Happy Thanks-Feasting!
Exodus 12:14, 26, 27
14 ‘So this day shall be to you a memorial; and you shall keep it as a feast to the Lord throughout your generations. You shall keep it as a feast by an everlasting ordinance.
26 And it shall be, when your children say to you, ‘What do you mean by this service?’
27 that you shall say, ‘It is the Passover sacrifice of the Lord, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt when He struck the Egyptians and delivered our households.’ ” So the people bowed their heads and worshiped.
Mark 14:22, 23
Jesus Institutes the Lord’s Supper
22 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.”
23 Then He took the cup, and when He had given thanks He gave it to them, and they all drank from it.
Context
- How were passover & other feasts big thanksgiving celebrations? (Exodus 12:1-28, 15:1, 23:14-19, Deuteronomy 16:9-12)
Reflection
- How was the Passover feast fulfilled in the Lord’s supper? (Exodus 12:5-13, 21-24, John 1:29, Luke 22:14-23, Matthew 26:20-29, Mark 14:17-22, 1 Corinthians 5:7, 11:23, 24, Hebrews 10:5-10, 11-18)
- How is Thanksgiving an attitude & lifestyle rather than just an event? (Psalm 100:1-4, 2 Corinthians 2:14, Colossians 3:15-17, 1 Thessalonians 5:18)
- What will Thanksgiving feasts be like in heaven? (Revelation 5:9-14, 19:6-9, 21:6, 22:17)
Testimony Time
- What’s the biggest thing I’m thankful for this year? (2 Corinthians 9:15)
- How can we ‘redeem the time’ around our Thanksgiving tables this year? (Matthew 6:33, Ephesians 4:29, 5:16-20)
