Is it Okay to Serve Communion outside of a Church Service?

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Word and Sacraments

Is it Okay to Serve Communion outside of a Church Service?

25 min

Watch On

Word and Sacraments

Is it Okay to Serve Communion outside of a Church Service?

25 min

"I really do think we need to emphasize the fact that the Lord's Supper is the meal of the church's unity, the church's oneness—you see this in 1 Corinthians 10-11. And so it really ought not to be done in isolation."
– Pastor Adriel Sanchez

Questions in this Episode

Questions with an asterisk have related resources linked below.

  1. Why did Jesus teach His disciples to pray to the Father, not the Trinity?
  2. How does suffering make Christians more like Jesus?
  3. Is it ever okay to serve Communion outside of a church service?
  4. How can I know if I truly believe in Jesus?

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Adriel Sanchez is pastor of North Park Presbyterian Church, a congregation in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). In addition to his pastoral responsibilities, he also serves the broader church as a host on the Core Christianity radio program, a live, daily call-in talk show where he answers listeners' questions about the Bible and the Christian faith. He and his wife Ysabel live in San Diego with their five children.

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