The original Lord’s Supper was part of the Jewish Passover meal. It is mentioned in the Scriptures that, while the Lord’s 12 disciples were eating their meal, contextually speaking, their Passover meal, Jesus the Christ shared with them another meal, which they consumed a few hours before He was crucified (cf. Matthew 26:26-30; Mark 14:22-26; Luke 22:17-22). Thus, when it also is mentioned in the Scriptures that the earliest first century Spirit-filled disciples met daily in homes for teaching, praying, witnessing, and socially encouraging fellowship or koinonia, then it stands to reason that these disciples would have incorporated the Lord’s Supper within their daily common meals (cf. Acts 2:41-46), because there can be no doubt that the Lord’s Supper still was fresh on at least His 11 initial disciples’ minds!

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