BSF Matthew Lesson 26

BSF Matthew Lesson 26

Preparing for the Cross​

By Hiap Sing Tan

Multiple Choice

1. What did Jesus say would happen to Him soon? (26:1-2)

• He would start a riot.

• He would be handed over to be crucified.

• He would go visit His mother.

1. What did Jesus say would happen to Him soon? (26:1-2)

​Matthew 26:1-2

When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he said to his disciples, ² “As you know, the Passover is two days away—and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”

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Multiple Choice

2. For what did the woman prepare Jesus? (26:12)

• His prayer

• His dinner

• His burial

• His speech

​2. For what did the woman prepare Jesus? (26:12)

​Matthew 26:10-12

¹⁰ Aware of this, Jesus said to them, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful thing to me. ¹¹ The poor you will always have with you,^[a] but you will not always have me. ¹² When she poured this perfume on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial.

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Multiple Choice

3. Who offered to give Jesus up to His enemies, the chief priests? (26:14-16)

• Simon the Leper

• Peter

• Judas Iscariot

• sons of Zebedee

​3. Who offered to give Jesus up to His enemies, the chief priests? (26:14-16)

​Matthew 26:14-16

¹⁴ Then one of the Twelve—the one called Judas Iscariot—went to the chief priests ¹⁵ and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver him over to you?” So they counted out for him thirty pieces of silver. ¹⁶ From then on Judas watched for an opportunity to hand him over.

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Multiple Choice

4. What holiday did Jesus prepare to celebrate with His disciples? (26:17-19)

• Christmas

• Easter

• Passover

​4. What holiday did Jesus prepare to celebrate with His disciples? (26:17-19)

​Matthew 26:17-19

¹⁸ He replied, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, ‘The Teacher says: My appointed time is near. I am going to celebrate the Passover with my disciples at your house.’” ¹⁹ So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover.

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Multiple Choice

5. Why was Jesus’ blood poured out? (26:28)

• for his disciples to see

• for others to leave him

• for others to know him

• for the forgiveness of sins

​5. Why was Jesus’ blood poured out? (26:28)

​Matthew 26:27-28

²⁷ Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. ²⁸ This is my blood of the^[b] covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins

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Draw

6. Draw a picture or create a meme to represent the events of Matthew 26:6-13.

Open Ended

7. Name one way you see God preparing Jesus to die on the cross in this passage.

BSF Matthew Lesson 26

Praying for the Cross​

By Hiap Sing Tan

Multiple Choice

8. Peter believed Jesus when He said Peter would disown Him three times. (26:34-35)

• true

• false

​8. Peter believed Jesus when He said Peter would disown Him three times. (26:34-35)

​Matthew 26:34-35

​³⁴ “Truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “this very night, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times.”

³⁵ But Peter declared, “Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you.” And all the other disciples said the same.

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Multiple Choice

9. Where did Jesus go with His disciples to pray after the Passover meal? (26:36-38)

• Mary’s house

• the temple

• Gethsemane

​9. Where did Jesus go with His disciples to pray after the Passover meal? (26:36-38)

​Matthew 26:36-38

​³⁶ Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” ³⁷ He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and he began to be sorrowful and troubled. ³⁸ Then he said to them, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.”

Multiple Choice

10. Jesus prayed for God to take this cup (the cross) away if possible. (26:39)

• true

• false

​10. Jesus prayed for God to take this cup (the cross) away if possible. (26:39)

​Matthew 26:39

³⁹ Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.”

Open Ended

Why Jesus prayed that " if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me" ?

Multiple Choice

11. What did the disciples do while Jesus prayed? (26:40)

• They slept

• They prayed with Jesus

• They kept watch with Jesus

• They listened to Jesus' prayers

​11. What did the disciples do while Jesus prayed? (26:40)

​Matthew 26:40-41

⁴⁰ Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. “Couldn’t you men keep watch with me for one hour?” he asked Peter. ⁴¹ “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

Multiple Choice

12. What did Jesus pray the second time and the third time? (26:42-44)

• My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death

• The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.

• My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will

• My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I drink it, may your will be done

​12. What did Jesus pray the second time and the third time? (26:42-44)

​Matthew 26:42-44

​⁴² He went away a second time and prayed, “My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I drink it, may your will be done.”

⁴³ When he came back, he again found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy. ⁴⁴ So he left them and went away once more and prayed the third time, saying the same thing.

Open Ended

Jesus is fully man and fully God. What could we know about Jesus when he prayed that " if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me" and prayed 3 times ?

Open Ended

13. Write down your prayer for something that needs support. In your prayer, include praise of God and thanksgiving for things He has done

Open Ended

14. Why did God not take the cross away from Jesus?