Exodus 12:2-3 This month is to be for you the first month, the first month of your year. Tell the whole community of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man is to take a lamb for his family, one for each household.
Palm Sunday:
John 12:34 They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!", "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!", " Blessed is the King of Israel!"
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| Palm branches represent the celebration of Jesus entering Jerusalem. Jesus is our Passover lamb. Jesus is the light of the world. |
Thursday: We celebrate the Passover
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| Passover is a festival of freedom. It celebrates the events of the Exodus. Jesus, being an observant Jew, grew up celebrating Passover. His last meal with His disciples was a Passover Seder. |
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who has created the fruit of the vine.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who has chosen, exalted, and sanctified us.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who has given us life and sustained us and permitted us to reach this season.
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| Women are given the honor of lighting the Passover candles. It was the mothers who kept Israel's faith alive during their slavery in Egypt. The shank bone represents the outstretched arm of deliverance of God. |
Had He brought us out of Egypt and not punished the Egyptians, it would have been enough.
Had He punished the Egyptians and not slain their first born, it would have been enough.
Had He put to death their firstborn and not divided the sea for us, it would have been enough.
Had He divided the sea for us and not fed us with manna, it would have been enough.
Had He provided us with manna and not given us the Sabbath, it would have been enough.
Had He given us the Sabbath and not brought us to Mt. Sinai, it would have been enough.
Had He brought us to Mt. Sinai and not given us the Law, it would have been enough.
Had He given us the Law and not brought us to the land of Israel, it would have been enough.
Had He brought us to the land of Israel and not given us the Temple, it would have been enough.
Had He given us the Temple and not sent us the Messiah, it would have been enough.
Had He sent us the Messiah and not given him up to die for us, it would have been enough.
Had He given the Messiah up to die for us and not raised him, it would have been enough.
Had He raised him and not promised that he would return to reign, it would have been enough.
Had He promised that he would reign and not given Daddy a job, it would have been enough.
Had He given Daddy a job and not given us parents who take care of us, it would have been enough.
Had He given parents who take care of us and not helped Madeleine, it would have been enough.
Had He helped Madeleine and not helped us find Andover Christian Church, it would have been enough.
Had He helped us find a Church and not provided friends there, it would have been enough.
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| Parsley: All life is sustained by God Haroseth: Resembles the mortar used by the Israelites while in slavery Bitter Herbs: represents the bitterness the Israelites felt while in bondage. |
Luke 22:20 In the same way, after the supper he took the cup saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.
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| How Great is our God! Blessed be the Name of the Lord. |
Good Friday:
John 19:1-3 Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged. The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They clothed him in a purple robe and went up to him again and again, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!" And they struck him in the face.
Luke 23:26 As they led him away, they seized Simon from Cyrene, who was on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus.
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| The Tale of the Three Trees: The third tree felt ugly, harsh and cruel. |
Luke 23:44-46 It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour, for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Jesus called out with a loud voice, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit." When he had said this, he breathed his last.
Resurrection Sunday:
Luke 24:1,2 On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb,
He is RISEN, He is RISEN indeed!
“Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?”
He Arose, He Arose, Hallelujah Christ Arose!
