last supper
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THE LAST SUPPER
Using Mark's Gospel explain the importance of the meal for Jesus and his disciples
To many Christians Holy Communion is the centre of their worshipping lives. It is a memorial to Jesus' last meal and life on earth before he died. By sharing in the bread and wine Christians remember Jesus' death and what he did for them.
On the first day of the feast of the Passover, Jesus shared his last meal with his disciples in an upstairs room in a house in Jerusalem. This later became known as the "Last Supper" and is celebrated by Christians all over the world. On the day of the Last Supper Jesus gave his disciples an order to go into Jerusalem and make preparations for the annual feast of the Passover. Passover was a meal celebrated each year to remember the time early in history when God, through Moses, saved the Jewish nation from slavery in Egypt. This meal is still taken annually and celebrated by the Jewish community.
Jesus met with his disciples that evening in Jerusalem. As they were reclining at the table eating, he said to his disciples, " I tell you the truth, one of you will betray me...