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Non-Traditional Seder for Believers in Messiah |
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LEADER:
Today, We Eat Sitting
Eat sitting to remind us that we are seated in Christ - we
are no longer wanderers or strangers in the house of God
Eat Matza with bitter
herbs to remind us of our slavery to Sin
The bitter herbs remind us of the bitterness of slavery.
Exodus 1:14 "They made their lives bitter with
hard labor in brick and mortar and with all kinds of work in the fields; in all
their hard labor the Egyptians used them ruthlessly."
Serving the Lord is not difficult. Jesus said, "My
yoke is easy and my burden is light."
(EACH PERSON BREAKS A PIECE OF MATZA AND DIPS IT INTO THE
BITTER HERBS - horseradish or with the bitter greens)
As the bitter herbs bring tears to our eyes, so did the
great affliction bring tears to the Jewish people in slavery.
(ALL EAT MAROR AND MATZA)
Eat matza with haroset to remind us of the
sweetness of freedom
Charoset is a traditional food eaten at Jewish Passover
Celebrations, it is a sweet mixture of Apples, Raisins, Dates and other fruits
with nuts, there are many recipes and combinations for Charoset.
The color and texture of charoset reminds us of the mortar
the Hebrews made to hold bricks in place. The sweetness speaks of the
sweetness of liberty and freedom that the Lord gave them after years of
bondage.
(ALL EAT OF MATZA, CHAROSET)
Eat
matza with meat if you like to remind us of the fullness of His provision
(ALL EAT OF MATZA, CHAROSET, AND BITTER HERBS, MEAT, any
combination)
Drink the Fourth Cup - I will
take you - it is the "marriage" cup
1 Peter 2:9-10 you are a chosen people, a royal
priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the
praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful
light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once
you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. NIV
This
is serious biblical wedding talk!
Hosea 1:10-2:1 "Yet
the time will come when Israel
shall prosper and become a great nation; in that day her people will be too
numerous to count-like sand along a seashore! Then, instead of saying to them,
'You are not my people,' I will tell them, 'You are my sons, children of the
Living God.' Then the people of Judah
and Israel
will unite and have one leader; they will return from exile together; what a
day that will be-the day when God will sow his people in the fertile soil of
their own land again. TLB
Blessed art thou O God, King of the Universe, Creator of the
fruit of the vine. Who has purchased our lives from slavery to bring us into
the fullness of life that can only come with our marriage to you, our Savior
and Kinsmen Redeemer-
Hallelujah and Amen.
All Drink
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