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A Meal to Remember Jesus, Our Passover Lamb • March 28th, 6 PM
On March 28th, our youth will be hosting a Seder Dinner for our congregation. What is
a Seder Meal? To answer that question, we must journey back in time 4000 years and
remember the story of God’s people. The Passover celebration focuses on remembering
the most important event in Israel’s history – God passing over their homes and sending a
plague on the Egyptians who oppressed them. This miraculous event brought about the
Exodus, freeing the Israelites from hundreds of years of slavery, and beginning a long
journey home to the Promised Land. Generation after generation, Jewish people have
begun the week of Passover with a symbolic meal called a Seder (meaning “order”).
The meal follows a planned sequence of teaching, response, and worship. Celebrating the
Passover is more than just a ritual; it’s a call to identify with a people of faith and connect
with the God who rescues them.
When talking about the Seder meal, one of our youth asked, “So, why are we, as
Christians, celebrating a Jewish holiday?” Great question! As followers of Jesus, we are
connected to an amazing history. We can trace our spiritual “family tree” back to the
Jewish people. Their struggles and faith mirror our own journey of depending on God.
Furthermore, for Jewish people, the Passover is not just a celebration of past liberation; it
also points to a coming Messiah. As Christians, we believe Jesus is the Messiah, God’s
promised Rescuer. On the night before Jesus was crucified, Jesus celebrated the Passover
meal with his disciples. During the meal, he gave powerful new meaning to its symbols,
imagery and rituals. Christians can now celebrate the Passover meal as a way to experience
Christ’s death for us and our deliverance from sin.
Please join us for this celebration. Sign-up sheets will be passed around during worship in
the coming weeks. The number
Upcoming Events:
Impact
Outer Banks
Our Team Leaves for Guyana on
April 1st, and Returns on April 11th.
Thank you so much for all who have donated
money, books, and other resources for this mission.
Please keep our team in your prayers as we make
our final preparations. We are so excited for the opportunity
to work for God’s Kingdom in Guyana!
New Time for SNL 5-7 PM!
Our SNL series, The Bible, the Birds and
the Bees: Teen Relationships and
Sexuality, continues this month.
Join us to discover God’s desire
for relationships!
Our ministry teams continue to meet
from 5-5:30 every Sunday. There’s a
place for you to serve, so come on out
and we’ll help you discover where you
can be a part of God’s work in our youth ministry.
March 14th.........................................................................Responsibility
March 21st...................................................................................Do-Overs
March 28th .......................................................Messianic Seder Dinnerr team is preparing for our
mission to Guyana in April!
Please continue to keep our Guyana team in your prayers as we make preparations for Bible school
CONNECT INSMALLGROUP
Over the past month, our small groups have explored the Biblical story of the
supernatural. We’ve discovered that there are spiritual forces of good and evil
battling every day, and us humans are stuck in the middle. So, how do we, as
followers of Jesus, defend ourselves against the forces of wickedness and become
God’s warriors? Come to your small group this month, and find out!
Bring Your Swords (a.k.a. Your Bibles)!
March 14th: .................................Get Your Armor – The Belt of Truth
March 28th: ....Get Your Armor – The Breastplate of Righteousness
New Time Starting January 10th,
SNL ... 5-7 PM
On February 7th, we will begin our new series, The Bible, the Birds and the Bees: Teen Relationships and Sexuality. Together we will explore the sexual images our culture displays and issues of intimacy and desire. On the last Sunday night of each month at SNL, we will have an “Enter the Presence” night where we focus on prayer, worship, and connecting with God. The worship team will help us plan these evenings. Our ministry teams continue to meet from 5-5:30 every Sunday. There’s a place for you to serve, so come on out and we’ll help you discover where you can be a part of God’s work in our youth ministry.
February 7th...............................................................Sex Messaging
February 14th...................................................................................Intimacy
February 21st........................................................................................Desire
February 28th................................................................Enter the Presence
Middle School Confirmation Group
Middle School Confirmation Retreat
Our middle schoolers enjoyed a wonderful weekend in Aulander with All God’s Children UMC! As we journeyed
through God’s story together, we realized that God wants us
to join his story. We join God’s story by believing Jesus died
and rose from the grave, by turning from our sins, and by
confessing Christ as our Savior and Lord (ask one of the kids
to show you the hand motions)!
The people of All God’s Children were incredibly welcoming
and loving to us. Our youth will return to Aulander on May
23rd for the dedication of the Place of Possibilities We invite all members of our church to join us in
supporting our sister church!
Wanna grow a little deeper?
To contact us:
Amy Brothers
Youth & Young Adult Pastor
Phone: 261-1525
E-mail: abrothersdumc@embarqmail.com
Duck, NC 27949
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