The Lord willing, our conference
begins this Friday evening and. Pray for the Lord's blessing
on each service and each speaker. Tonight, we're going to observe
the Lord's table and I'm going to preach on the faith of Christ.
The faith of Christ. You'll notice in the passage
of scripture. I read out of Acts chapter 7 that we read of signs
and wonders that were done in Egypt, at the Red Sea, and in
the wilderness. And that's what I would like
to consider for the next three Sundays, Lord willing. The signs
and wonders in Egypt this morning, next week, or well, two weeks,
the Red Sea, and after that, the wonders in the wilderness. Wonders and signs in Egypt. Now, I'd like to read a passage
of scripture that tells us about where this story begins. 430 years before. Beginning in verse. Twelve, and when the sun was
going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram. And lo and horror
of great darkness fell upon him. And he said unto Abram, this
is God speaking to Abram, know of a surety that thy seed, Israel, shall be a stranger in
a land that's not theirs and they shall serve them and they
shall afflict them 400 years. And also that nation whom they
shall serve will I judge. And afterward, they shall come
out with great substance. Now this is talking about the
children of Israel being in Egypt for 400 years. Now you'll remember
what took place. Joseph, the great grandson of
Abraham, Joseph was betrayed by his brethren and sold into
Egypt. And through that event, All of
Jacob and his children went to Egypt, 70 people, and over 400
years, they multiplied into a large group of people. Some estimate
about 2 million people that left the land. And they were a nation
of slaves. They were the ones that were
used by the Egyptians to build the pyramids. What a miserable
existence they had, a nation of slaves. Now turn to Exodus
chapter three, verse 19. This is God speaking. And he
says to Moses, after he has given him direction to bring the children
of Israel out of Egypt. And God says, and I am sure that
the King of Egypt will not let you go. No, not by a mighty hand. And I will stretch out my hand
and smite Egypt with all my wonders, which I will do in the midst
thereof. And after that, he will let you
go. And I'll give this people favor
in the sight of the Egyptians, and it shall come to pass when
you go, you shall not go empty. that every woman shall borrow
of her neighbor, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels
of silver and jewels of gold, raiment, and you shall put them
upon your sons and upon your daughters, and you shall spoil
the Egyptians." You're going to take everything they have. Now, the Lord could have brought
them out immediately, couldn't he? He didn't have to go through
those 10 plagues. He could have brought them out
immediately and crushed any opposition from Pharaoh. That was no problem
with him, but this was not his will. He purposed all these plagues. Look in chapter 12 for just a
moment. Verse 12. For I will pass through the land
of Egypt this night and will smite all the firstborn in the
land of Egypt, both man and beast, and against all, look at this,
against all the gods of Egypt. I'll execute judgment. I'm the
Lord. Now, every one of these plagues
has something to do with a judgment against the false gods of Egypt.
And every one of these plagues represent some aspect of Egyptian
religion that he was going to destroy and show powerless through
these plagues. And look in chapter five. And
afterwards, Moses and Aaron went in and told Pharaoh, thus saith
the Lord God of Israel, let my people go that they may hold
a feast unto me in the wilderness. And Pharaoh said, who is the
Lord that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not
the Lord, neither will I let Israel go. Now he didn't realize
that he was nothing more than a puppet in God's hand. God was
in complete control of every thought going through Pharaoh's
heart. I love it where Paul quotes this
in Romans nine, And he quotes God as saying, for the scripture
saith the Pharaoh. And I love that. Scripture ain't
even been written yet. And yet he says the scripture
saith the Pharaoh. That gives us some idea when
scripture speaks, God speaks. For the scripture saith unto
Pharaoh, even for this same purpose, have I raised thee up. that I
might show my power in thee, my authority in thee, and that
my name might be declared throughout all the earth. Therefore have
he mercy on whom he will have mercy and whom he will, he hardens. You know, 19 times we read the
word hardened in this account of the 10 plagues. 15 times it
says God hardened Pharaoh's heart. Four times it says Pharaoh hardened
his own heart, which is it both? Both. If God hardened your heart,
you'll harden your own heart. And all God has to do to harden
my heart or yours is nothing. Leave us alone and we will be
as hard as a millstone. Yes, God hardened Pharaoh's heart.
