 Let's pray. A kind and loving father we thank you for this day. Thank you for the gift of life. Bless us as we learn our children's amount for today. Help the children to understand what we are learning today and put it to practice. In Jesus name we pray. Amen. My name is Agneta. And I am blessing. Can you believe this is the last Sabbath of the year? And what a year it has been. We as the Glorious Coral we are thankful that God has given us this opportunity to close the year with you. Our theme for this month's children's amount has been The Lord's Supper, also known as the Holy Communion. We have learned so much haven't we Agneta? We have. Do you remember the shedan between Jesus and Satan in the Garden of Gethsemane? Oh yes. Christ sacrificed for our sins. It is the reason we celebrate the Lord's Supper. What about the sanctuary message? A timely message indeed. We learn that Christ is a sacrificial lamb. We no longer have to come to church with animal sacrifices like the Israelites. What about the foot washing ceremony? Jesus the brother. And last Sabbath we went deeper into learning about the symbols that are used for the Lord's Supper. Jesus the bread of life. The bread represented his body which was broken for our sins. And the wine represented his blood which was poured for our sins. Hmm after learning all that I think we have exhausted the message. Hmm now that I think of it I think we are in danger of forgetting one very important lesson. And what will that be? Let us revisit our Bible text for today so that we can understand our lesson better. It comes from the book of 1 Corinthians chapter 11 verses 7 and 28. And it says therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord but let a man examine himself so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. So can you guess today's topic boys and girls? Let's say it together. Examine yourself. Actually the Lord's Supper is more of a question of who, what, why and how. I don't get it blessing please explain. Certainly. We have learnt who the Holy Communion points us to. Jesus Christ the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. We have learnt what to do when we celebrate the Holy Communion. We show humility by washing each other's feet. We have also learnt why we celebrate the Holy Communion. We are remembering the great prize that was paid for our sins. Now we need to understand why. No, how? How should we partake of the Holy Communion? Is it really important? Of course it is. The observance of the Holy Communion is not just a ritual performed by our church every quarter of the year. It is sacred with sacred implications. So what are we talking about? How we partake of the Holy Communion is very important. Paul Apostol warned against the turning of this celebration to an occasion of eating and indulging. This is a time of suba self reflection and of our sins and Christ's sacrifice. So what you are saying is before we partake of the Holy Communion we should take a moment to confess to God any unrepentred sin and receive God's forgiveness. Exactly. Paul rebuked the church in Corinth for the application of the Lord's Supper. They did so in ananwadi mana. It says in the Bible in the Book of 1 Corinthians 11 verse 29 and 30 that those who eat and drink in ananwadi mana invite God's judgment upon themselves. For that reason many were weak and some were even sick. Some of them even died. Wow, that sounds serious. It's a big deal to God. It should also be a big deal to us. Christ's sacrifice should not be taken lightly. That reminds me many boys and girls got baptized in our church this year. They may not know about this. Boys and girls, the Holy Communion is a very wonderful celebration but it is not a time for fun and games. It is a time to remember the gift of grace that God has given us. Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, so examine yourself first. Confess your sins and repent. He had promised that if we confess our sins he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins. And you know what? I'm excited about the promise that Jesus made in Matthew chapter 26 verse 29 On his very first Holy Communion he said, But I say to you, I will not take of the Holy Communion, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now until the day that I take it with you anew in my father's kingdom. This can only mean one thing. Jesus is coming again. As glorious coral we are looking forward to the second coming of our Savior Jesus Christ. And we hope you are too. Let's pray. Dear Jesus, thank you for this day. Thank you for the gift of life. Thank you for good health. Thank you for letting us be here today. Help the boys and girls understand what you've told them. And help all of us to be here with you in heaven. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.