Text: Mark 14:30

Topic: Why we celebrate Communion

Introduction

Certain sounds stir our memories of times past.

Illustration: Holland opens with memories of sounds—a train whistle, a mantle clock—that transport him back to childhood memories.

• The sound of the rooster crowing reminded Peter of his failure.

Mark 14:30

• Peter told the story of the rooster crowing as a reminder of God's grace.

Illustration: Holland tells the brief story of Brownlow North, a Scottish preacher who began his sermon with confessing an embarrassing sin.

Every Communion ceremony reminds us of Christ's death and resurrection.

• The atmosphere of Communion reminds us of its sacredness.
• The words of Communion remind us Christ's death was real, and thus relevant.