3-29-26 // Covered and Claimed by the Blood of the Lamb // Exodus 11:1-13:22 // Why Did Jesus Have to Die?

Bay Leaf Baptist Church Weekly Sermons · Mar 31, 2026 · 35m

Pastor Jared Richard began this Palm Sunday message by asking the crucial question: "Why does the story of Jesus lead to a cross?" To answer this, he took the congregation back to Exodus 12 and the night of the Passover in Egypt. He explained how God's judgment was coming upon all of Egypt, including the Israelites, because when the holy God comes personally to judge, everyone stands condemned. However, God provided a way of escape through the blood of a spotless lamb applied to the doorposts of Hebrew homes. When God saw the blood, He would pass over that household, sparing the firstborn…