week of 4/9

Unit 19  Session 6

THE SAVIOR IS OUR SACRIFICE

JOHN 2 ; 1 cORINTHIANS 5 ; HEBREWS 10

Jesus came to be the ultimate sacrifice to pay for the sins of the world and bring people into relationship with God.

Easter week is a vivid reminder of Jesus' purpose and work, the reason why He was born into this world as a human being. We focus on the cross and resurrection at Easter since this week commemorates these key events in Jesus' life. However, all the way back at His birth, the descriptions used of Jesus pointed forward to the way His life would lead to His sacrificial death. These descriptions also point back to the Old Testament as many of the images that foreshadowed His death were woven into the story of God from long ago - such as the temple and the sacrificial system.

Points to consider:

✞   Jesus came to be the greater temple.

     * What do you think of when you 

        hear the word temple?

     * How is the temple of Jesus' body 

        better than the temple building?

✞   Jesus came to be the greater Passover Lamb.

     * How should the church treat sin and 

        sinful people?

✞   Jesus came to be the greater sacrifice.   

     * How would you feel if you had to offer 

        sacrifices for sin year after year?