Call to worship:
23 It is he who remembered us in our low estate,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
24 and rescued us from our foes,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
25 he who gives food to all flesh,
for his steadfast love endures forever.26 Give thanks to the God of heaven,
for his steadfast love endures forever.Psalm 136:23-26
Gathering Video
Questions for reflection:
Why the pause in the narrative for the passover?
What is the significance of the passover and intentionality with the symbols?
How does the passover point us to Christ?
What liturgies today can help us regularly remember our redemption?
Corporate Prayer:
Our Father in Heaven,
We thank you that you are the God who makes a way. You are the Lord who is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness. You keep steadfast love for thousands, forgive iniquity, transgression and sin; but will by no means clear the guilty. As we follow Your Son and our savior Jesus, please empower us with your Spirit to work and wait well, where you have placed us.
In the name of Christ we pray,
Amen
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Notes//Quotes//Slides:
Exodus 12:1-13 - Jon
Exodus 12:1-13
“Liturgies aim our love to different ends precisely by training our hearts through our bodies.”. - James K.A. Smith
Exodus 12:29-32
13:17-22
Whenever Israel returned to God in such times of national repentance, covenant renewal, or restoration, they returned to the foundational historic event of their national existence—the event on which their identity and faith was founded: God’s great demonstration of compassion, justice, and redemption, the exodus. They needed to be shaped again by the story that had first shaped them and respond to its promise and its demand in renewed worship and obedience. They needed to tell and hear again the story they were in, the story of God and God’s people, and then live in the light of it.For us, individually or as Christian communities, times of revival and renewal will always include going back to the cross and resurrection of Christ, back to the redemption story that defines the good news for us and the world, the story that shapes our identity, our mission, and our future. As it was for Israel, the road to renewal and restoration for us has to be the road of remembrance. For even as Christians, we so easily forget the story we are in. We need, just as much as the Israelites, to hear and tell again and again the story of God, the foundational biblical narrative of our redemption, and then live in the light of it. Chris Wright
Jesus is a teacher who doesn’t just inform our intellect but forms our very loves. He isn’t content to simply deposit new ideas into your mind; he is after nothing less than your wants, your loves, your longings - James KA Smith