He raised him up for this very purpose. And in chapter five, we read where after Moses came in to say, let
my people go, Pharaoh said, you're all idle. You got too much time
on your hands is what your problem is making a request like that.
So here's what I'm going to do. I'm going to take the straw away,
and you're going to have to make bricks without straw. And he made their plight utterly
miserable. They had to go out and gather
straw to try to make the same amount of bricks that they were
expected to make in the first place. And they came back, and
they weren't able to make them all. And they were beat for it.
They said, why are you doing this? And they were upset with
Moses. Moses, you put us in a bad light.
We are in trouble. Things didn't seem to be getting
better. Things seemed to be getting worse as they were trying to
make bricks without straw. So Moses and Aaron come before
Pharaoh again, and Aaron cast down his rod, the rod that God
blessed. And it turned into a snake right
in front of Pharaoh. But you know, the sorcerers and
Egyptians of Israel, they threw their rods down too, and they
turned to snakes too. What that reminds us of is there
is signs and wonders in false religion. Mighty signs and wonders. But you know what Moses' staff
did that Aaron threw down? It came and swallowed up those
snakes, letting them know who is in control, and they're going
to find out about things to come. Now the 10 plagues, the first
plague was where the Nile River and all of her tributaries turned
to blood. And all the fish died. And the
land stank, the scripture says. And nobody could get any water.
And what did the Egyptian sorcerers do, or magicians? They did the
same thing. They turned water into blood.
So Moses' heart hardened. I mean, Pharaoh's heart was hardened.
The second plague was frogs. Now, I want you to put yourself
in the place of the Egyptians. Frogs in your house, in your
bed. You open up the oven. The frogs
are in the oven. Everywhere you go, you hear the croak of the
frogs. They touch everything that you touch. Your house is
filled with them. Can you imagine how disgusting
that was? Frogs covering the place. Pharaoh asked Moses to entreat
the Lord to make him leave. He had about enough and they
all died. All those frogs, they gathered in the heaps and gave
him the land. Stank, the scripture says. But after they all died,
Pharaoh hardened his heart again. And this was so this third plague
could take place. It's the plague of lice. All the dust of Egypt turned
to lice. Every man, woman, boy, and girl,
and all the animals were covered by lice. Can you imagine how
horrible that would be? And that's what they were having
to deal with. Look in chapter eight, verse 19. Then the magician said
unto Pharaoh, this is the finger of God. Now the magicians couldn't
duplicate this. They couldn't make something
live. And that's what happened here. Dust, without life, were
made living creatures, and they couldn't do anything like this.
Verse 19, then the magician said unto Pharaoh, this is the finger
of God. And Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not
unto them, as the Lord had said. The reason he hardened his heart,
the Lord said he would. The Lord hardened his heart.
And then the next plague were swarms of flies. I can't tell
you how mad I hate flies. I mean, I hate them. When you're
in my, ugh, you know, can you imagine just swarms of flies
covering you? You know, Satan is called the
Lord of the flies. And I'm sure the Lord has a purpose
for them, but flies, you know, I can't stand them. They're gross,
they're dirty. The land swarmed with flies. And at that point, He says, you
can go, only you can't leave the land. And this is one of
several times Pharaoh tried to negotiate. He went on to say,
well, you can go, but not very far off. And he said, you can
go, but your children can't go. And he said, you can go, but
your cattle can't go. And Moses said, not a hoof is
going to be left behind. You see, God doesn't negotiate
with sinners. Why? He has no need. He doesn't negotiate. Now Pharaoh tries to enter into
negotiations, but God's not going to negotiate with any man. You
let my people go. And then the fifth disease, the
livestock were all diseased and died. But in the land of Goshen,
that's where Israel lived. Pharaoh sent somebody there and
not one cattle died, not one of the cows died. They were all
alive, but the land of Egypt was ravished. All their livestock
died. And He hardened his heart again. And then God sent boils, tumors
that you could see upon everybody. And scripture even says the Egyptian
magicians were covered with them. They couldn't do anything about
this. What these signs and wonders done in Egypt, but the Lord hardened
his heart so it wouldn't let him go. Now the next judgment
was great balls of hail coming down from heaven. mingled with
fire, the scripture said there would be fire going along the
ground, and mighty thunderings. And this scared Pharaoh to death. And Moses warned ahead of time
