10 - The Passover
In the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, One God, Amen
Lesson No. ( 10 )
References:
Exodus 12.
Notes for Servants
i The people wiped the blood of the Passover lamb on the door posts and the beams above the doors of their houses. This has a symbolic meaning, The Blood of Christ protects us and the Divine Justice will not punish us.
i The Blood of Christ forgives the sins we committed in the past.It purifies us of our sins at present and sanctifies us for a pure life in the future. Do we submit our life every day to the Divine Blood by repentance and fellowship?
Objectives
General: Children should receive the Communion of Christ's Body and Blood, so that the Lord may forgive our sins as He forgave the ancient people.
Specific:
The children will be able to...
- Know how powerful the angels are.
- Learn about God’s requirements since the beginning for confessing sins.
- Understand the importance of partaking of the holy communion.
Bible Verse
" In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins. " (Ephesians 1:7)
Teaching Aids
A big picture or the picture of the Lesson.
Instruction
(1) Review last week's lesson.
(2) Who remembers the verse?
(3) Remind the children about the church occasions for the coming week.
(4) Receiving the Holy Communion is very important. This is shown by a story that took place in the Old Testament. (The Servant gives many questions about the Israelites' bondage in the land
of Egypt, about their suffering and cries, about the Ten Plagues till he comes to the powerful tenth plague).
Story Time
The Lord commanded Moses and Aaron to tell the people that each family would kill a lamb named the Passover lamb or "The Pascha Lamb"(Pascha = Passover.) They should take part of the blood and lay it on the door posts and the upper beam so that when the destroyer saw the blood, he would pass and would not kill them. He told them to eat the lamb's meat in the evening with bitter herbs and their loins girded, their staffs in their hands, their lamps lit as they should be prepared to go out of the land of bondage. (Children already know the story so you can give the lesson through discussion).
At midnight, the angel came and killed the Egyptians and saved the Israelites because they offered the sacrifice. The blood was put in the shape of a cross. The Pascha lamb stood for the Lord Jesus whose blood was poured on the cross for the forgiveness of our sins.
We commit many sins, such as disobedience, sins of the tongue, anger, dispute, and selfishness. If the Lord judged us, He would destroy us as He did with those sinners, but he who desires to escape punishment must receive the Holy Communion, the Blood of Christ. When the angel sees the blood, he will pass away. (Discussion about the blessings of the Holy Communion) Be prepared when you go to receive the Holy Communion. Repentance before receiving the Holy Communion is a must.
Discussion
1 - Follow up the story by talking about it with the children.
2 - Continue the discussion while they do the activity.
Learning Activities
Activity Sheet.
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