Jesus' Arrest and Trial

Jesus' Arrest and Trial

Wednesday, March 6th & Sunday, March 10th

Key Passages: Matthew 26:36-27:31, Mark 14:32-15:20, Luke 22:39-23:25, John 18:1-19:16

Basic Truth: Jesus, God the Son, obeyed God the Father perfectly.

Memory Verse: He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth. When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly. 1 Peter 2:22-23

Think about it:

As peace-loving people in America, we shrink from the shame of being arrested.  Handcuffs hurt, and we fear to lose our freedoms.  But the Bible says, “...everyone who wants to live a godly life will be persecuted.”  (2 Timothy 3:12)

Our wonderful homeland, so blessed by God, continues to deepen its rebellion against Him.  We must prepare ourselves, and those we teach, to expect suffering for His sake, and to be assured that God will go with us through our trials and will use the suffering for His good purposes.

Jesus suffered out of obedience to God the Father. - How deep is your commitment to obey God?

"Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.  Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”  (Matthew 5:11-12)

Ask it:

All Levels

Q: What would it mean to have no deceit found in your mouth?

A: There would be nothing dishonest, deceptive or wrong in your speech.

Grade 1-2

Q: Why did Jesus allow the soldiers to arrest Him and mistreat Him?

A: Jesus is sovereign and could have escaped, but if He refused to suffered He would be disobeying God. Jesus always obeyed God perfectly. 

Q: 3 times when He prayed Jesus added "yet not my will, but yours be done" to the end. What did He mean?

A: He would do things God's way, whatever that meant. 

Q: Why did Jesus come to earth?

A: He came to do whatever God the Father said. If Jesus had not followed God's plan, He would have sinned!

Grade 3-4

Q: Why did Jesus obey God the Father?

A: Jesus is God the Son and has a perfect relationship with God the Father. Because He loved the Father and trusted Him completely, He was willing to obey Him. 

Q: Did Jesus know that He would face pain and suffering here on earth? If so, why did He do it then?

A: Yes, He's God! He could have escaped or decided to disobey, but instead he obeyed and agreed to His Father's plan. 

Q: Why didn't Jesus sin?

A: He was willing to trust God's plan and be obedient no matter what it cost! He was willing to obey because He loved God the Father and trusted Him. 

Grade 5-6

Q: How did Jesus demonstrate obedience?

A: Jesus demonstrated true and perfect obedience by totally surrendering His own rights and willingly accepting unfair treatment in order to carry out God the Father's plan

Q: In 1 Peter 2:22-23 what does it mean when it says "He entrusted himself to Him who judges justly"?

A: Jesus didn't complain or debate about what was unfair. He surrendered His rights and trusted God the Father to decide what was best. 

Q: Why was it hard for Jesus to choose God's way?

A: Jesus knew the suffering that was coming. He didn't have to obey and go through all of that- He had the ability to stop it!- yet He didn't. 

Family Activities:

1) Discuss times when you have been treated "unfairly" (a bully at school, betrayed by a friend...). How would we obey (or disobey) God in these situations? How can 1 Peter 2:22-23 help you to have a proper response?