Sunday, August 21, 2016

Matthew Chapter Twenty-Six, Part Two


Jesus and His disciples share their last meal together.  Even though Jesus had revealed all along what would one day take place, the disciples weren't prepared for what the rest of the night would bring...
 
What two things did they do after eating? Vs30   

At the Mount of Olives, what did Jesus tell His disciples? Vs31   

Jesus goes on to quote prophecy; Zechariah 13:7.  What did the prophecy say? Vs31   

Jesus told them that He would go ahead of them to Galilee after what? Vs32   

Who speaks up and what did he say? Vs33   

What sobering information did Jesus give back? Vs34   

How did Peter respond to Jesus? Vs35   

The group went to the Mount of Olives.  What garden did they stop at there? Vs36   

For what purpose was Jesus going off by himself?   

Who did he take with Him? Vs37   

How was His mood when He got them to Himself?   

What did Jesus tell them? Vs38   

He went a little farther away from them and what did He do? Vs39   

Go back to verse 27-28.  What was in the cup?   

When Jesus asked the Father that the cup be taken from Him, what was He asking?   

Knowing that this was the Father’s will, to bring redemption to humankind, what did He submit to?   

He went back to the disciples and what did He find? Vs40   

What did he ask?   

Why did He want them to keep watch? Vs41   

What did He say was willing?   

What did He say was weak?   

In verse 21 what did Jesus say was going to happen?   

In verse 28 what do we understand is going to happen?   

In verse 34 what did He say Peter would do?   

In the context of these segments of scripture, what do you think verse 41 means?   

What does this mean for us?   

Stop and think for a moment; what is your usual or normal response to temptation?  Have you ever actually prayed when you felt extremely tempted about something?

What did Jesus do a second time? Vs42   

What did Jesus pray?   

Look at the wording in the 2 similar prayers of verses 39 & 42.  What new insight did Jesus seem to learn?   

When Jesus went back to the disciples, what did He find? Vs43   

What did he do? Vs44   

Then what? Vs45   

What hour had come?   

Finally, He tells them to get up, we are leaving.  Who did he say was coming? Vs46   

While Jesus was still speaking to the disciples, who arrived and what did he bring with him? Vs47   

Who sent them?   

What had the betrayer arranged ahead of time? Vs48   

What did Judas do? Vs49   

What did Jesus say to him? Vs50     

Judas had travelled closely with Jesus.  He was part of His close knit inner circle and he did the unthinkable, he betrayed Jesus.  And yet, what did Jesus still call him?   

What did the officials do? Vs50   

What happened next? Vs51   

Read John 18:10 to see who drew the sword.  Who was it?   

Now read Luke 22:49-51.  What additional piece of information does Luke, the doctor, give us?   

What did Jesus say about this? Vs52   

What did Jesus say that He could do if He wanted to be rescued, and what would happen? Vs53   

Why didn’t Jesus do this? Vs54   

What did Jesus ask them all? Vs55   

Then, what did He point out?  

Why is this taking place this way? Vs56   

What did the disciples do?   

Where was Jesus taken and who was there? Vs57   

Who followed? Vs58   

What did he do and why?   

What were the gathering of Jewish leaders looking for? Vs59   

Why?   

If it was “false” evidence that they were looking for, what does that tell you about the charges against Him?   

Did they find anything? Vs60   

Who had come forward?   

What did 2 declare? Vs60-61   

What did Caiaphas ask Jesus? Vs62   

What did Jesus say?  Vs63   

What did Caiaphas demand Jesus to tell him under oath of the living God?   

How did Jesus answer? Vs64   

What did Caiaphas call Jesus words? Vs65   

What did he say they didn’t need any ore of?   

Then what did he ask the group? Vs66   

How did they answer?   

Have you ever served as a juror?  How seriously did you, or would you, take that position?

Does it seem that this group had their minds made up ahead of time?

Why do you think, they never considered that He was the Messiah?

Once they decided what His sentence should be, what did they do to Him? Vs67 

 
What did they tell Him to do? Vs68   

Where do your views about God come from; passed down from parents, preaching by pastors, reading other’s thoughts or from scripture?   

What if our earlier training is wrong and so we are wrong, just as the chief priests, elders and Sanhedrin of Israel were?  

Where was Peter sitting? Vs69   

Who approached him?   

What was said to him?   

How did Peter respond? Vs70   

What did Peter do? Vs71   

What happened there?   

What did Peter say? Vs72   

After a little while what happened to Peter? Vs73   

How did Peter respond? Vs74   

What happened as soon as he finished speaking?   

What did Peter remember? Vs75   

What did this memory cause Peter to do?   

 

Have you ever suddenly realized that you denied Jesus?  If so, did it change you in any way?
 
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