Get out of the way, get in your houses, because if you're out
in the field, whatever's out in the field, you're gonna get
killed. These big balls of hail, some of it have suggested it
could be a meteorite shower. I don't know, I doubt it. I think
it's just big balls of hail and fire coming along and killed
everything that was outside. And this actually scared Pharaoh. Look in chapter nine, verse 27. And Pharaoh sent and called for
Moses, and Aaron said, I've sinned this time. The Lord is righteous,
and I and my people are wicked. And treat the Lord, for it's
enough that there be no more mighty thunderings in hell, and
I'll let you go, and you'll stay no longer. I asked him to get
us out of this. But as soon as the hell quicked, he hardened
his heart again. Didn't take long, did it? So
the next plague is the plague of locusts. The scripture says
the earth became dark with locusts. I mean, this is a everywhere
you look, there was locusts and they ate all the vegetables,
anything green they ate. I mean, the root, the Egypt was
left in ruins after these locusts came. Look in chapter nine, verse
or chapter 10, verse 16. And Pharaoh called for Moses
and Aaron in haste. And he said, I've sinned against
the Lord your God and against you. Now, therefore, forgive,
I pray thee, the sin only this once and treat the Lord your
God, that he may take away this death only. Get rid of these
locusts. And the Lord did it. The Lord
did it. He took the locusts away. You
know what? He hardened his heart again. Now look in verse 27 of
chapter 10. But the Lord hardened Pharaoh's
heart, and he wouldn't let them go. And Pharaoh said unto him,
Get thee from thee, take thee to thyself. See my face no more,
for in the day thou seest my face, thou shalt die. And Moses
said, Thou hast spoken well. I'll see thy face again no more.
He told the truth. And the Lord said unto Moses,
chapter 11, Yet will I bring one more plague upon Pharaoh
and upon Egypt, and afterwards he will let you go hence. And
when he shall let you go, he shall surely thrust you out,
hence, altogether. He's going to want you gone.
Speak now in the ears of the people, and let every man borrow
of his neighbor, and every woman of his neighbor, jewels of silver
and jewels of gold. And the Lord gave the people
favor in the sight of the Egyptians." Now, I want you to picture what's
going on here. were leaving, give me your gold, give me your
jewels, give me your shoes. Here they are. I mean, they spoiled
Egypt. Now, this was necessary because
soon the tabernacle was going to be made. Where's that gold
going to come from? It's going to come from all the gold they
confiscated from the Egyptians. But this is a miracle. This is
a sign and wonder. These people willingly gave up
all their possessions, their gold and their silver. Verse
three, And the Lord gave the people favor in the sight of
the Egyptians. Moreover, the man Moses was very great in the
land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's servants and in the
sight of the people. And Moses said, Thus saith the
Lord, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt,
and all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die. from
the firstborn of Pharaoh that sits upon his throne, even unto
the firstborn of the maidservant that's behind the mill, and all
the firstborn of beasts. And there shall be a great cry
throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none like it,
nor shall be any like it anymore. I just remembered one of the
plagues I forgot. The ninth plague was darkness.
The land was filled with darkness that might be felt. And there
was light in the land of Goshen. There was no darkness there,
but everywhere else there was darkness. And that's when, you
know, Pharaoh said, get away. But look at, look at verse six,
chapter 11. And there shall be a great cry
throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none like it,
nor shall any like it anymore, but against any of the children
of Israel. shall not a dog move his tongue
against man or beast, that you may know how that the Lord doth
put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel." Now, the
Israelites weren't any better than the Egyptians. They were
not more moral. They were probably, if anything, more wicked. But
God put a difference. That is the difference. If you're saved and know the
Lord and the person beside you does not, there's a reason. God made the difference. I think of 1 Corinthians 4, verse
7, Paul is quoting this when he says, who makes you to differ
from somebody else? And what do you have that you
didn't receive? God made you to differ in eternal
election when He chose you before time began. God the Son made
the difference when on Calvary's tree, He put away your sins and
worked out righteousness for you. God the Holy Spirit makes
the difference when He birthed you, gave you life, when He did
something for you. I mean, here it is pointed out.
