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This Week's Message Recap:

The Passover celebration remembers the first Passover when Israel was enslaved in Egypt. After crying out to God for deliverance, God sent Moses to lead them out of captivity. After numerous plagues unleashed on Egypt, Egypt's Pharaoh remained resolute and refused to let the people of God go. The 10th and final plague was Passover, and on the night of the Passover, the people of God were instructed to take a young male lamb without defect and kill it. The blood of the lamb was to be spread over the doorposts of their homes and the people of Israel were to be dressed and ready to journey at a moment's notice. When the angel of the Lord saw the blood on the doorposts of the homes of Israel, he would pass over those homes. Homes without the blood of the lamb experienced the plague of death: the death of their firstborn sons (human and animals). This 10th plague was the one that caused Pharaoh to release God's people, allowing them to escape captivity. From that point, Israel was instructed by God to remember Passover every year by choosing a lamb on the 10th day of the first month of their year, and sacrificing that lamb on the 14th day.

On the Sunday before that year's Passover celebration , Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey. The crowd shouted “Hosanna!” (which means "God save us!" or "God deliver us!"). Jesus, the spotless "Lamb of God," appeared on the 10th day of the first month...the very day that the people were to choose their spotless Passover lambs. And Jesus was crucified and died on the 14th day, the day the Passover lambs were to be killed in rememberance of God's deliverance. Jesus's blood was spilled to cover us as the blood on the doorposts did all of those years ago.

Questions to Consider:

Why is it important for us to understand Passover as we walk into Holy Week?
What does “Hosanna” mean? Is there a part of your life where you need to call out to God for rescue?
In Exodus 12, the Israelites were given specific instructions to eat the Passover meal fully dressed and ready for action as God was getting ready to deliver them from Egypt. Is there an area of your life where you have become too comfortable and need to be ready for God to move?
For 1500 years Israel had been celebrating passover shouting Hosanna (God save us!) until Jesus came into town on Lamb selection day. While the Israelites were busy picking out a lamb to be slaughtered as per tradition, they missed the importance of what Jesus’ arrival meant for their lives. Has there been a time in your own life where you have missed the importance of what Jesus has for you because you were distracted?
In his message, Pastor Brandon discussed the Great Exchange and tackled the big question: Why did Jesus have to die? 2 Corinthians 5:21 says, “God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.” This Easter, understanding that Jesus took our place on the cross, what should our response be to this incredible gift of atonement?
This week as we prepare our hearts for Easter, what can you do to reflect on the significance of Holy Week and how it impacts your life?
Who has God put on your heart to invite to Easter Sunday, and how will you be obedient to this prompting?