Moving Towards Holy Week Our Challenge Da Vinci’s Painting of the Last Supper How do we picture Jesus’ last meal with His disciples? The Lord’s Supper and the Early Church 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 Events that led up to Jesus and His disciples sharing the Passover meal together: The Passover meal: Jesus changes the Passover liturgy Responsive Reading: All: Our Lord is praiseworthy; Our Lord is king of the universe; He has created the fruit of the vine. Father: The Lord bless you and keep you: The Lord make His face to shine upon you and have mercy on you! May the Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace! All: Until we meet again, Amen. Amen. Amen. Questions: Growing up, did your church have any special traditions related to the Lord’s Supper? Why is it significant that Jesus was meeting with His disciples to remember the Passover? How would you explain the importance of the Lord’s Supper to someone who was a non-believer? Why were Jesus’ changes to the Passover liturgy important?