Springs Articles 2020-12 (3)
Exodus 12:1-14
Isaiah 53:1-12
1 Corinthians 11:23-26
When was Jesus born?
- Nissan 1, the first day of the Jewish Year
- The day of new beginnings, Exodus 12:2
- Spring time (March/April)
- The month of Passover
- The month of the Exodus
- The month of Christ’s Crucifixion & Resurrection
- The lambing season, Luke 2:8-11, Exodus 12:2-6
- As the Shepherds were watching over their lambs being born, they were invited to also welcome the Lamb of God being born.
- Jesus Christ is our sin offering: our Passover Lamb
- 1 Corinthians 5:7, 10:17, 2 Corinthians 5:21
How does Jesus want believers to remember and celebrate Him?
- By regular participation in Holy Communion
- Also known as the Lord’s Supper, the Lord’s Table, the Breaking of Bread and the Cup of Blessing
- Acts 2:42,46, 1 Corinthians 10:16, 11:24-25
How often should we do Holy Communion?
- As often as possible, Acts 2:46, 1 Corinthians 11:25-26
What does it mean to proclaim the Lord’s death?
- 1 Corinthians 11:26
- The Lord’s death on the cross is the eternal offering that pays the price for spiritual death and grants us Salvation, Healing and Deliverance
- Isaiah 53:1-12, Matthew 8:17, 1 Peter 2:24, Exodus 12:13
- Jesus (the Lamb of God) was born in the Spring at the beginning of the Passover month (Nissan 1, March/April) and crucified at the middle of the Passover month (Nissan 14, the Jewish Passover Feast)
- The offering of Christ as our Passover Lamb gives us access into Grace and Righteousness, Romans 5:15-19
- Faith in the eternal offering of Christ gives us victory over Sin, Sickness and Satan
How can we enjoy the divine overcoming life of Jesus Christ?
- By eating and drinking of Him, both physically and spiritually!
- We eat and drink of Him physically by eating the communion bread and drinking the communion juice, with a heart of repentance and faith
- We eat of Him spiritually by feeding on the Word (through reading, hearing, meditating, confessing and proclaiming the Word)
- We drink of Him spiritually by drinking of the Spirit (through praying, singing and prophesying in tongues)