The Lord’s Supper: A Guide to the Heavenly Feast
Do You Believe?
You receive Communion. But what does it mean?
In The Lord’s Supper: A Guide to the Heavenly Feast, John W. Kleinig awakens a hunger for meeting Jesus in the bread and wine. The Bible tells us that Jesus came from heaven to earth to give us himself, and his self-giving continues in the meal that he hosts. In the sacrament of Communion, Jesus offers believers nothing less than his holy, life-giving body and cleansing blood. He brings heaven to earth for us and gives us a foretaste of the heavenly supper of the Lamb. And by faith, we commune with him. In the Eucharist, Christians give thanks for God’s gift of himself.
Praise for The Lord’s Supper
John Kleinig's reflection on the Lord's Supper is at once simple, profound, and thoroughly biblical. Avoiding several of the thickets that divide churches on this mystery, he focuses our attention on the central aspects that unite them. The result is the most accessible and catholic introduction to the Lord's Supper I have read.
—Tyler R. Wittman, associate professor of Christian theology, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, LA
Dr. Kleinig has gifted readers with a winning, accessible, and engaging introduction to the Lord's Supper. Written in the Lutheran tradition for a wide Christian audience, The Lord's Supper helps all readers to see and to relish the gracious Savior to whom the Supper points.
—Guy Prentiss Waters, James M. Baird, Jr. Professor of New Testament, Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson, MS
Kleinig draws readers into plumbing the depths of what the Bible says about Christ’s meal in the context of meal-taking throughout Scripture.
—Robert Kolb, professor of systematic theology emeritus, Concordia Seminary, Saint Louis, MO
This book is a must-read for Christians from all faith traditions who want a clear presentation of what Scripture reveals about the great mystery and precious gift of Holy Communion that is Christ himself.
—Kelsi Klembara, 1517 Online Content Manager
Christian Essentials
The Christian Essentials series passes down tradition that matters. The ancient church was founded on basic biblical teachings and practices like the Ten Commandments, baptism, the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Supper, the Lord’s Prayer, and corporate worship. These basics of the Christian life have sustained and nurtured every generation of the faithful—from the apostles to today. The books in the Christian Essentials series open up the meaning of the foundations of our faith.
- Orientation
- The Meal of Meals
- The Feast within a Feast
- An Ordered Meal
- A Sacrificial Banquet
- The Blood of the Covenant
- The Unseen Host
- Sound Remembrance
- Bread from Heaven
- How Can He Do This?
- Heaven on Earth
- Full Remission
- Title: The Lord’s Supper: A Guide to the Heavenly Feast
- Author: John W. Kleinig
- Series: Christian Essentials
- Publisher: Lexham Press
- Publication Date: 2025
- Pages: 200
- Format: Logos Digital, Hardcover
- Trim Size: 5x7
- ISBN: 9781683597964