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1Corinthians 11:23-26 (the words of Jesus in red)

23 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; 24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, "Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me." 25 In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me." 26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death till He comes.

Just as the act of water baptism outwardly declares or confesses an inward experience of salvation through the blood of the Lord Jesus, each observance of the Lord's Table is a powerful occasion for faith's confession. In the ordinance, the Christian confesses before all heaven that he not only has believed, but that he has not forgotten. "In remembrance" involves more than just memory; the word suggests an "active calling to mind" (Wycliffe). The word "for" introduces the reason the Supper is continually repeated. It is an acted sermon, for it "proclaims" the Lord's death. The outward act of faith, as the bread and cup is taken, is explicitly said to be ongoing, active confession - literally "you are proclaiming" (v.26). Each occasion of partaking is an opportunity to say, proclaim, or confess again: "I herewith lay hold of all the benefits of Jesus Christ's full redemption for my life - forgiveness, wholeness, strength, health, sufficiency." The Lord's Supper is not to be simply a ritual remembrance, but an active confession, by which you actively decide to call to memory all that Jesus has provided and provided through His Cross.

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