Welcome to day 4 of Passover Week 2015. I've had this recipe i n my files for a long time. It didn't need any renovating though because the ...
I love Passover and all of the symbolism and stories and the special foods the holiday carries. Passover meant huge dinners with family and friends, somehow managing to squeeze in one or two more …
I don't usually type out my Sunday School notes in full. But I had to pass them on to the teacher who'll be doing the next episode, as she wasn't there. So I thought I'd share it here - might be useful for others. Our class is P2-4 (age 6-8) This is one of these more elaborate lessons you don't do every week! Passover Lesson Main point: The Israelites could only be set free from slavery and death by the blood of a lamb. We can only be set free from sin by the blood of Jesus. I made a ‘house’ with the old display boards and a doorway made of cardboard, and we sat in it for most of the lesson. I wasn't planning to have a curtain, but I found this cloth in the Sunday School cupboard, and it really finished it off. Recap: Who have we been learning about? (Moses) What book of the Bible? (Exodus) Where did God’s people the Israelites live? (Egypt) Were things going well for them? What was the problem? (slaves. We discussed that being a slave was worse than a servant, and that you didn’t have a choice – you were a prisoner and you couldn’t leave) What Did God send Moses to say to Pharaoh? (Let my people go) What did Pharaoh say? (No!) What did God do next? (discussed a few plagues) Remember at the end of last week, Emma told us that God was going to send one, final plague. I got a child to read: What is a ‘firstborn son’? (oldest boy in every family). Discussed with children which of them is a firstborn son. All the firstborn sons were in danger! BUT God had a plan to keep his people safe. He told Moses what to do. They had to do exactly what God said. It was the ONLY WAY. I wrote bullet points on the board: Kill a lamb Paint blood round the door Stay inside Be ready to go (i.e. coats & shoes on, so they could go as soon as they were told) Eat a special meal (I explained it was roast lamb, unleavened bread (flat bread), bitter herbs.) WHY? God said that, during the night, he would go through Egypt. Every firstborn son would die. BUT if he saw blood round a door, he would pass over that house, and they would be safe. Imagine you were one of the Israelites. Would you think, I don’t need to do that, I’ll be OK? (No!) It was the ONLY WAY to be safe. The people did what God said. At this point I went down the list with the children, and we acted it out. I showed them a sheep-shaped cushion (which several of them proceeded to grab and violently beat/stab to death, which I assure you I did not ask them to do 😆 ) We got red felt tips and coloured round the door of our house We went inside and stayed inside. I made sure everyone had their jumpers/shoes etc. on (I was the only one who didn’t, but Eli took his shoes off so he could put them on again!) We ate some chopped up lamb burgers, pitta bread and watercress/rocket (Most of them didn’t like it!) That night, everything happened as God said. God went through Egypt, and every firstborn son died. Did the Israelite sons die? Was it because they were Israelites? Why was it? (blood round door) God saw the blood and passed over - the lamb died instead of them. Pharaoh saw what had happened. (I pointed out Pharaoh’s son in the picture) What do you think he is saying now? GO! At this point the children went out and noisily ran round the room. Once I had managed to control them again… I got them to line up and we marched to the other side of the room. Were they still slaves? No! They were free! God had done an amazing thing for them. He told them that, every year, they must have a special meal, to remember. They still do! Jewish people (who are the great great great great great grandchildren of the Israelites) have a special meal. Do you know what it’s called (no-one did, though ‘Good Friday’ was suggested!)? It’s called ‘Passover’, because God ‘passed over’ their houses. I showed them a photo of a Passover meal. We aren’t Jewish, are we? We weren’t slaves in Egypt. But Jesus says that everyone is a slave – he says that ‘everyone who sins is a slave to sin’ (John 8v34) Sin is when we do or say or think wrong things – when we don’t live God’s way. We’re slaves to sin because we can’t help it (sounds odd - not sure if that’s the words I used). We need to be set free. What did Jesus do so we can be set free from our sins? (died on the cross) I had a cardboard cross and wrote ‘Jesus’ on it in red pen. I got a child to read 1 Corinthians 5v7 Christ our Passover lamb has been sacrificed. I made sure they knew ‘Christ’ means Jesus, and wrote it on the cross. Just like the lamb died for the Israelites, Jesus died for us. We are set free by his blood – not because we’re good, not because our family loves God… but if YOU believe Jesus died for YOU, you will be set free. We then all wrote our names on the cross, to show he died for all of us. Finished with a prayer to thank him. Then did this worksheet:
The most famous Passover meal is best known as The Lord’s Supper. This Seder meal marked the last time Jesus ate with his disciples before his arrest and crucifixion. Observed for over 4,000 years, Passover is the oldest known religious ritual in Western history. While Passover is a part of Jewish c
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Welcome to day 4 of Passover Week 2015. I've had this recipe i n my files for a long time. It didn't need any renovating though because the ...
