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Below is a simple plan of reading and meditation to prepare you for the Celebration of the Resurrection in the morning. Morning: Read Exodus 12:1-13 This is the institution of the Passover meal that commemorates God’s deliverance of Israel from bondage in Egypt. The Jewish people observe this meal in the form of the Seder meal once a year according to the instructions in Scripture. As you read this passage notice the purpose of the lamb, its shed blood, and the importance of the unleavened bread. Noon: Read Matthew 26:17-30 Jesus gathered his twelve closest disciples to observe the Passover meal which was part of the Feast of the Unleavened Bread (Exodus 12:17-20) Jesus identified the unleavened bread, which represented the absence of sin, with his body. He also identified himself with a cup of blessing as the blood sacrifice of the Passover lamb. As you read the Bible, find your place in the story as you recline with the disciples at the table. Afternoon: Read Matthew 27:11-66 Re...

When Jesus entered Jerusalem on what we have dubbed Palm Sunday, he continued his mission call for people to "change how you live, the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand [in me]." Jesus' presence that day confirmed God's promise to make Abraham's spiritual descendants more numerous than the stars in the heavens was still the Storyline for all time . The events that followed in Jerusalem that week established Jesus as the Promised One and the Rescuer for all peoples. Vision, for me, is what the mission looks like when it is complete; ( Jesus On Leadership ) and, the Scriptures provide a picture of Jesus' completed mission in The Revelation of John, Chapter 7 (verses 9 and 10): After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. And they cried out in ...