Josh Burnett

For the last four months Andrew Hunter (a member of our launch team who moved to Annapolis to help us plant the church) has been preparing to lead a messianic passover service.  Passover is something that the Jewish people have celebrated every year since God delivered them from the bondage of slavery in Egypt.  Andrew grew up in a Jewish home and has participated in a Passover Seder all his life, but this year he decided that he would lead one.

The service was beautifully put together.  It had many of the familiar elements of a traditional Seder but moved beyond the Jewish traditions to point out Jesus as our Passover Lamb.  There were 23 people who attended this event, most of them dont have a relationship with Jesus and it was amazing to watch people understand for the first time how Jesus fulfilled prophecy from the Old Testament.  Throughout the night I heard many people make, “huh” and “ahah” noises as they saw Jesus in a new light.

I was really proud to be a part of something that so clearly pointed to Jesus as Messiah, and at the same time did it in a way that was not abrasive.  Andrew did a masterful job of tying scriptures together, allowing people to participate in the service, and clearly point to Jesus as our savior.

It was a great night!

Way to go Andrew!  I know that many people left last night resolved to investigate much of what you exposed them to!