Passover

Fellowship of the Word holds two special services during our Lord's Biblically appointed time for the Passover.

The first is the New Covenant Passover, which is a memorial of Jesus Christ's sacrifice as our Messiah and Passover Lamb, including His institution of the New Covenant symbols for His body & blood (unleavened bread & wine).  Also as exemplified with His apostles during the evening He was betrayed, we observe foot washing during this service as well (bring a basin and towel).  We ask that everyone arrive ~30 minutes ahead of time for personal meditation.

The second is the Old Covenant Passover, which is a memorial celebration of ancient Israel's Exodus from their lengthy Egyptian slavery, which includes fellowship and a congregational meal (not a Seder).  An RSVP is requested to make appropriate accommodations for the meal.  This is also referred to by some as the “Night Much to be Observed” (literally: “night watch vigil”).

Being children of God in His New Covenant, we understand that the new symbols of our Messiah’s body & blood (unleavened bread & wine) were given as an update to the Old Covenant symbols for His body & blood (the yearly metaphorically sacrificed Passover lambs).  Our understanding is that Jesus Christ, Yahshua Messiah, is our Passover Lamb whose shed blood and slain body washes away the sin of the world, which all prior Passover lamb sacrifices symbolically represented.

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