Jeff Reid Community Transformations DTS YWAM KONA

In Greenville SC | Sep 1, 2009 | 12 Comments

A visit from Jeff

It’s funny because Camille and I have only hung out with Jeff Reid on two occasions, yet he’s become a great friend to the both of us. When we first met, we were drawn to him, not just because he’s awesome, but because we could really see the Christ in him. Meeting him made our decision to do a YWAM Community Transformations DTS much easier.

This last week we had a visit from our good friend and Youth with a Mission leader, Jeff. He just came from a whirlwind trip through Europe checking out and preparing outreach locations (check out some videos) and wanted to stop in Greenville, SC because he loved the community so much last time, he wanted to see us all again. While he was here he came with us to hang out with the homeless and spoke to us about the true meaning of church, led a night of worship, teaching, and encouragement at The Vine Community Church and spoke to Dominion Community Church congregation. We had a awesome time at all those events. I can see he has a calling to speak to churches about the true meaning of being the body of Christ and what it looks like. Here’s just a fraction of what I learned from hanging out with him…

An Deeper Meaning of Communion

What Jesus did at the last supper was much more symbolic than I realized and much more than a tradition I do every other Sunday. If you were sitting at the table at the last supper you probably would have been really confused, because Jesus was performing a Jewish marriage proposal. In Jewish tradition, the man would pour a cup of wine for his potential bride and wait to see if she drank it. The cup was a covenant. If she drank the cup she would accept his marriage proposal. The groom would then give gifts and before leaving announce He is going to prepare a place for his bride. The Groom would go prepare the room for his bride and before returning would have to get approval from the father that the room was ready. If he was asked when is the date of the wedding, he would have to say, “only my father knows”.

The disciples must have been thinking, “Why is Jesus wanting to marry us? and why is this important?” Jesus’ love for the church is so strong he offers his body as a gift for his bride (the church) and seals it with his blood on the cross. He went to prepare a place for His bride and we must wait readily for our bridegroom. Communion is actually a love story and one He wants us to share with everyone.

Thanks Jeff for this lesson, I’m excited for more teachings like this soon! You Rock! We love you!

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Author: Calvin Hanson

My wife and I have finished staffing a Discipleship Training School (DTS) through Youth with a Mission (YWAM). We both love God and are committed to following his will. I enjoys taking photographs of my travels as well as blogging about awesome things God does. To see more photos, visit our gallery. More about Calvin and Camille