October 14, 2007 Sermon
From: Mathew 26:26-29; Luke 24:28-35
Illustration by Grace Ellen Schiel
In the sanctuary
we are satisfied with
bread and wine
body and blood.
After worship
we sit at table together
in the way of ordinary life,
the common meal
prepared and served,
sacrifice at center.
In conversation
spilling out of love
we encounter the risen
Christ, there again, always
feeding us
the bread from heaven
the wine from the only vine.
Knowing him
we eat and drink
with gospel seriousness.
This meal, every meal,
is more salvation
than nutrition.
Communing saints, we
cultivate a sacrificial life.
DAS
Author Profile: Born and raised in Montgomery County, Texas, Pastor Dan Schiel was called to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ at age 20 and has served as pastor in independent churches for over forty years. He is the founding pastor of Christ Church (founded 1977). 