Emphasis Preaching Journal

Pastor Ted Wardlaw describes a communion service he held a number of years ago in Atlanta. On that particular Sunday the communion elements were to be received by intinction, during which individuals would take a piece of bread and dip it in the cup before communing. Usually words such as "the body of Christ" or "the cup of salvation" were used as each person received the elements. Before the service began one of the elders suggested using the apostle Paul's word "Rejoice!" as a preface to the customary phrases.