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READER 2:
The Four "I will" promises
Before the Plagues even began, Moses went to Pharaoh to
demand the release of the Hebrews. That's when things went from bad to worse
for the Lord's people. Moses questioned God, the people did not believe and they
wanted him to just go away before things got worse, but the Lord confirmed his
promises made long ago to the patriarchs of Israel.
Perhaps you are in the position of these people from long
ago - and you can't quite see or believe that the promises of God are really
for you - and you certainly can't see how they could work out in your life.
Tonight we will once again repeat and remember the for "I
will" promises of Exodus 6:6,7 because they are still real and relevant for us
today. The one thing left standing after everything else fails is the Word of
the Lord. Take heart tonight as we remember these great truths. We will Drink 4
cups of remembrance through out the
service.
The Four "I will" Promises Exodus
6:6, 7
I
will bring you out
I
will free you from being slaves
I
will redeem you (buy you back) with outstretched arm and mighty acts
I
will take you as my own (marry you) and be your God
LEADER:
Drink the first cup - I will bring you out.
Lets
all take our glasses in hand as we remember the first promise.
Blessed art thou, Oh Lord, King of the universe, Creator of
the fruit of the vine. Thank you for your great and precious promises. The
Truth is our strength for surely you will bring us out from the Land of the
Egyptians into the spacious and fertile Promised Land. Amen.
All drink.
READER 3:
Original Passover instructions
Read Exodus scripture Ex 12:21-27
21 Then Moses summoned all the elders of Israel
and said to them, "Go at once and select the animals for your families and
slaughter the Passover lamb.
22 Take a bunch of
hyssop, dip it into the blood in the basin and put some of the blood on the top
and on both sides of the doorframe. Not one of you shall go out the door of his
house until morning.
23 When the LORD goes through the land to strike down the
Egyptians, he will see the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe and will
pass over that doorway, and he will not permit the destroyer to enter your
houses and strike you down.
24 "Obey these instructions as a lasting ordinance for
you and your descendants. 25 When you enter the land that the LORD will give
you as he promised, observe this ceremony.
26 And when your children ask you, 'What does this ceremony
mean to you?'
27 then tell them, 'It is the Passover sacrifice to the
LORD, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt
and spared our homes when he struck down the Egyptians.'"
NIV
READER 4:
Let's describe and re-create that scene here today and do as
they did on that first Passover Day.
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Take a lamb
Before you arrived tonight, we went out and took the flesh
of a lamb as did the Hebrews
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Kill, Sprinkle the blood on the door posts
The Lamb was
slaughtered, and we symbolically painted our threshold to show that this house
is in Covenant with the Lord.
1 Peter 1:18-20
God paid a ransom to
save you from the impossible road to heaven which your fathers tried to take,
and the ransom he paid was not mere gold or silver as you very well know.
But he paid for you with the precious lifeblood of Christ,
the sinless, spotless Lamb of God.
God chose him for this purpose long before the
world began, but only recently was he brought into public view, in these last
days, as a blessing to you. TLB
- Roast and eat the meat with bitter
herbs and unleavened bread
We have roasted the meat, and brought the herbs and
unleavened bread to our table as they did that night.
READER 5:
- Eat with your Staff in Hand , Sandals
on your feet - Be READY to leave
If you are not ready to leave your life of Bondage -
Passover will always be a religious day with little meaning and no power in
your life. The Lord is ready to come in to where you live, but you must also be
ready to get up and leave with Him as well.
The Staff is no ordinary walking stick - it is the
representation of persons' Name and Authority. The staff of an Egyptian slave
is relatively meaningless, but the staff of a man in Covenant with the Lord is
a powerful weapon. Every Family walked out of Egypt
with their God given authority in hand. They had it even before they left. It
is on this night that is begins to make itself known.
Ex 12:11
This is how you are to eat it:
with your cloak tucked into your belt, your sandals on your feet and your staff
in your hand. Eat it in haste; it is the LORD's Passover.
NIV
Later when Moses raised His staff, the Red Sea
parted, and Israel
experienced another level of deliverance from the power of Egypt.
Jesus said -in John 14:12-14
I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do
what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am
going to the Father. And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son
may bring glory to the Father. You may
ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.
NIV
READER 6:
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Tonight, we Stay inside - stay "under" the blood
Everywhere outside of their homes, death took the firstborn
of every living thing. There is one place of safety -that place is inside of
the canopy of His covenant. There is room here for your whole family, the
houses of the former slaves have become the houses of refuge from death. The
wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life. Later, in the desert,
Israel stayed
under the cloud during the day and under the pillar of fire at night - but on
the night of deliverance the only place of life is inside of the one who comes
inside of you.
Col 2:9-10
For in Christ there
is all of God in a human body;
so you have
everything when you have Christ, and you are filled with God through your union
with Christ. He is the highest Ruler, with authority over every other power.
TLB
LEADER:
Drink the Second Cup - I will free you
Lets
all take our glasses in hand as we remember the second "I will" promise.
Blessed art thou, Oh Lord, King of the universe, Creator of
the fruit of the vine. Thank you for your great and precious promises. The
Truth is our strength for surely you have freed us from the bondage and the
power of sin
Now sin is the sting of death (1 Cor 15:56), but you have come and given us a new covenant of
life. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. Amen.
All drink
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