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The Passover and The Passion A Youth Bible Study Happy Holy Week! This week at school, we are diving into Holy Week, exploring the depths and meaning of each day as we prepare to celebrate Easter Sunday. One thing that we have done was created these Resurrection Eggs as a class, learned the story behind each symbol, and read the relating scripture. Then, each 5th grader was paired with a 2nd grader, and they told them the story of the Triduum in their own words using the objects as story telling guides. I always am amazed at how well the kids can relate their knowledge to their younger peers. I also love when I catch them using their "teacher voice" while answering a question or telling the other student something. :) Another project that we are working on is preparing us for watching this movie on Holy Thursday: Check out The Prince of Egypt: Dreamworks Studios' first animated film, gorgeous music, creative story design, pretty accurate Biblical portrayal. It's of my favorites :) To get ready to watch the movie, we did an in class Bible Study of the story of the Passover...and then looked at how Christ's Passion fulfills the Passover. While reading Exodus 11-12 and discussing Moses, the plagues, the Passover, and God's plans for His people, one of my students said "Wow, I really like this Bible thing. We should do this more often." Point taken. Very often we TELL kids the story, but it is important to actually get them INTO the story. It can be done with kids of all ages- there are lots of great age appropriate Bibles out there. As we began our discussion, I first asked the kids what they already knew about the Passover. This is what they brainstormed: The Israelites (God’s chosen people) Slaves in Egypt- God said let my people go The first born son of the Egyptians died Story of Moses Lamb sacrificed- blood on the door Angel of death 10 Plagues We then came up with a list of questions that the kids wanted to find out: (Many of these we answered as we read the story...and some of them are going to take some further research. I bet you can pick those questions out of our list.) What was the angel of death? Was it a certain angel? Do we know its name? What if a family didn’t have a first born? Did it kill girls too? What about babies in the womb? Why a lamb? Any random lamb? What did they do with the lamb? Living lamb or dead? Could it be an older sheep instead? How did the people know what to do? What did they do with the blood? Why were they passed over? Did the blood go on both the top and the sides of the door? Did the plague affect the adults too? Weren’t the people slaves? Where did they get the lambs then? Were the plagues one day after another or spread out? We then took notes on the key facts about the Passover as we read the story in Scripture. You could use one of the graphic organizers below as a guide. The next day, we reviewed the Passover, and then jumped into Holy Week. We read Matthew 26-27 this time, looking for specific connections to the Passover that was being celebrated. Look at what we found: One of the kids said that they should have plugged their ears because Their.Minds.Were.Blown. I love it. It is awesome to find connections between the Old and New Testaments, and this is a perfect time of year to show students how Jesus is the Paschal Lamb. I was able to do this with my 5th graders, but I think that it easy could be used to guide a discussion in a middle school classroom, or even a youth group. Click here for a blank graphic organizer to fill in: Click here for a version of the study with the Passover side filled in and a blank left column for the Passion connections: Click here for the filled in version to use as a guide: Then watch the movie and see the connections come to life!
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Today is the beginning of Holy Week, one of the most important weeks of the liturgical year. The events of Holy Week are told in pieces throughout the four Gospels. Putting it all together can be a bit challenging, so this handy infographic lays everything out in one place. It even tells you exactly where to look in each Gospel if you want to read the text for yourself. [See also: This Is Cool! Which Saint Has Your Myers-Briggs Personality?]
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Passover is almost here! It starts Monday evening, April 10, and ends Tuesday evening, April 18. So, if you’re planning a seder, you’re going to be in need of a haggadah–and if you’re ordering one online, that means you probably should start looking now. Luckily for you, we’ve rounded up eight gorgeous haggadot for your consideration this […]
