Christ Our Passover: Remembering His Sacrifice
April 3, 2026 · 1:24:30 · Watch on YouTube ↗
Summary
On Good Friday the church gathers to keep the feast described in 1 Corinthians 5:8 - Christ our Passover, the Lamb of God slain for us. Reading Luke 23, the preacher points to three groups at the cross: the soldiers who carried out the execution, the crowd and priests who mocked, and the believers who knew the Lord and watched from a distance in sorrow. We belong to that last group - those who have come to know Him and the power of His blood.
The heart of the evening is remembrance. Just as God told Israel to keep the manna, write His commands on their garments, and raise stones from the Jordan as a memorial, Jesus said, "Do this in remembrance of me." We were redeemed not with silver or gold but with His precious blood. The old sacrifices of goats and calves only covered sin, but the blood of Christ cleanses and justifies us once for all. A great price was paid, and that price is what makes us precious in God's eyes.
The message ends at the Lord's table. Christ bore not only physical agony but inner anguish in Gethsemane, sweating drops of blood, to win our peace as the Prince of Peace. As we eat the bread and drink the cup we become one with Him, sharing in His death and resurrection, and we remember that whoever is forgiven much, loves much.
Key Points
- Christ is our Passover Lamb, slain for us and appointed before the foundation of the world.
- Three kinds of people stand at the cross; believers are those who truly know Him.
- God commands His people to remember, because He knows how easily we forget.
- We are redeemed not by silver or gold but by the precious blood of Christ.
- The old sacrifices only covered sin; the blood of Christ cleanses and justifies once for all.
- A great price paid makes the believer precious, chosen, and set apart for God.
- In communion we proclaim the Lord's death until He comes and partake of His life.
Devotional
Pause tonight and let your heart remember. You were bought back not with silver or gold but with the precious blood of Christ, and that price tells you how valued you are in His sight. The old sacrifices could only cover sin, but His blood washes it away and makes you a child of God. As you look to the cross, ask Him to cleanse any lingering bitterness, and let gratitude rise - for the one who is forgiven much, loves much.
“Christ is our Passover, the Lamb of God slain for us.”
“We were redeemed not with silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ.”
“Whoever is forgiven much, loves much - so learn how much you have been forgiven.”
