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(click on a study, copy and paste it---and it's yours)The Story of the World (and Us) Part 4c: The Death and Resurrection of Jesus
A. John 5:16-18 A plan to kill Jesus
- Jesus was (healing people) on the Sabbath day. So the Jews began to oppose him.
Jesus said to them, “My Father is always doing his work. He is working right up to this very day. I am working too.” For this reason the Jews tried even harder to kill him. Jesus was not only breaking the Sabbath. He was even calling God his
own Father. He was making himself equal with God.
B. Matthew 26:17-30 Jesus says goodbye to his disciples (p.1059 NIrV)
- Jesus eats the “Passover meal” with his disciples —Mt. 26:17 (See Part 3a. While in Egypt, God told the Jewish people to kill a lamb and sprinkle its blood on the outside door of their houses. When the angel of death saw the blood of that lamb, he would “pass over’ that house and all who were inside were saved from death. A meal of lamb and other foods celebrated that day of salvation and freedom. It was called the “Passover Meal.”)
- What distressing news does Jesus give to his disciples? —Mt. 26:20
- How do they reply?
Would we say that today?
- During the Passover meal, Jesus took bread. What did that bread signify?
- What 3 things did Jesus do with that bread?
a. ______________________
b. ______________________
c. ______________________
- What did he say? —Mt. 26:26
- What did Jesus do with the cup?
- What does he mean by the “blood of the new covenant?”
—Remember when the old covenant was made—Exodus 24:3-11, Part 3a.
C. Matthew 26:36-46 Jesus talks with his heavenly Father
- Why was Jesus so sad and troubled?>/li>
- What did he ask his 3 trusted disciples to do?
Why?
- What did Jesus say to his Father?
- What does “this cup of suffering” refer to?
- Why would this cup be particularly difficult for Jesus to drink?
- When Jesus returned to his disciples what did he find?
- Why was that upsetting to Jesus?
- How does Jesus end his prayers?
- What does that say about Jesus?
D. Matthew 26:57-68 Jesus is tried and condemned to die
- The religious leaders couldn’t find anything to charge Jesus with, so they finally demanded that he answer what question? —Mt. 26:63
- What is Jesus’ answer?
- Who is the “Son of Man?” —see Part 3b, Daniel 7:13-14
- How do the religious leaders respond? —Mt. 26:65-68
E. Matthew 27:32-44 Jesus is executed
- What sign was placed on the cross above Jesus’ head?
Was it true?
- What did the people passing by say to Jesus? —Mt. 26:39-40
- What did the religious leaders say to Jesus? —Mt. 26:41-43
- Could Jesus have saved himself and come down from the cross?
Why didn’t he?
F. Matthew 27:45-56 Jesus’ last words and death
- Why did Jesus feel deserted by God? —Mt. 27:46 (remember the partnership!)
- Did God abandon Jesus?
- In the Temple in Jerusalem, a large curtain kept everyone but the high priest out of the presence of God. When Jesus died, “the Temple curtain was torn in two from top to bottom.” —Mt. 27:51 What is meant by that?
- What consequences did Jesus’ death have according to verses 51-53?
Were they destructive or liberating consequences?
- What was the Roman commander’s conclusion to what he saw? —Mt. 27:54
G. Matthew 28:1-10 Jesus is alive again!
- What day is it?
a. Who goes to Jesus tomb?
b. Why only two? - What happens!? —Mt. 28:2-4
- What does the angel first say to the women?
- What is the great news he then tells them? —Mt. 28:6
- What does the angel tell the women to do? —Mt. 28:7
- As the women do what they were told, who meets them?
- What do they do?
Why would they “worship” Jesus?
- Why would Jesus tell them, “Don’t be afraid?”
H. Why did Jesus die? What the Bible says:
- God is love. How did God show his love for us? He sent his one and only Son into the world. He sent him so we could receive life through him. What is love? It is not that we loved God. It is that he loved us and sent his Son to give his life to pay for our sins. 1John 4:9-10
- Death, where is the battle you thought you were winning? Death, where is your sting? The sting of death is sin. And the power of sin is the law. But et us give thanks to God! He wins the battle for us because of what our Lord Jesus Christ has done. 1 Corinthians 15:55-57
- At one time you were dead in your sins. Your sinful nature was not cut away. But God gave you new life together with Christ. He forgave us all of our sins. He took away the weapons of the powers and authorities. He won the battle over them by dying on the cross. Colossians 2:13, 14
- At just the right time Christ died for ungodly people. He died for us when we had no power of our own. It is unusual for anyone to die for a godly person. Maybe someone would be willing to die for a good person. But here is how God has shown his love for us. While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. The blood of Christ has made us right with God. Romans 5:6-9
- Anyone who believes in Christ is a new creation. The old is gone! The new has come! It is all from God. He brought us back to himself through Christ’s death on the cross. And he has given us the task of bringing others back to him through Christ. 2 Corinthians 5:17-18
- We are waiting for Jesus Christ to appear in all his glory. He is our great God and Savior. He gave himself for us. By doing that, he set us free from all evil. He wanted to make us pure. He wanted us to be his very own people. He wanted us to long to do what is good. Titus 2:13-14
- Christ died for sins once and for all time. The One who did what is right died for those who don’t do right. He died to bring you to God. His body was put to death. But the Holy Spirit brought him back to life. 1 Peter 3:18
- Everyone has sinned. No one measures up to God’s glory. The free gift of God’s grace makes all of us right with him. Christ Jesus paid the price to set us free. God gave him as a sacrifice to pay for sins. So he forgives the sins of those who have faith in his blood. Romans 3:23-25