Christ Our Passover: Worshiping the Lamb
Month 3: The Great Rescue · Family Worship
Today's Scripture
Read together: Exodus 12:11-14 & 1 Corinthians 5:7
11 This is how you are to eat it: You must be fully dressed for travel, with your sandals on your feet and your staff in your hand. You are to eat in haste; it is the LORD’s Passover. 12 On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn male, both man and beast, and I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD. 13 The blood on the houses where you are staying will be a sign; when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No plague will fall on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt. 14 And this day will be a memorial for you, and you are to celebrate it as a feast to the LORD, as a permanent statute for the generations to come. — Exodus 12:11-14
7 Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. — 1 Corinthians 5:7
Memory Verse
“The blood on the houses where you are staying will be a sign; when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No plague will fall on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.”— Exodus 12:13 (BSB)
📖 Bible-in-a-Year (optional)
Today's reading: Deuteronomy 11–13
Reading the whole Bible in a year — do this when you have extra time.The Heart of It
We have spent this whole week under the shadow of the lamb. The plagues. The blood on the door. The night of rescue. Today we lift our eyes and worship. God told Israel that Passover would be a memorial. It was a feast to keep forever. That way they would never stop celebrating the night He set them free. They ate it dressed and ready. They ate "in haste," because the God who rescues does not waste time. He saves. And every year after that, the smell of roasting lamb and the taste of bread without yeast would shout the same happy truth. We were slaves, and the LORD brought us out!
Now hear Paul's thrilling words. "For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed." The lamb was not the end of the story. It was a finger pointing to the cross. Jesus is our Passover Lamb. His blood was not on a wooden doorframe. It was on a wooden cross. And that blood lets death pass over us forever. So when our family worships today, we are doing what Israel did, only better. We celebrate a rescue far greater than the Exodus. We are rescued out of sin and death and into the family of God. That deserves more than a quick "thanks." It deserves singing. It deserves gladness. It deserves a heart that says, "Worthy is the Lamb!" (). Let's not rush past it. Let's worship.
Around the Table
Jesus is our Passover Lamb who set us free! That's worth a happy celebration.
Let's do it: Sing your favorite Jesus song together, clap your hands, and shout, "Thank You, Jesus!"
Israel celebrated Passover every year to remember their rescue. We celebrate Jesus, the Lamb who rescued us from sin.
Let's talk: What's one thing Jesus rescued you from that you can thank Him for right now?
Paul calls Jesus "our Passover lamb." The Lord's Supper is our memorial feast. It looks back at the cross and forward to the day He returns.
Let's go deeper: How does seeing Jesus as the true Passover Lamb make worship feel like more than just a routine?
💬 Conversation Starter
What is the best celebration your family has ever had? Heaven throws an even bigger one. It is all for the Lamb who rescued us!
🛡️ Defending the Faith
Some say Christianity simply borrowed older festivals. But it is the other way around. God designed Passover first, centuries before Christ. It was a picture of His Son planned far ahead of time. The cross did not copy the lamb. The lamb was always pointing to the cross ().
For Dad · Go Deeper
Family worship is where your kids learn what your heart actually treasures. They read you better than you think. You can teach the doctrine of the atonement perfectly and still leave them cold if they never see you moved by it. When you sing about the Lamb who was slain, let them catch a father who is genuinely glad to be rescued. Worship is the goal of the whole Great Rescue. God didn't just bring Israel out of Egypt. He brought them to Himself to worship (). Don't treat tonight as one more box checked. Slow down. Give thanks out loud. Sing even if you can't carry a tune. Awe is caught, and your kids are watching to see if the Lamb is worth it.
Draws on: Tony Evans, on worship as the heart's response to redemption.
Let's Pray Together
"Father, thank You for Jesus, our Passover Lamb. His blood sets us free from sin and death. Tonight we worship You with glad hearts. Help our family treasure this rescue all our days. Worthy is the Lamb! In Jesus' name, amen."
Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. So my heart can sing, "Worthy is the Lamb!"