The Dinner Guests of God

People/relationships shape us

• We’re invited to a meal made from God’s ancient recipes of redemption and release.

• Passover falls on 15 Nisan of the Jewish Calendar and last for 7-8 days.

• No Chametz - No yeast

• Seder

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Seder Plate

• Parsley - Karpas ( סרפ כ )

• Salt Water Bowl ( המים קערת מלח )

• Roasted egg - Beitzah ( יצהב )

• Roasted Lamb - Zero'a ( זרוע)

• Horseradish - Maror (מרור)

• Unleavened bread – Matzah

• Charoset (חרוסת) –

An apple, wine,

and nut mixture

• Four cups of wine

Haggadah

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• Youngest son: Why is this night different from all other nights?

• 1. Why do we eat Matzah, which is bread that has not risen, on this night?

• 2. Why do we eat bitter herbs on this night?

• 3. Why do we dip food twice on this night?

• 4. Why do we lean to eat on this night?

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• We’re invited to a meal that exposes our hearts.

• Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus Matthew 26:14-25

• Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial

Matthew 26:31-35

• Examine our hearts

1 Corinthians 11:27-28

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• Nancy Mairs wrote, “I don’t partake because I’m a good Catholic, holy and pious and sleek. I partake because I’m a bad Catholic, riddled by doubt and anxiety and anger; fainting from severe hypoglycemia of the soul.”

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• We’re invited to a meal that feeds our deepest hunger.

Matthew 26:26-29

• Sustainance/Food/Nourishment

• To be in relationship with God/Forgiveness

• Hope

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• Steve Brown said once, “The world drinks to forget; the Christian drinks to remember”

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• Other Lessons

• John 13

Jesus Washes His Disciples’ Feet

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• 1 John 3:16 (NKJV) 16 By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

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