Why Jesus?
Part 2

Explore the playlist below before your next small group meeting.

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Scripture: 1 Corinthians 5:7, 1 Corinthians 15:14, Acts 2:29-36, Exodus 7-14, John 19:36, Romans 6:15-23, 8:2-4, Romans 9:20-10:4
Key Concepts
- Jesus’ death at Passover is a direct connection to the original Passover and Exodus of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. Just as the Israelites were slaves, humanity was enslaved to sin and death.
- Jesus’ death defeated the power of sin and death. By His blood on the cross, we are freed from slavery, just as the Passover lamb saved the Israelites from death.
- Christ’s Resurrection proved that death had been defeated. Death no longer has power over us.
Key Terms
- Exodus: God’s saving intervention in history by which He liberated the Hebrew people from slavery in Egypt, made a covenant with them, and brought them into the Promised Land.
- Gospel: The “good news” of God’s mercy and love revealed in the life, death, and Resurrection of Christ.
- Idolatry: The worship of idols.
- Paschal Mystery: Christ’s work of redemption accomplished principally by His Passion, death, Resurrection, and glorious Ascension.
- Worship: Adoration and honor given to God, which is the first act of the virtue of religion. Public worship is given to God in the Church by the celebration of the Paschal Mystery of Christ in the liturgy.

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Messiah: 5.5 minutes

Exodus: 6.5 minutes

Broken: 3.5 minutes

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7 minutes

The Cross Made the Change

Common Hymnal, Justin Gray

When they saw Jesus, they saw a teenage mother
They saw an unbelieving brother, just a man in poverty
But when I see Jesus, I see the sovereign and a savior
I see the healer of the nations, I see the stone rolled away

Nobody thought that this son of sorrows
Would be broken for love to fix our tomorrows

But it's the cross that made the change
It's the cross that made the change
And I'll let everybody know
That it's the cross that made the change

When they saw Jesus, they saw a rebel and a problem
They did everything to stop him, even put him on a tree
But I when see Jesus, I see the sovereign and the savior
I see the healer of the nations, I see the glory from Galilee

Now when we see Jesus we become like Jesus
When we know how he sees us, we will never be the same

Pray

6 minutes, daily

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Although Christ suffered and died, He also rose from the dead. He was victorious over sin and death, and it is through His Resurrection that we come to have eternal life. The Glorious Mysteries of the rosary are a way to proclaim this victory. Download the handout below and pray one decade of the rosary a day.

Glorious Mysteries Handout

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