“The Passover Lamb”
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This sermon, delivered at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in Stanley, LA, explores the theological significance of Jesus as the Passover Lamb during the final hours before His crucifixion. The pastor draws from Matthew 26:17–30, emphasizing how the Passover meal Jesus shared with His disciples fulfills Old Testament prophecy and reveals God's sovereignty over the past, present, and future. He explains that just as the Israelites were delivered from Egyptian bondage through the blood of a spotless lamb, believers are delivered from sin through the perfect sacrifice of Jesus Christ. The sermon highlights the divine plan behind Judas’s betrayal, affirming both God’s sovereignty and human responsibility. The Lord’s Supper is presented not only as a memorial of Christ’s sacrifice but as a forward-looking act of faith in His promised return. The message culminates in a call to faith, obedience, and anticipation of eternal deliverance in God’s kingdom.
Jesus is the fulfillment of the Passover Lamb, the perfect, unblemished sacrifice for sin.
God’s sovereignty extends over the past (deliverance from Egypt), present (Jesus’ betrayal and Last Supper), and future (Christ’s return and eternal kingdom).
The Lord’s Supper is both a remembrance of Christ’s sacrifice and a declaration of faith in His coming return.
Salvation comes through faith in Christ’s blood, just as the Israelites were spared by the blood on their doorposts.
Judas’s betrayal was part of God’s divine plan, yet Judas remains personally responsible for his sin.
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The Passover Lamb and the Road to the Cross
“Jesus is the promised Messiah. He fulfilled every single prophecy about the coming Messiah. And he will fill the rest of the prophecy about the Messiah coming back again.”
God's Sovereignty Over the Past: The Original Passover
“God was sovereign over the past. He began setting up even then what would come, who the Messiah would be.”
God's Sovereignty Over the Present: The Last Supper
“Jesus is God. No one can do anything to Jesus unless he allows it to happen. And here we see the sovereignty of God played out...”
God's Sovereignty Over the Future: The New Covenant
The pastor explains how Jesus instituted the Lord’s Supper as a new covenant, replacing the old sacrificial system. He emphasizes that Christ’s blood is the ultimate atonement for sin, and that believers are called to look forward to His return and the eternal banquet in His Father’s kingdom.
The Call to Faith and the Hope of Eternal Deliverance
The sermon concludes with a call to faith, urging listeners to trust in Christ’s sacrifice and to live with hope in His return. The pastor reflects on the continuity between the Exodus and the New Testament, affirming that just as God delivered Israel from Egypt, He delivers believers from sin through Christ.
“This is my body... This is my blood of the covenant which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.”
“Jesus is the promised Messiah. He fulfilled every single prophecy about the coming Messiah. And he will fill the rest of the prophecy about the Messiah coming back again.”
“Jesus is God. No one can do anything to Jesus unless he allows it to happen. And here we see the sovereignty of God played out...”
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