A Three-Part Holy Week Series
PART 3: FROM DELIVERANCE TO NEW LIFE
Passover celebrates freedom from slavery. Resurrection declares freedom from death itself.
After the sorrow of the Cross came silence — a Sabbath pause between promise and fulfillment. Then, everything changed. The tomb was empty.
The Resurrection is God’s confirmation that the sacrifice was accepted and redemption accomplished.
What began in Egypt as physical deliverance now becomes eternal salvation.
Jesus transforms Passover from remembrance into living reality:
• Covenant becomes resurrection life.
The risen Christ proves that death does not have the final word.
Because He lives:
• new life becomes possible for all who believe.
The Exodus pointed forward.
The Cross accomplished redemption.
The Resurrection secured victory forever.
The Unity of Passover & Holy Week:
Holy Week is best understood through Passover.
Together they tell one continuous story:
This sacred season calls us not merely to celebration but reflection.
Just as leaven was removed during Passover, we ask God to search our hearts. Just as Israel remembered deliverance, we remember the Cross. Just as resurrection followed sacrifice, we walk in new life.
May we keep our eyes fixed on Him, the Lamb who was promised, the Savior who was crucified, and the Risen King who is coming again.
BY DOUG STRINGER
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