Part 11: The Passover

How Jesus Frees Us Sunday, June 16, 2019 | Wawasee Community Bible Church | Milford, Indiana | Pastor Josh Weiland Part 11: The Passover Exodus 12:1-51 Jesus takes GOD’S WRATH, The lamb must be pure Exodus 12:5 — Hebrews 9:14; 1 Peter 2:22; John 8:46 The lamb was taken in and examined to be pure — Same with Jesus… (Matthew 21-27; Mark 11-15; Luke 19-23; John 12-19) The lamb must be killed Exodus 12:6 — Leviticus 17:11; Luke 9:22; Hebrews 9:22 The lamb’s blood must be applied Ex. 12:7, 13, 22-23 — Heb. 11:28; Revelation 7:14 The lamb must be fully consumed Exodus 12:9-10 — John 14:6; Romans 10:9-10 takes away OUR SIN, (v. 15-20) John 1:29 The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! 1 John 3:5 You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. 1 Corinthians 5:7 Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be a new lump, as you really are unleavened. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. and leads us to FREEDOM. Follow him! Jude 5 Galatians 5:1 Romans 8:2 HOMEWORK What is this? – Each week people from Wawasee Bible meet in small groups in various homes to learn about Jesus, pray, eat, laugh, and live life together. We call them 1:10 Community Groups (the “1:10” comes from Colossians 1:10). The questions here are based on the sermon each week (often a parallel passage of Scripture),and guide each group’s study. If you’re interested in connecting with a 1:10 Group, let us know on the Connect Card in your bulletin. Getting Started 1. Getting to Know You: Think back on your life. What are some of the primary “hinge moments” in your life, that ultimately changed/affected everything else going forward? They might be good things or hard times. Marriage, death, job change, salvation, transitions, moving, etc. are all examples. What are some in your life? 2. Read Exodus 12:1-51. Review your message notes. What stood out to you from the message this week? Do you have questions? Disagreements? Discuss it with your group. Digging Deeper 3. Jesus’ sacrifice was necessary as payment for our sins and paved the way for our relationship with God. While we are no longer called to sacrifice in the same way today, there are still sacrifices we can make for God. As you read through the verses below, which one poses the biggest challenge for you in being “sacrificial” today? 1 John 3:16-18 Romans 12:1 Ephesians 5:1-2 Hebrews 13:15 4. Review the passages above. Can you think of any changes that would come into your life if you were to put these verses into practice? 5. As we heard this weekend, the leaven or yeast represents leaving behind anything that would keep us from fully obeying God. While times have changed, the same principle is true in that even seemingly small sins can keep us from moving forward in our relationship with God. How could the following verses help someone who’s tempted to justify what they may feel is a “small” sin? James 4:17 Proverbs 28:13 1 John 1:7-9 6. For most of us, the idea of being blessed by God is awesome. However, God’s blessings don’t always align with what we’d like his blessing to be for our life. What types of blessings do you think most people would want from God? How do these align with the blessings shown in Ephesians 1:1-14? 7. What blessings do you think the Israelites wanted from God when they were in Egypt? What blessings did they receive that might have been counter to what they desired? 8. On their way out of Egypt, we’re told that many other people went with them (Exodus 12:38), that the Israelites brought with them to freedom. Who are you bringing with you? What example does Ephesians 1:15-23 give as to how we can pray for others to be blessed and free? PRAYER GUIDE WEEK OF JUNE 16, 2019 During your prayer time this week, let’s all be praying together about the following items. Use the space at the bottom to record your personal prayer items, or requests from your 1:10 Group. Neighboring Church Pray this week for the ministry and people of Milford First Brethren Church. Personal Prayer Items _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Word Find for Exodus 12:29-32 (ESV) Find the words bolded below. 29 At midnight the LORD struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of the livestock. 30 And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he and all his servants and all the Egyptians. And there was a great cry in Egypt, for there was not a house where someone was not dead. 31 Then he summoned Moses and Aaron by night and said, “Up, go out from among my people, both you and the people of Israel; and go, serve the LORD, as you have said. 32 Take your flocks and your herds, as you have said, and be gone, and bless me also!”