(1 Corinthians 2:1 MSG) 'You’ll remember, friends, that when I first came to you to let you in on God’s sheer genius, I didn’t try to impress you with polished speeches and the latest philosophy. I deliberately kept it plain and simple: first Jesus and who he is; then Jesus and what he did—Jesus crucified. '

Jesus was our passover Lamb.

(1 Corinthians 5:7 NLT) ... Christ, our Passover Lamb, has been sacrificed for us.

Lamb used to name Jesus 104 times.

(John 1:29 NLT) ... John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

• The Lamb was perfect.

(Exodus 12:5 NLT) The animal you select must be a one-year-old male, either a sheep or a goat, with no defects.

Only clean can take care of unclean.

Only perfect can take care of imperfect.

(1 Peter 1:18-19 NLT) For you know that God paid a ransom to save you ...It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God.

Jesus was the only one qualified to pay the price.

• The Lamb was sacrificed.

(Exodus 12:6 NLT) ... Then the whole assembly of the community of Israel must slaughter their lamb or young goat at twilight.

(Isaiah 53:5 NLT) But he was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped so we could be healed.

• The Lamb was shared.

(Exodus 12:4 NLT) If a family is too small to eat a whole animal, let them share with another family in the neighborhood. ...

(2 Corinthians 5:19 NLT) For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people's sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation.

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