Communion, also known as the Breaking of Bread, or the Lord’s Supper, is the third activity to which the early church in Acts 2 “devoted” itself. According to the dictionary, “devoted” means loyal, faithful, true, staunch, steadfast, constant, committed, dedicated, devout; fond, loving, affectionate, caring, and admiring. “Devoted” is hardly the way most contemporary American Christians would describe their relationship with Communion. One of the reasons for this disconnect may be that the early church saw the celebration of the Lord’s Supper as the primary context for corporate worship. Luke writes that the church at Ephesus gathered on the first day of the week, “to break bread” (Acts 20:7). That was their purpose in gathering, and this was the only reference in the New Testament as to the frequency for meeting.
