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Preaching: Nate Shurden "Christ, Our Passover Lamb" Mark 14:12-25

Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things? Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days? But he spake of the temple of his body. When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said. Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did. But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men, And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man. (John 2:18-25)

This sermon examines the Passover instructions in Exodus 12 to reveal the necessity of personally applying the blood of the Lamb for salvation. It emphasizes that protection comes not from moral superiority or religious activity, but solely from faith in Christ's shed blood, which serves as the visible token of God's promise. The message contrasts the external judgment of Egypt with the internal fellowship of believers, urging Christians to partake of Christ's righteousness and remember the cost of their redemption. It challenges the audience to move beyond intellectual assent to a personal trust in Jesus, highlighting that His sacrifice is sufficient for all sinners regardless of their past or present struggles. The sermon concludes with the assurance that God looks for the blood, not human feelings or works, to grant eternal life.

Notes & Slides : https://slbc.org/sermon/exodus-049-passover-prerequisites/

"After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they continued there not many days. And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem, And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting: And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables; And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise. And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up. Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things? Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days? But he spake of the temple of his body." (John 2:12-21)

John 12:1-8 — Mary poured a year's wages on Jesus' feet, and the disciples called it waste. Jesus said, "Let her alone." Here's why. This expository preaching message through John 12:1-8 takes you to the supper in Bethany, six days before the Passover, where Mary of Bethany anointed Jesus with a pound of spikenard. Worth about 300 pence, a year's wages, it was poured out while Judas called it waste. If you've ever been criticized for giving too much to the Lord, or wondered what it means to pour out your best on Jesus, this message is for you. Everyone at that table was under orders to turn Jesus in. Lazarus, four days in the grave, was passing the bread. Mary said nothing, and Jesus spoke for her. Judas, the thief with the bag, walked out smelling like Mary's worship and went to the chief priests. Pastor Fortunato connects the supper to Matthew 26, Mark 14, 1 Corinthians 11, Ecclesiastes 7, John 19, Luke 23–24, Deuteronomy 15 and 2 Corinthians 8. This sermon on Mary anointing Jesus explains: - Why every man at the feast was under orders to turn Jesus in (John 11:56-57) - Why Lazarus, raised from the dead, sat at the table and ate - What a pound of spikenard cost, and why it equals a year of wages - How John's "feet" and Matthew's "head" are both true, and Jesus' own word "body" (Matthew 26:12) - Why Mary's hair is her glory and her covering (1 Corinthians 11:15) - How Judas the thief, introduced in John 10, shows up at the table with a bag and a price - Why Mary was anointing Jesus "against the day of my burying," and why the women came to the tomb with spices - How "the poor always ye have with you" echoes Deuteronomy 15 and 2 Corinthians 8

This sermon examines the final Passover meal of Jesus with his disciples, presenting it as a pivotal moment in redemption history that connects the Old Testament deliverance from Egypt to the New Testament fulfillment in Christ. The message is structured around three key images: the Lamb, representing Jesus as the true Passover sacrifice who delivers sinners from judgment; the Table, illustrating Jesus' earnest desire for intimate fellowship with his people despite their imperfections; and the Kingdom, pointing to the future glory and hope that surpasses the suffering of the cross. By grounding the narrative in the historical context of Exodus and the theological weight of 1 Corinthians, the sermon emphasizes that salvation is entirely God's provision, not human effort. The tone is both comforting and convicting, urging believers to find rest in the finished work of Christ while maintaining confident hope in the coming kingdom, where suffering will end and believers will dwell eternally with their King.

Paul uses the example of Israel to teach about temptation and how to avoid it. The promise is clear. God is faithful and will always give you a way to escape temptation. Israel yielded to the temptation to worship idols and to the lust of the flesh. However, temptation is not the problem. Yielding is the problem. Indeed, it only took days to get Israel out of Egypt and we are still trying to get Egypt out of Israel.