Finding Easter in Exodus Very truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I am!” John 8:58 NIV The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! John 1:29 NIV Get rid of the old yeast, so that you may be a new unleavened batch—as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. 1 Corinthians 15:7 NIV Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” John 4:13-14 NIV Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” “Sir,” they said, “always give us this bread.” Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. John 6:32-35a NIV I don’t want you to forget, dear brothers and sisters,about our ancestors in the wilderness long ago. All of them were guided by a cloud that moved ahead of them, and all of them walked through the sea on dry ground. In the cloud and in the sea, all of them were baptized as followers of Moses. All of them ate the same spiritual food, and all of them drank the same spiritual water. For they drank from the spiritual rock that traveled with them, and that rock was Christ. 1 Corinthians 10:1-4 NLT He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.” 1 Peter 2:24 NIV So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death. Romans 8:1-2 NLT Within three days Pharaoh will lift you up and restore you to your position as his chief cupbearer. Genesis 40:13 NLT Be sure they are ready on the third day, for on that day the LORD will come down on Mount Sinai as all the people watch. Exodus 19:11 NLT This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.” …Go through the camp and tell the people to get their provisions ready. In three days you will cross the Jordan River and take possession of the land the LORD your God is giving you.” Joshua 1:9-11 NLT Like Jonah, three days and nights in the fish’s belly, the Son of Man will be gone three days and nights in a deep grave. Matthew 12:40 MSG “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?” John 11:25-26 NIV Questions for Small Group/Personal Study Opener: Recall a favourite Easter memory. Go to the Source: Read Exodus 3:1-14 and John 11:25-26. What difference does it make to you that Jesus is the “I AM”? Do you “believe” that Jesus is the resurrection and the life? How are you placing your weight upon Him (i.e. trusting) these days? Live it Out: Is there a “third day” that you are waiting for now? How can your group help you in this season of ambiguity?