I saw your post today, "Daily Bread", and it brought a question to mind.  I have a friend who mentioned that while her and her husband are on vacation, they do the Lord's Supper by themselves wherever they may be. They go to the store and buy crackers and grape juice, then scope out a tranquil spot (like the beach or a park), he says the prayers, and then they partake.  I was under the assumption that this is wrong, that we need to be gathered as a congregation to do the Lord's Supper.  Now, this couple portrays themselves as being very righteous, but this seems off to me.  What's your take?

Sincerely,
All Or Nothing

Dear All Or Nothing,

You are right that partaking of the Lord’s Supper is a congregational activity, but this couple isn’t alone in their habit of partaking of it together while away from home.  Jesus says that where two or three are gathered together in His name, He is amongst them (Matt 18:20).  Since it only takes two people to make a worship service, many folks think of these vacation gatherings as a temporary congregation and, therefore, feel at peace about taking the Lord’s Supper this way.  Though not ideal, in their opinion, it is better than not partaking at all.

Good brethren are divided on this issue, and there is decent logic on both sides.  It is best to leave such decisions to the conscience of each Christian (Rom 14:4-6).

What do you think of taking holy communion in our homes on a daily basis?

Sincerely, Regular Remembrance

Dear Regular Remembrance,

Taking communion is a weekly thing – no more, no less.Christ told us that whenever we take the Lord’s Supper, we should do it in remembrance of Him (Lk 22:19), but He never said how often.It isn’t until the book of Acts that we see how often the church observed the Lord’s Supper.In Acts 20:7 we see that christians ‘broke the bread’ in remembrance of Christ on Sundays.That is when they did it, so that is when we do it.

Paul says that we are to take the Lord’s Supper when the church is gathered together (1 Cor 11:20).Taking the Lord’s Supper is an act of worship done by every congregation of the Lord each Sunday.When we take a look at all the teaching on the Lord’s Supper, we get the truth (Ps 119:160).Christ commands that we do it in remembrance of Him, the church gives us the example of doing it on the first day of the week, and Paul teaches that we should do it when we are assembled as a church.