The Lord's pointing this out. I want you to know that the Lord
has put a difference. Somebody says, well, how could
that be fair? Don't forget, fair as hell. Fair as hell. If anybody's saved, it's because
God made a difference in mercy and in grace. Verse eight, and
all these thy servants shall come down unto me and bow themselves
down unto me, saying, get thee out, and all the people that
follow thee, and after that, I'll go out. And he went out
from Pharaoh in a great anger. And the Lord said unto Moses,
Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you that my wonders may be multiplied
in the land of Egypt. And Moses and Aaron did all these
wonders before Pharaoh and the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart
so that he would not let the children of Israel go. You see,
it's time for the Passover. Now, let me remind you of 1 Corinthians
chapter 15, verse 3. It states that the gospel is
how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures,
according to the Old Testament scriptures. And if you would
understand the gospel, you must understand the Passover, how
that Christ died for our sins according to the Old Testament
scriptures. Now let's pick up in verse one
of chapter 12. And the Lord spake unto Moses
and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, this month shall be unto
you the beginning of months. Now what that's saying is the
calendar was changed for this event. I want you to think of
the significance of that. This is the event of events so
much that the calendar is changed and this is the beginning of
your life. And let me tell you when the beginning of your spiritual
life is. When you come to understand and
rejoice in the Passover. Christ crucified. That is when
life begins. Before that, there was no life. And the Lord emphasizes that
in actually changing the calendar for this event. This is the beginning. Go on reading. Speak ye unto all the congregation
of Israel, saying, in the 10th day of this month, They shall
take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their
fathers, a lamb for a house. And if the household be too little
for the lamb, let him and his neighbor next unto his house,
take it according to the number of the souls. Every man according
to his eating shall make you count for the lamb. Your lamb
shall be without blemish. A male of the first year You
should take it out from the sheep or from the goats, and you should
keep it up until the 14th day of the same month. And the whole
assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the
evening." Now we're reading of a lamb. I think of Abel bringing that
lamb. and Cain bringing his works. And the scripture says God had
respect to Abel and the sacrifice he brought. What value does something
have that God respects it? Oh, the respect God has for his
son. Abel's coming with the lamb,
nothing else, the blood. God had respect. To Cain and
his offering, the scripture says, he had no respect. He was offended. He was insulted. He had no respect. What's the first thing Noah did
when he got out of the ark? Sacrificed a lamb. I think of
Abraham, God telling him to go kill his son as a burnt offering. Offer him up to me, and there
they go. Abraham believed God was going
to raise him from the dead. But during the course of that
journey, Isaac said, Father, here's the fire. Here's the wood.
Where's the lamb for a burnt offering? My son, God will provide
himself a lamb for a burnt offering. You see, me and you can't provide
anything that he could accept. You believe that? Anything you
bring, He would reject. But thank God, everything He
does require, He provides. He provides the lamb. And He
provides this lamb for Himself. You see, for Him to do something
for me or you, He first had to do something for Himself. He
had to make a way where He could be just and His law could be
honored, and yet He could accept people like me and you. He is the Lamb. He provided Himself
as the Lamb. The Lamb slain from the foundation
of the world. The Lamb that all of the church
will be singing of in eternity future. Worthy is the Lamb that
was slain. The Lamb of God. The Lamb of
God. Now this Lamb had to be without
blemish and without spot. This is talking about the perfection
of the Lamb. This is talking about the perfect
obedience of the Lord Jesus Christ. You see, if he had any sin, he
couldn't do anything for me or you. If I died for you, what
kind of satisfaction would God get out of that? None. None,
I'm a sinner. Dying for another sinner, so
what? Can't do anything, can't put away sin. But this Lamb is
the spotless Lamb. Without blemish, without spot,
he perfectly kept God's holy law. He honored God in every
thought, every deed, every action, without blemish, without spot. He kept God's law perfectly. Now, what was to be done with
this lamb? Kill it and eat it. kill it and eat it. You see, this lamb was the substitute
lamb and the sins of God's people were placed upon this lamb. He
bore our iniquity in his own body. He bore our sin in his
own body on the tree. Now this bearing of sin was He acts while he never committed
sin. He became guilty of the commission
of it. And the justice of God demanded his death. But that
perfect righteousness he worked out is given to everybody he
died for. Now. Kill it. And eat it. What is our food? What is our necessary food? The
lamb of God. He is who we feed on. That is
what gives us. He is who gives us spiritual
nourishment, feeding on his life and his death and his resurrection.
