What is actually served at the Lord's Supper in churches today?
In churches today, the Lord's Supper typically consists of nothing more than a piece of unleavened bread of some sort and a small cup of grape juice or wine. This modest serving is not enough to satisfy physical hunger or cause drunkenness, unlike the larger potluck meals some early believers ate before the ordinance.
Les explains that the Lord's Supper in every denomination he has visited is nothing more than a piece of unleavened bread and a little cup of grape juice or wine. He notes that this is not enough to satisfy physical hunger or to get drunk on. The problem in Corinth was that believers were having a great big potluck supper before they had the Lord's Supper. Les points out that big city churches may not do this anymore, but many smaller rural churches still like to have potluck suppers where people bring whatever they feel qualified to bring, put it on the table, and everybody eats. This contrast clarifies what is actually served at the Lord's Supper itself versus the larger meal.
When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord’s supper.