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THIS WEEK:
From the Sermon: Exodus 12
Preacher: Pastor Jon Needham
Scripture: Exodus 12
MAIN POINTS: POINTS: 1) The Passover Event 2) The Passover Meal 3) The Passover Promise
Chapter 12 brings us to the end of the plagues of Egypt. God demonstrates his sovereignty and holiness in his final act of judgment on Egypt by taking the firstborn son of every person and beast. God, in his grace and mercy, provides a substitute death for his people in the blood of a lamb. This is the story that happened for Israel, and this is the story that happens for us in Christ Jesus. He is the true Passover Lamb who was slain for our sins.
Family Discussion Questions:
1. What’s something that surprised or confused you about this Bible passage?
2. How is God’s patience both humbling and challenging?
3. How do the different aspects of the Passover meal point to Jesus?
4. How is your personal story similar to the story of Israel?
5. If you have not tasted the salvation of the true Passover Lamb, Jesus, what is stopping you?
Parent Tip:
· Read the sermon summary together as a family. Build this into your regular routine, perhaps reading together around the table during a meal.
· There are five questions, each with a different theme. You can choose one night a week to go over all five, do a couple of questions a few times a week, or discuss one question per day.
· Each question is meant to be a conversation starter-model for your children how to answer these questions by sharing your own personal insights.
· Even if your conversations don’t go as planned, don’t be discouraged. ALL time spent talking about and reading God’s word is valuable!
· The more consistent you are in having these discussions, the more fruitful they will be. As this becomes part of your weekly rhythm, your kids will anticipate the questions and listen more attentively at church.
Other Scriptures
- Hebrews 10:4
- Matthew 26:7
- John 1:29
- 1 Corinthians 5:7
Parent Tip:
Use these additional scriptures as daily reading. This is also a great way to help your children learn to locate passages in the Bible.
Attribute of God:
PATIENT: We all deserve God’s judgment right now, but God, in his grace and mercy, waits to judge so that some might be saved.
Parent Tip:
We focus on a new attribute of God each week to discuss as a family. Use this time to discuss who God is, answer questions the kids
might have, and talk about what that week’s attribute means to each person in your family.
Prayer Focus:
REPENTANCE: Spend some time this week repenting of unrighteous anger and hate in your heart.
Parent Tip:
Each week of the month has its own prayer theme: Church, Family, Community, and Repentance. Use these themes to show your children how to pray. It can be helpful to add this to an already existing routine, like at bedtime or when you’re in the car together.
THIS MONTH:
There is A Fountain Filled with Blood
There is a fountain filled with blood
Drawn from Emmanuel’s veins
And sinners plunged beneath that
flood
Lose all their guilty stains (x3)
And sinners plunged beneath that
flood
Lose all their guilty stains
The dying thief rejoiced to see
That fountain in his day
And there may I, though vile as he,
Wash all my sins away (x3)
And there may I, though vile as he,
Wash all my sins away
Dear dying Lamb, Thy precious
blood
Shall never lose its power
Till all the ransomed church of God
Be saved, to sin no more (x3)
Till all the ransomed church of God
Be saved, to sin no more
Ever since, by faith, I saw the stream
Thy flowing wounds supply
Redeeming love has been my theme
And shall be till I die (x3)
Redeeming love has been my theme
And shall be till I die
When this poor lisping, stammering
tongue
Lies silent in the grave
Then in a nobler, sweeter song
I’ll sing Thy power to save (x3)
Then in a nobler, sweeter song
I’ll sing Thy power to save
Parent Tip:
Each month we highlight a different song for you to sing together. Singing is an integral part of worship! Singing as a family helps teach the kids how to worship at church, and as they learn more songs, they will be able to participate more on Sunday mornings. You can practice your songs in the car, at the dinner table, when you wake up, or at bedtime! You can also check out our playlist on Spotify and sing along with your favorite worship songs.
Memory Verse:
Psalm 1:1-2 “Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers, but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.
Parent Tip:
This is the same memory verse that the whole church is learning and it rotates monthly. Practice reciting it as a family each day at least once. Dinner time is a great opportunity to practice together.
New City Catechism:
Questions 32: What do justification and sanctification mean?
Answer: Justification means our declared righteousness before God. Sanctification means our gradual, growing righteousness.
