Sunday, October 4, 2026
Pastor Sebastiano Rosa
World Communion Sunday
The Kinder, The Brighter
Matthew 5:1-10, 14-16
On World Communion Sunday, believers around the world gathered around the same table to remember the broken body and shed blood of Jesus. Communion reminds us not only of what Christ has done for us individually, but that we belong to a much larger family of people who have received His grace and are now called to represent Him together.
Jesus tells His followers, “You are the light of the world.” That's not merely an invitation but a calling. Our light shines as our connection to Jesus increasingly produces His character in us - humility, mercy, righteousness, forgiveness, authenticity, and peacemaking - and those qualities become visible through the way we treat people. Communion brings us back to the source of that light: we receive Christ's grace together, remain connected to Him, and carry His light into the world together.
Group Discussion Questions:
Pastor Sebastiano Rosa
World Communion Sunday
The Kinder, The Brighter
Matthew 5:1-10, 14-16
On World Communion Sunday, believers around the world gathered around the same table to remember the broken body and shed blood of Jesus. Communion reminds us not only of what Christ has done for us individually, but that we belong to a much larger family of people who have received His grace and are now called to represent Him together.
Jesus tells His followers, “You are the light of the world.” That's not merely an invitation but a calling. Our light shines as our connection to Jesus increasingly produces His character in us - humility, mercy, righteousness, forgiveness, authenticity, and peacemaking - and those qualities become visible through the way we treat people. Communion brings us back to the source of that light: we receive Christ's grace together, remain connected to Him, and carry His light into the world together.
Group Discussion Questions:
- When you participate in communion, what do you most need to remember about Jesus? Why do you think He gave His followers this physical practice of remembering?
- How does communion change when we remember that we're not only receiving from Jesus individually, but receiving together as members of His family?
- Sebastiano connected Jesus' command to be the light of the world with the Beatitudes. Which of those qualities do you think most clearly makes Jesus visible through someone's life? Which one might He be developing more deeply in you?
- Jesus says others should see our good deeds and glorify our Father. What kinds of ordinary actions can make the character and love of Jesus visible to the people around us?
- Sebastiano used the image of being “plugged in” to Jesus. What practices help you remain connected to Christ so that loving and serving others flows from His life in you rather than simply from your own effort?