matthew 26

In Matthew 26, Jesus sat down. His betrayer joined Him.

In today's study, Jesus sat down for what we call the 'Last Supper,' with His betrayer seated just a few feet away. Our Lord had come to celebrate the Passover with His disciples, knowing this would be their last opportunity to do so. But He also knew the heart (and pending actions) of a man named Judas Iscariot. 

In today’s study, we’ll consider the high stakes of Matthew 26.

Questions That We'll Answer:

A) Why did Judas betray Christ? What was his purpose and reward?

B) What doctrines did Jesus emphasize during the 'Last Supper?'

C) What was about to happen next? What did Jesus expect to occur?

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In Matthew 26, Jesus sat down. His betrayer joined Him.

In today's study, Jesus sat down for what we call the 'Last Supper,' with His betrayer seated just a few feet away. Our Lord had come to celebrate the Passover with His disciples, knowing this would be their last opportunity to do so. But He also knew the heart (and pending actions) of a man named Judas Iscariot. 

In today’s study, we’ll consider the high stakes of Matthew 26.

Questions That We'll Answer:

A) Why did Judas betray Christ? What was his purpose and reward?

B) What doctrines did Jesus emphasize during the 'Last Supper?'

C) What was about to happen next? What did Jesus expect to occur?

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Guest speaker Rev. Aldo Mondin joins us for a sermon about Jesus and His friends.

After being arrested, Jesus was taken before a number of different religious and civil courts.  He suffered false accusations and mistreatments at every stage.  The result was that Jesus was sentenced to death on the cross.  Even as these trials were taking place, Peter denied him, and Judas took his own life.  Everything about the trial of Jesus and the surrounding events was unfair and sad, yet Jesus never strayed from his purpose. 

Emphasise that we can do the right thing even if we are treated unfairly.

Bible verses used in this episode:

• Matthew 26:57-27:31
• Mark 14:53-15:20
• Luke 22:54-23:25
• John 18:12-19:16

Outline:

1. Unfair religious leaders (Matthew 26:57-68)
2. Unfair friends (Matthew 26:69-75)
3. Unfair government leaders (Matthew 27:1-26)
4. Unfair soldiers (Matthew 27:27-31) 

Tips for teaching:

• Ask children to draw a picture of Jesus.
• Explain the meaning of “fair” in a way children can understand. To be fair is to be impartial and just without favouritism or discrimination. Help children relate to the unfair treatment of Jesus by using examples of someone cheating at a game or being punished when they have not done anything wrong.
• Adults or older children can participate in a dramatic reading. Select students to read the speaking parts of individual characters in a selection from the Bible.  For help in preparing the readings, follow this link. 
  • Jesus before the Sanhedrin: Matthew 26:57-68 
  • Peter’s denial: Matthew 26:69-75 
  • Judas’ end: Matthew 27:1-10 
  • Jesus Before Pilate: Matthew 27:11-26 
  • Soldiers mock Jesus: Matthew.27:27-31 
• Discussion questions for adults:
  • Think of a time when you were treated unfairly and share your story about that. 
  • How did you respond to this mistreatment?  
  • How would you respond now if this happened to you again? Why? 
  • Read 1 Peter 2:21-25 and ask the class how Jesus responded to this unfair treatment.  How should we respond?

Full teaching instructions available free from Mission Bible Class:
Bible Lesson:  The Trial of Jesus

Scriptures quoted from the International Children’s Bible®, copyright ©1986, 1988, 1999, 2015 by Tommy Nelson. Used by permission.

Excerpts from Mission Bible Class used by permission.

For questions or comments email: mary@missionbibleclass.org

As the time of his death drew near, Jesus told his followers that they would soon lose faith and leave him.  Even as Jesus then prayed through the night, his closest followers fell asleep instead of keeping watch.  Afterwards, Judas leads an angry group to Jesus. Knowing his time has come, Jesus allows himself to be arrested.  Although his followers had been dismayed at Jesus’ earlier statement, they now did exactly as he had said.  They all left him and ran away.

Even when friends disappoint us, we can talk to God.

Bible verses used in this episode:

• Matthew 26:30-56

Outline:

1. Jesus says his followers will leave him (Matthew 26:30-35)
2. Jesus prays while his disciples fall asleep (Matthew 26:36-46)
3. Jesus is arrested (Matthew 26:47-55)
4. The followers run away (Matthew 26:56)

Tips for teaching:

• Explain the word "betrayal" to children in a way they can understand.  Betrayal can be described as providing information to an enemy that causes your friend or loved one to be hurt.  An example would be if your friend were in a hiding place to keep safe from "bad people" and you told the bad people about the hiding place.  You would be "betraying" your friend, and they would get hurt.
  Judas betrayed Jesus because he gave information to the Jewish leaders and Jesus was arrested.
• Play the Gethsemane video so children (or adults) can hear Claire Crosby sing about this event. To avoid unhelpful ads appearing before this and any live online video, teachers find it helpful to download the video first.
• Talk about Jesus praying in a garden where olives are grown.  Children can eat olives as well as touch and smell olive oil.

Full teaching instructions available free from Mission Bible Class:
Bible Lesson:  Night of Betrayal and Prayer

Scriptures quoted from the International Children’s Bible®, copyright ©1986, 1988, 1999, 2015 by Tommy Nelson. Used by permission.

Excerpts from Mission Bible Class used by permission.

For questions or comments email: mary@missionbibleclass.org

Today is April 6th, Maundy Thursday of Holy Week. Our epistle reading is from Apostle Paul’s First letter to the Corinthians, chapter 11, verses 23 through 26, and our Holy gospel reading is from Saint Matthew, chapter 26, verses 17-75, read by Pastor Chuck Bylkas.

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Sarah Dumas shares from Matthew 26, proclaiming God’s invitation to us to surrender to God’s presence, power and plan even when we feel we have the resources to take care of things ourselves.

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