The Lord’s Supper (Breaking of Bread) in the Church of Christ is observed strictly in accordance with the New Testament pattern, which is the First-Century Church standard:

• The Lord’s Supper was instituted by Jesus and commanded by Him to be observed by His followers (Matt 26:26-28; Lk 22; 19-20).
• The apostles did as Jesus commanded; they instructed Christians to do same (Act 2:42; I Cor 11:23-26).
• The Lord’s Supper is observed on the first day of the week (Sunday), every first day of the week (Acts 20:7).
• Two items are used in the Lord’s Supper. They are the Unleavened Bread -Bread without Yeast (Matt 26: 17; Mk 14:12) and the Fruit of the Vine - Juice from Grape Vine (Mk 14:24-25).

The bread of the Supper represents the body of Jesus. The fruit of the vine represents the blood of the new covenant which God has made with Christians. The New Testament does not say that either the bread or fruit of the vine turn into the literal body and blood of Jesus. Neither does it say that Jesus’ body and blood are present in the elements. The bread and fruit of the vine simply represent Jesus’ body and blood. Jesus used these two physical things–bread and fruit of the vine–to represent two spiritual truths of Christianity.

These truths are that He gave His fleshly body and poured out His blood for man’s salvation (Eph 1:7; 1 Pet 1:21-25). When Christians partake of the Supper, therefore, they remember Jesus. They proclaim that He died for them. In doing this they examine themselves. The Bible says, “For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes” (1 Cor 11:26).