Question: What is scriptural order in the meeting to remember the Lord? S. L. A.
Answer: Our coming together on the first day of the week has for its object the remembrance of the Lord in His death. The symbols on the table speak of His death. We should also recognize the presence of the Lord, and be in subjection to Him, seeking that He might lead us by His Spirit in our worship and thanksgivings. In waiting thus on Him, we are led along according as He pleases, with His and our object ever in view. We need to be careful not to hinder this leading.
In Acts 20:77And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight. (Acts 20:7), the disciples came together to break bread in remembrance of the Lord in His death, as in 1 Corinthians 10th and 11th chaps. This, the apostle would not set aside; his preaching would come in afterward (verse 11 is a refreshment through the night).
There might be an occasion when a few words of ministry with Scripture might be given by the Lord to direct the thoughts of the saints into the right channel, that is, to the object of the meeting, but ministry comes after, when our object has been gained. Or, it may be that worship and thanksgiving might continue, if the state of the meeting were such. We should avoid anything that might engage or distract our hearts from the precious privilege that the Lord has given us of remembering Him.