They were called upon to eat all of it, to leave nothing undone. Now, let's go on reading. Verse seven. And this you'll
take of the blood of that lamb. and strike it on the two side
posts, and on the upper door posts of the house, wherein they
shall eat it. And they shall eat the flesh, and that night
roast with fire, and unleavened bread with bitter herbs they
shall eat it. Eat not of it raw, it can't be, the cross is the
wrath of God coming on it, not raw, nor sodden it all with water,
don't you dare try to water it down. That's what everybody seems
to do when they talk about the Lamb of God. They water it down,
make it not what it is, but roast with fire His head, with His
legs, and with the pertinence thereof. And you shall let nothing
of it remain into the morning. And that which remaineth of it
into the morning, you shall burn it with fire. And thus shall
ye eat it, with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and
your staff in your hand." We're strangers here traveling through,
aren't we? And usually eat it in haste. Don't wait to believe.
Believe right now. Don't wait for something to happen.
Don't wait till you get better. Right now, eat the lamb. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ
and thou shalt be saved. You shall eat it in haste, it's
the Lord's Passover for. I will pass through the land
of Egypt this night and will smite all the firstborn in the
land of Egypt. both man and beast, against all
the gods of Egypt, I will execute judgment. I am the Lord, and
the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where
you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you. And the plague shall not be upon
you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt. And let me
ask you a few simple questions. Number one, what's the one thing
God was looking for? He didn't say, when I see your
faith, He didn't say, when I see your repentance, He didn't say
when I see your sorrow over your sin and your efforts to stop
sinning. He didn't say when I see your
sincerity. He didn't say when I see your
doctoral understanding and grasp of the things of God. He said
nothing like that. When I see the blood. That's the one thing he was looking
for. When I see the blood, I will
pass over you. Second question. First question
is what was God looking for? One thing, blood. Here's the
second question. Who had to see the blood? He said, when I see the blood,
Now, here's who has to see the blood. God. As a matter of fact,
I dare say there were people in some of those houses, you
couldn't see the blood. You were in a house, you couldn't
see the blood while you were in the house, could you? And
I sure wouldn't be sticking my head out the window to make sure
I didn't know. There's only one person who had to see the blood.
This is what's important. Somebody says the blood was shed
for you. No, it was shed for God. It was shed for God. to make a way for him to be just
and justify the ungodly. He said, when I see the blood,
not when you see the blood. Somebody says, I see the blood.
Well, that's not the issue. Does he see it? When I see the
blood, I will pass over you. Here's my third question. First, what's the one thing God
was looking for? Blood. Second, who had to see
it? God. Here's the third question.
Was anybody in the house with the blood over the door destroyed
anyway? Now, it could be that some Israelite
had committed sins that very day that would make you shiver. If he was in the house with the
blood over the door, Was he safe? Was there anybody in the house
with the blood over the door that was destroyed anyway? And this is the gospel. This
is the gospel. The gospel according to the scriptures.
No, no one in a house where the blood was was judged by God. They were all safe. They were
all secure. The Passover lamb had put away
their sins and they were saved. Here's the fourth question. Was
there anybody on the outside of the house with the blood over
the door that was spared the death of the firstborn? Let's
say there was somebody who was a really nice person, good neighbor,
good parent, paid his bills, kind to people, nice, just as
nice a person as you could come across. If he was outside the
door, outside the house with the blood, was the firstborn
of his family spared? If he was firstborn, was he spared?
