. The ESV may not be translated in whole or in part into any other language.

Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright ©1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

Scripture quotations taken from The Hol

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Loma H. Hassell, II, MD

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