Speaker: Zac Poonen
Title: Broken and Poured Out
Date: 05/03/2026
Our Goal as Christians is this: To be an exact reflection of Jesus, the Son of God (Romans 8:29)
We do this individually by growing in purity in our personal lives (1 John 3:2-3)
We do this corporately by becoming fully functioning members of a local Church (Ephesians 4:11-16)
Summary
Breaking bread and drinking the cup is a solemn covenant to be broken—surrendering our self-centered nature—and poured out in service to others, exactly opposite to how the world operates. This means accepting humiliation without defensiveness, trusting God's promise that all things work for our good, and living the way of the cross that Jesus modeled by taking punishment he never deserved.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
The symbolism of broken bread and the poured out cupDrawing from Luke 22, the speaker notes that Jesus broke the bread and declared the cup was poured out.Luke 22:19–20
What it means to be broken and poured outTo be broken means letting our strong, self-centered inner life be broken, while being poured out means living so that others can be blessed.
The solemn responsibility of communionTaking communion is a serious commitment to change our behavior toward difficult people in our lives, yet many participate without understanding the weight of this vow.
Moving beyond meaningless ritual through meditationThe speaker shares how communion was once a meaningless ritual for him until he learned to meditate on the Word to truly grasp its meaning.
Embracing the way of the crossWe should repent of past carelessness and embrace the challenge of following Christ's example of humility, trusting that God works all things for our good.
Speaker: Zac Poonen
Title: Broken and Poured Out
Date: 05/03/2026
Our Goal as Christians is this: To be an exact reflection of Jesus, the Son of God (Romans 8:29)
We do this individually by growing in purity in our personal lives (1 John 3:2-3)
We do this corporately by becoming fully functioning members of a local Church (Ephesians 4:11-16)
Summary
Breaking bread and drinking the cup is a solemn covenant to be broken—surrendering our self-centered nature—and poured out in service to others, exactly opposite to how the world operates. This means accepting humiliation without defensiveness, trusting God's promise that all things work for our good, and living the way of the cross that Jesus modeled by taking punishment he never deserved.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
The symbolism of broken bread and the poured out cupDrawing from Luke 22, the speaker notes that Jesus broke the bread and declared the cup was poured out.Luke 22:19–20
What it means to be broken and poured outTo be broken means letting our strong, self-centered inner life be broken, while being poured out means living so that others can be blessed.
The solemn responsibility of communionTaking communion is a serious commitment to change our behavior toward difficult people in our lives, yet many participate without understanding the weight of this vow.
Moving beyond meaningless ritual through meditationThe speaker shares how communion was once a meaningless ritual for him until he learned to meditate on the Word to truly grasp its meaning.
Embracing the way of the crossWe should repent of past carelessness and embrace the challenge of following Christ's example of humility, trusting that God works all things for our good.