No, no, no. You see, that nice person deserves
to be in hell. That's the, that's the, I deserve
to be in hell. You deserve to be in hell. I
don't care how nice somebody seems on the outside. The only
reason someone would be spared is because of the blood, not
because of their words, not because of how nice they were. If you
were outside the house with the blood over the door, You would
not be spared. No exceptions. Now, let's picture in being in
those houses. Try to imagine yourself being
in one of those houses with the blood over the door. You, don't
talk back to me about you. You reckon you might think he
might get me anyway. I'm so sinful, he might judge
me anyway. And there was somebody else who
said, I know I'm safe. I know I'm safe. I don't have
any doubts whatsoever. I'm not afraid. There are both
kinds of people in those houses, don't you reckon? I'm sure there
wasn't any. There were people who were just
scared to death. Maybe they could hear the screams
outside of the firstborn dying in other places. And they thought,
well, if it happens to me, and there's others that just thought,
I'm safe and secure. I feel good. Now, here's my next
question. Was the one who felt safe more
secure than the one who was scared and unbelieving? No. Was the one who was scared and
unbelieving, was he in more trouble than the one who had perfect
peace? No. You see, the security is
what? The blood. Not the strength of
your faith or the weakness of your faith. The only security
is the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. Now, this is the gospel. When I see the blood, I will pass over you. Everybody that Christ died for
must be saved. Amen. Now, what is the one instruction
they were given once they got in the house. Verse 22, chapter 12. You should take a bunch of hyssop
and dip it in the blood that's in the basin and strike the lintel
and the two side posts with the blood that's on the basin. And
here's the instruction. Don't go out of the door. Stay in the house. All that night, don't you dare
go out the door. Now, I see that this is the gospel. When I see
the blood, I will pass over you. This is good news to me. This
is the gospel. Now, how can I know if I'm somebody who died for
it? Blood wasn't shed for everybody,
just those people in the houses. How can I know if his blood was
shed for me? Well, I know this. I know this. Anybody that Christ has died
for, they don't want to get out of the house. They want to stay
in Christ. They want to make sure that all
God sees is Christ. They want to stay in the house. And that's what is meant by abiding
in Christ. At all times, I want God to see
only Jesus Christ. That's all I want him to see.
I don't want him to see me. I don't want him to see my preaching.
I don't want him to see my faith. I want him to abide in the house.
I want him to see nothing but the Lord Jesus Christ. Now really,
that's what faith is. That's what faith is. Oh, that
I may win Christ and be found in him. God comes looking for
me. I want to be found in Christ. And I don't want to be found
anywhere else. Abide in the house. Look in verse 31 of chapter 12. And he called for Moses and Aaron
by night and say, thrice up and get you forth. This is Pharaoh
speaking after the firstborn has been dead. He called for
Moses and Aaron by night and said, Rise up, get ye forth from
among my people, both you and the children of Israel. Go and
serve the Lord, as you've said. Also take your flocks and your
herds, as you have said, and be gone. And bless me also. And
the Egyptians were urgent upon the people that they might send
them out of the land. In haste they said, We be all dead men.
And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their
netting troughs, being bound up with their clothes, this is
for the Passover meal, on their shoulders. And the children of
Israel did according to the word of Moses. And they borrowed of
the Egyptians jewels of silver and jewels of gold and raiment.
And the Lord gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians,
so that they lent unto them such things as they required, and
they spoiled the Egyptians. They wanted them out. Now this
is a sign and wonder that they spoiled the Egyptians like this.
And like I said, this is the goods that are going to be used
to build the tabernacle with gold and silver and all the jewels
that were involved in the making of the tabernacle. The Lord was
making sure this was provided. So this picture would take place. But this is how that Christ died
for our sin, according to scripture. Now listen real carefully to
this statement. If the gospel I believe doesn't
fit the Old Testament types like this, I believe a false gospel,
a gospel that will not save. Christ died for, how that? Paul said, moreover, I declare
in you the gospel. It's how that? Christ died for
our sins according to the scriptures, according to the Passover lamb. Get in the house, stay there. Don't go outside of the house. Abide in Christ. Let's pray. Lord, how we thank you for your
lamb, the lamb of your providing, the lamb who is you. Lord, how
we thank you that he was worthy to take the book and open the
seals thereof. And Lord, our cry, we want to
cry with those in light even now. Worthy is the lamb that
was slain. Lord, teach us your gospel. Be
our teacher. Reveal yourself to us. May we
be found in Christ. Will you teach us to not dare
go outside of the house. Bless us for Christ's sake. In
his name we pray.