Playlist: Passover, Symbols of (topic)
Passover: An Extraordinary Peace Offering
Sermon by David C. GrabbeThe Passover bread and wine are the elements of a fellowship meal, not symbols of a sin offering. Like the peace offering, the Passover pictures God's gracious acceptance of those He has already shown mercy, and the meal unites participants with God and with one another. The bread represents Christ's body, which here symbolizes …
Passover and the Blood of Jesus Christ
Sermonette byThe Passover observance serves as an annual memorial of Christ's death, which sealed the New Covenant, and a grateful recognition of the spiritual abundance and hope that we have due to God's faithfulness. When we drink of the cup at Passover, we remember and acknowledge the unstoppable commitment of the Father and the Son to …
Was Jesus Christ's Body Broken?
Sermonette by David C. GrabbeWas Jesus Christ's body actually broken? If so, it would have symbolized disqualification and a broken covenant. Only the bread of Passover was broken.
Humble Service
Sermonette by Ted E. BowlingJesus modeled the practice of foot-washing to demonstrate the need to be submissive to one another, to serve one another, including those who betray.
The Awesome Cost of Salvation
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughWe need to be sobered at the awesomeness of the cost to set us free from sin—what the Creator endured. We have been purchased, and are obliged to our Purchaser.
The Signs of God
Sermonette byJesus Christ is not against signs; the book of John is structured around eight signs. The Old Testament is full of signs that the Pharisees missed.