While Eating the Traditional Passover Meal with His Disciples, Jesus …

• Took Bread
• Gave Thanks for the Bread
• Broke the Bread
• Gave the Bread to His Disciples
• Said to Take and Eat is as His Body

• Took the Cup
• Gave Thanks for the Cup
• Offered the Cup (and all drank)

While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take it; this is my body.” Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, and they all drank from it.

Jesus Shared the Bread and Cup Just as She Shared Every Other Good Thing He Thanked His Father for Sharing with Him

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• Took Bread
• Gave Thanks for the Bread
• Broke the Bread
• Gave the Bread

And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.”

Jesus Gave the Disciples Something to Remember, so They Could Also Take It, Give Thanks for It, Break It, and Give It to Us as a Memory-Building Symbolism.

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At the Table, Jesus …

• Took Bread
• Gave Thanks
• Broke Bread
• Shared Bread with Them

When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight.

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• Apostle’s Teaching
• Fellowship
• Breaking Bread
• Prayer

They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. NIV

Early Church Methodology: If it ain’t one thing, it’s another … Teaching, Fellowship, Communion & Prayer

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He …

• Went Down
• Threw Himself on the Young Man
• Put His Arms Around Him

Adverbs in Action! Eutychus Falls! No Youtube Video Verification Available at Press Time …

• Picked UP
• Went DOWN
• Threw Himself ON
• Put Arms AROUND

After Confirming Eutychus Was Alive (and/or Actually Resurrecting Him), He …

• Went Upstairs
• Broke Bread
• Ate
• Talked Even Longer (‘til daylight) *
• Left

 * Preachers, huh? What’re ya gonna do?

Seated in a window was a young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on (emphasis added).* When he was sound asleep, he fell to the ground from the third story and was picked up dead. Paul went down, threw himself on the young man and put his arms around him. “Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “He’s alive!” Then he went upstairs again and broke bread and ate. After talking until daylight, he left. NIV

Eutychus Falls & Paul Picks Up the Slack. The Apostle Took Personal Responsibility for the Effects of His “on and on” talking …

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