The Feast of Passover

Part 1 of 6 in The Feasts of the Lord

Parte 1 de 6 de la serie The Feasts of the Lord

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Brian Hunter · April 13, 2025

Scripture Referenced

Recap

Continuing the series on the seven feasts of the Lord, Brian marked the start of Passover with a walk through Exodus 12:1-14, God’s instructions to Israel on the night before their release from Egypt: a lamb without blemish, its blood applied to the doorframe, and the promise that death would “pass over” any home marked that way. Turning to Hebrews 9:22, Brian unpacked the Old Testament principle that “without the shedding of blood, there can be no forgiveness,” reframing blood not as something to recoil from but, rightly applied, as a picture of restored communion with God.

To make the concept vivid, Brian used a simple visual illustration with a mixed liquid to represent how sin separates, and how the blood applied in the right way and place restores what was broken. He then played a short teaching video walking through the deeper symbolism of Passover, including the image of a mother bird gathering her chicks under her wing for protection, tying the ancient story directly to the protection and rescue believers have through Christ.

The message closed with a challenge about hospitality heading into an upcoming visitor-heavy season at the church: rather than becoming spectators around newcomers, the congregation was urged to take what they’d experienced in worship that morning and actively extend it outward to those who would be walking through the doors for the first time.

Touch Points

1. Passover’s blood on the doorframe marked a home for protection. What does it mean to you personally that Christ’s blood marks your life the same way?
2. Hebrews 9:22 says forgiveness requires the shedding of blood. Does thinking about blood as restoration rather than something to avoid change how you read the Old Testament?
3. The image of a mother bird gathering her chicks under her wing pictures God’s protection. Where in your life do you need to actively run to that protection rather than facing it alone?
4. Brian challenged the church not to become passive “spectators” around visitors. What’s one specific way you could actively welcome someone new this week?

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