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April 2025

Rev. Christopher Miller  

The Promise of Passover, part 3   

April 20, 2025   

1 Corinthians 15:1–8, “[1] Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, [2] and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. [3] For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, [4] that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, [5] and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. [6] Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are
still alive, though some have fallen asleep. [7] Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. [8] Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me.”

1) The Promise of Passover assures us of the supremacy of Christ to forgive sin!

"We are righteous through Christ before the Father not because of anything that we have done but because of what Christ did for us! We are FREE because Christ has made us free from the bondage of sin!" 

How important is it to remember what Christ has freed you from and live in a consistent state of thankfulness for that freedom?

2)The Promise of Passover assures us of the authority of Christ over death.

Hebrew 2:14-18

Explain this statement in your words...the death of our earthly bodies is not a burden but a liberation!

 3)The Promise of Passover assures us of the power of Christ concerning the resurrection.

 John 10:17–18

The same Spirit that lives in Christ dwells in us. How does that knowledge affect our faith walk? 

  Rev. Christopher Miller 

The Promise f Passover, Part 4 

April 27, 2025  

Matthew 27:27–61, “[27] Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the governor’s headquarters, and they gathered the whole battalion before him. [28] And they stripped him
and put a scarlet robe on him, [29] and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on his head and put a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of theJews!” [30] And they spit on him and took the reed and struck him on the head. [31] And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of 1the robe and put his own clothes on him and led him away to crucify him. [32] As they went out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They compelled this man to carry his cross. [33] And when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull), [34] they offered him wine to drink, mixed with gall, but when he tasted it, he would not drink it. [35] And when they had crucified him, they divided his garments among them by casting lots. [36] Then they sat down and kept watch over him there. [37] And over his head they put the charge against him, which read, “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.”

1)The Ones who kneeled in mock surrender will one day have to kneel in eternal surrender!

Is there a danger in casually entering the presence of The Lord when we gather for worship? 

Is it possible that God could view our casual attitude towards is presence as a form of mock surrender?

2) The ones who mocked His deity will one day have to surrender to His dominion!

Matthew 27:39-44

Have you ever been guilty of viewing the works of God through the lens of religion?

3) The ones who nailed Him as King of the Jews will one day hail Him as King of Kings and Lord of Lords!

Matthew 27:54

Has there ever been a time in your walk with The Lord that you were guilty of missing the miracle and only recognizing after the fact how the grace of God manifested?

4) The ones who saw Him buried in a borrowed tomb would one day soon be resurrected unto eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord!

Matthew 27:59-61

How do you feel about this statement, "A place of death became a place of Life that God had prepared for Himself."?