Passover

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April 1, 2026 (Observed evening before)

"For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us" (1 Corinthians 5:7).

Keeping the Passover each year reminds us that God is the forgiver of sin who grants us eternal life in His Kingdom through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, our Passover. This observance is a memorial of our Creator's continuing role in humanity's salvation.

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Subject of the Passover

Review of our fundamental belief of the New Covenant Passover.
A Bible open to the book of John, small cups of wine and some broken unleavened bread.
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Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread Point Directly to Jesus Christ as Savior

When studying about the right alternative to the Easter tradition—the biblical Passover and Festival of Unleavened Bread—there’s a very important question you should ask: What would Jesus do?
A young woman walking by herself.
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What to Do When Everybody Else Is Celebrating Easter

Abandoning all of the Easter traditions and replacing them with the Passover and the symbols that Christ and the apostle Paul referred to in the New Testament is a major change.
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Prepare for the Passover

To begin to prepare our congregation for the spring Holy days, Gary Smith covers the subject of the Passover. He covers details in Exodus 12 and shows their fulfillment in the death of Christ as our spiritual Passover. Israel had…
The observances of these festivals tell us that real permanent change is possible! Jesus Christ expects a transformation in our lives.
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The Passover Festival Season: Passover and The Feast of Unleavened Bread Means a Transformation

We should all perennially ask the question, Has the death of Jesus Christ made a real difference to me? Is my life really transformed? When I observe the feast of Unleavened Bread, year after year, does it have an impact...
A broken chocolate Easter egg.
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The Biblical Alternative to Easter

Are you letting religious traditions get in the way of a real, authentic relationship with God and Jesus Christ? There’s an answer to this problem, and it lies in the biblical festivals observed and taught by Jesus Himself.
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Passover Types

Do you know why we take the Passover the way we do? We do we not take the Passover just like the Israelites did in Exodus 12. Why? The Bible is filled with real people, real objects and real events…
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Are You Worthy to Take the Passover? Part 2

Now is the time to examine ourselves and prepare ourselves spiritually to take the Passover again this year. Are you worthy to take the Passover? What does this word “worthy” mean? What can we learn by considering this important word…
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Are You Worthy to Take the Passover? Part 1

Now is the time to examine ourselves and prepare ourselves spiritually to take the Passover again this year. Are you worthy to take the Passover? What does this word “worthy” mean? What can we learn by considering this important word…
Beyond Today Magazine - March/April 2016
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Beyond Today Magazine: March–April 2016

Change is a major theme of the Bible. It’s at the heart of the meaning of the words “repent” and “repentance,” mentioned more than 60 times in the Bible. These words mean to change direction, to turn, to stop going...
God's GPS for You
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God's GPS for You

On the road of life where are you headed? Discover the amazing path God has mapped out for your life revealed in the Bible.
BT Daily -- Constant in Prayer
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Constant in Prayer

A lesson in faith from the early church during the Days of Unleavened Bread.
BT Daily -- A Man Seder?
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A Man Seder?

Jews hold a "man seder" to bring back men to the faith. What is the Biblical key to holding firm in the faith?
BT Daily -- What Religious Days Do You Observe?
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What Religious Days Do You Observe?

What religious days do you keep? Easter? Passover? What does the New Testament say?
Good Friday - Easter Sunday: It Doesn't Fit With the Bible!
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Good Friday–Easter Sunday: It Doesn't Fit With the Bible!

Jesus Christ said He would be entombed for three days and three nights. Can this be reconciled with a “Good Friday” crucifixion and burial and an “Easter Sunday” resurrection, which allows for barely a day and a half in the...
"We're Still Here"
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"We're Still Here"

Is it time you ask yourself where you are in relationship to God?
BT Daily -- Take It
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Take It!

What should we do when find we don't measure up at Passover?
BT Daily -- How Often?
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How Often?

Should you take the bread and wine any time?
BT Daily -- Say "No" to Communion
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Say "No" to Communion

What's in a name? What did Jesus institute with the bread and wine?
Basket of decorated Easter eggs.
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What Easter Doesn't Tell You

Could it be that Easter traditions leave something missing in the story of Jesus Christ?
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