The dinner guests of god
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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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