Christ, Our Passover Lamb (John 1:29)

1. The Lamb was Perfect (Exodus 12:5, 1 Peter 1:18-19)

1 Peter 1:18-19 New Living Translation (NLT)

18 For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And it was not paid with mere gold or silver, which lose their value. 19 It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God.

2. The Lamb was sacrificed (Exodus 12:6, Isiah 53:5)

Isaiah 53:5 New Living Translation (NLT)

5 But he was pierced for our rebellion,
    crushed for our sins.
He was beaten so we could be whole.
    He was whipped so we could be healed.

3. The Lamb was shared (Exodus 12:4, 2 Cor. 5:19)

2 Corinthians 5:19 New Living Translation (NLT)

19 For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation.

We have an opportunity to...

1. Pray.

2 Corinthians 4:4 English Standard Version (ESV)

4 In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

2. Invite.

Romans 10:13-14 English Standard Version (ESV)

13 For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

14 How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?

3. Participate.

Revelation 5:12 English Standard Version (ESV)

12 saying with a loud voice,

“Worthy is the Lamb who was slain,
to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might
and honor and glory and blessing!”

Chris Hodges, Church of the Highlands