Feasts - Unleavened Bread


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Feasts - Unleavened Bread

Small Group Questions Dean Pereos July 17, 2016 - 1629

1. Think and share about an event in your past that has shaped your life now?

Overview: 1.

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creates distance from God

and

our connection and service in His Kingdom.

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3. How is Passover connected with the Feast of Unleavened Bread?

What? 2. Passover is God’s

2. Read Exodus 12:17-20. Why does God want the Israelites to celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread?

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and _____________________________________ of sin. 4. How were the lives of the Israelite people affected by their exodus from Egypt? Include in your discussion the current and following generations.

3.

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represents sin and corruption.

“Get rid of the old “yeast” by removing this wicked person from among you. Then you will be like a fresh batch of dough made without yeast, which is what you really are. Christ, our Passover lamb has been sacrificed for us. So let us celebrate the festival, not with the old bread of wickedness and evil, but with the new bread of sincerity and truth. “ 1 Corinthians 5:7-8 (NLT)

5. Read 1 Corinthians 5:6-8. For a Christ follower what is the connection between Passover in the Old Testament and our lives today?

6. What is the connection between the Festival of Unleavened Bread and our lives today?

Why? “You are the light of the world… let your good deeds shine out for all to see so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.” Matthew 5:14, 16 (NLT) “The sinful nature wants to do evil which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other so you are not free to carry out your good intentions.” Galatians 5:17 (NLT) “Don’t shine so others can see you. Shine so that through you others can see Him” (quote attributed to C.S. Lewis) “…growing in every way more and more like Christ.”

Ephesians 4:15b (NLT)

How? Carefully determine what pleases the Lord 2) Prayer 3) Let the Spirit guide your lives 4) Continual commitment to this process 1)

Ephesians 5:10 (NLT) Galatians 5:16 (NLT)

7. Read Galatians 5:9 and Luke 12:1-3. What does yeast and leavened represent?

8. Take turns reading Ephesians 4:17 to 5:20. Share with your group something from the reading that stood out to you.

9. What attributes of a Spirit filled life would you like to add to your life as you remove the yeast and leaven (sin and corruption) from your life?

10. In your group or on your own time, evaluate any corruption in your life. Spend time with God on these issues. Bible readings on Christian living: Galatians 5:16-5:26, Ephesians 4:17-5:20, Matthew Chapter 5-7