1 Youth Ministry Grades 7-12

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14647 S. 50th Street, Greetings! Suite 16 Phoenix, Arizona 85044 This week we took a closer look at The 480-584-6116 and what it means. spent His last hours on Earth with His Links Disciples sharing a very important Email message for those who would choose to Website follow Him to remember forever. Facebook I nstagram Previous Lessons We first discussed the meal itself and the significance that it was not just any meal but a Passover Seder. Bible Verse

Philippians 3 :13 - The Passover has been celebrated as a very important annual 14 Holiday in the Jewish culture for thousands of years with very specific instructions given to by God at the time the 13 Brothers and Jews were finally freed from slavery in Egypt. sisters, I do not consider myself yet to The celebration of Passover is to remember how God literally have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: saved the Jewish people from death and from the bondage of Forgetting what is slavery. It is also to look forward to the coming of the behind and straining Messiah. toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward Jesus and His Disciples would have shared this special meal the goal to win the prize for which God every year since the day they were born and the symbolism of has called me each part of the meal was very well understood. heavenward in Christ Jesus. Just as He had done many times over the past few years, Jesus turned the Disciples world upside down in His last few hours

with them.

Com m unity Ser vice Jesus made it clear that He was the sacrificial lamb by whose blood would save them from slavery, not from the Egyptians The LWA Youth, along with several adult but from the slavery of sin. His blood on the cross would save volunteers provide an them from the death of sin. He told them that He was going to ongoing monthly the Father to prepare a place for them in eternity. community service project with the The bread and the wine symbolizing the Jews freedom from Department of Child Services (DCS). Egypt and salvation from slavery now symbolized the body of Jesus given for us and His blood poured out for us in a New On the 3 rd Saturday Covenant. of each month we meet at 10 :0 0 am at the DCS offices located We remembered that the Old Covenant for a relationship with at 1201 South Alma God was made between God and man in which we were School Road (on the SE woefully ill prepared to keep. The New Covenant was made corner of Alma School and Southern Ave. between God the Father and God the Son making it the perfect and unbreakable covenant with Jesus as our advocate before We typically spend God the Father who sees the faithful through His Son Jesus as about an hour or so if we have never sinned. cleaning the family visitation rooms and the toys that the We said that the Old Covenant was based on Law while the children play with New Covenant was based on Grace. while they are there. One other thing we noted about the Passover meal was that Please join us and be a Jewish tradition would leave an empty seat at the table for the part of this blessing we bring to these returning Elijah who would lead the way for the coming children, to their Messiah. families and to the tireless workers at DCS. At , there was no empty seat needed because Jesus was the Messiah who had already come.

We discussed the importance and significance of what we call "The Last Supper" and talked about God's amazing love for us to send His own Son as the perfect and permanent sacrifice for our sins in His New Covenant of Grace and Mercy so that Life Skills Class we may again have a relationship with Him for eternity.

Our Youth Life Skills This was the fulfillment of centuries of prophesy throughout class with Tom is every Wednesday night at the Old Testament and part of God's ultimate plan, since the 7pm for all Youth very beginning, to return us to a relationship with Him. grades 7-12. These are some things we should think about the next time we Don't miss these great take Communion remembering what Jesus did for us and in lessons that you can doing so, think also about what we should do for Him. immediately apply to your own every day life. Join us next time as we continue our Thread Series when we talk about the arrest and trial of Jesus.

Upcoming Events!

LWA Summe r Mo vie Se rie s

LWA will be having a monthly Saturday night movie series for the Summer months. Our next movie is "Courageous" (see below) Starting at 6pm on Saturday, June 18th.

The Youth will be selling popcorn, drinks, etc. to help raise money for upcoming Youth events. Please come at 5:30pm if you can volunteer to work concessions.

Bible verses referenced in this lesson: Luke 2 2 :7- 2 3 , 1 John 2 :1- 2 Let us know if you have any questions.

Have a blessed Week, Chris & Michelle Miller 1 Youth Ministry