Giving Hands (Mark 14:22-24)

The Hands of the Passion

Maundy Thursday Service, April 1, 2021

Sermon:  Giving Hands, Mark 14:22-24

Jesus gives the Real Presence.

While it may have taken us a while to turn our attention to Jesus’ own hands in this Hans of the Passion worship series, it doesn’t diminish what we see. For it is Jesus giving hands that bestow upon us the sacrament of Holy Communion where he gives us what he plainly says — his body and blood together, with, and under the bread and wine in something we call the Real Presence.

Jesus gives this to many sinners.

As part of Jesus’ last will and testament, he gives the sacrament’s blessing of forgiveness to many sinners who recognize and believe what’s really present. Jesus gives us this forgiveness not just because we are in constant and dire need of it, but to also assure that we are exactly what he says — his beloved and forgiven child.

Pastor Tim Patoka