Acts 2:46-47 tells us, “And they, continuing DAILY with one accord in the temple, and BREAKING BREAD FROM HOUSE TO HOUSE did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.” In the beginning of the Church Age, which began on the day of Pentecost in Acts, chapter two, we see the Lord’s people gathering EVERYDAY to honor the Lord’s request to be remembered.  What a simple request from the One who has done so much.  We read in Luke 22:19-20 as the Lord was with His disciples in the upper room, “And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me. Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.”  Simple, yet so precious.  He gave a loaf of bread to represent His body…that body that would very soon bear our sins as He suffered on the cross of Calvary.  He gave a cup of wine to represent His precious blood soon to be shed on that cross.  As we eat of that bread and drink of that cup, we do “shew (announce, preach) the Lord’s death till he come.” (1 Corinthians 11:26). This is the truest form of community worship as the church is drawn together to remember Him in fellowship with one another.

I want to point out that the expression ‘breaking bread’ is synonymous with the remembrance of the Lord.  While today, this expression is often used to mean being together to share a meal, its original intent in the Bible was to express the remembrance feast of the Lord.

Now, let’s consider what we see in Acts 20:7, “And upon THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK, when the disciples came together to BREAK BREAD, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.”  This was a deliberate gathering for the Lord’s disciples to be together to honor the Lord’s request to be remembered.  It appears now that this was occurring on the first day of the week.  It was on this day that the church began to join together for ministry, fellowship, and worship.  We read in 1 Corinthians 16:1-2, “Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye. Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.”  It was on the first day of the week, when the Lord’s disciples came together that there would be a collection “for the saints.”  This was a collection taken for the poor when they were gathered on the Lord’s Day. 

These are the only two times in scripture that particular times were given for the remembrance of the Lord.  Starting from doing this daily, it seems that later, this was done once a week on the first day of the week, which is known as Sunday.  I would just ask…how important to you is this simple request of the Lord to be remembered?  Should it be delegated to the fifth Sunday of the month, which occurs four times each year?  How important is it for the church to join hearts and minds together to worship the Lord in this manner?  There are many assemblies (churches) today that have this remembrance meeting each week, in keeping to what we read in Acts 20:7. Some have said that if we do this too often, it will lose its meaning and become commonplace.  I can’t disagree with that, but if our hearts truly desire to please our Lord and to worship Him together with saints of like-faith, this time will not become commonplace…it will become more precious as the weeks and years go by. 

As for my own testimony, I have participated in this remembrance feast each week for over 50 years.  It has become so precious to me, and I look forward each week to remembering my dear savior like he asked me to do.  (CC)  (724.4)