2011 Lent Study Guide - University Presbyterian Church

All: It was not only our ancestors whom God freed from slavery. Along with them, he freed us.
Therefore, it is our duty to thank, praise, laud, glorify, extol, bless, exalt, and adore him who
did all of these miracles for our ancestors and for us. God has brought us from slavery to
freedom, from darkness to a great light, and from subjection to redemption.
Leader: Let us then recite before him a new song.
Consecutively:
“Give thanks to the Lord; call on his name;
Make known among the nations what God has done.
Tell of all his wonderful acts.
Glory in his holy name.
Remember the wonders God has done.
He sent darkness and made the land dark.
He turned their waters into blood.
Their land teemed with frogs and swarms of lice.
He turned their rain into hail.
He spoke, and grasshoppers came; locusts without number.
He brought out Israel, laden with silver and gold, and from among their tribes no one faltered.
He spread out a cloud as a covering, and a fire to give them light at night.
He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; he led them through the depths as through a desert.
He saved them from the hand of the foe; from the hand of the enemy he redeemed them.
He brought out his people with rejoicing, his chosen ones with shouts of joy!” (from
Psalms 105-106)
All: PRAISE THE LORD!
Leader: Raise the cup and say: With this cup we recall the promise of deliverance. As it is written: “I
will free you from being slaves to them and will redeem you with an outstretched arm and
with mighty acts of judgment. I will take you as my own people and I will be your God. Then
you will know that I am the Lord your God who brought you out from under the yoke of the
Egyptians.” (Exodus 6:6, 7)
Blessed are you, O Lord our God, King of the universe, who creates the fruit of the vine.
All: (Drink the second cup, the CUP OF PROMISE.)
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Special Activity: Seder Meal