North Crestview Campus eLetter
Thursday Dinner
As you and I sit down for dinner this Thursday evening, there is an invitation to remember and reflect on a dinner meal long ago. Before Jesus went to the cross, before his victorious resurrection from the grave, he shared a meal with his disciples. He sat down for dinner with his friends. That is what we remember today, the Thursday of Holy Week.
This is an inside look from Matthew 26:26-30 NIV
26 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.”
27 Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. 28 This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. 29 I tell you, I will not drink from this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.”
30 When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
This meal was part of the Passover festival, and it was drenched in symbolism. The Passover meal was set up so that the people of Israel would always remember how God intervened and rescued them from slavery in Egypt. It was just as much a story as a meal. It was a reminder that God overcomes the power of evil and saves his people.
When Jesus instituted the Lord’s supper, he retold the Exodus story. In Exodus 12, God commanded the ancient Israelites to take a lamb without blemish, sacrifice it, and eat it together. They were to put the lamb’s blood on their doorpost so that judgment and death would pass over their house. The plague of death would follow and was the final blow that allowed Israel to escape.
Jesus came to be the Passover lamb for all people. He would go to the cross and shed his blood. His life would cover the sins of all who trust in him. The penalty of death will not apply to his people. He delivers us from the power of sin and welcomes us into new life!
As we sit down for dinner tonight, let’s remember the last supper of Jesus. Let’s thank him for the bread and the cup that nourishes our souls. Let’s remember that He is with us, He is enough, and He is coming again!
I look forward to worshiping with you this Sunday at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00!
See you soon,
Taylor Nixon
Taylor Nixon, Campus Pastor
tnixon@crosspoint.church
