The Last Supper In Lk 22:1-23 we examine some of the details concerning the Last Supper. The Feast of Unleavened Bread, v.1-2 The Last Supper took place on passover, the night before Jesus was crucified.  It was at the beginning of “the feast of unleavened bread which is called the...

The Days Will Come Lk 21:5-38 is a long passage for a single Sunday school lesson.  The whole passage is prophetic.  The days will come when all o the things Jesus mentioned will come to pass.  So, we’re going to study it like a journalist asks questions. When – v.6...

Why I Believe the Bible is the Word of God 1 Thessalonians 2:13 In this lesson I will give some of the reasons for why I believe that God is the author of the Bible instead of man. 1) The person of God (John 1:1-3,14 ; 1 John 1:1 ;...

The Widow’s Mites In God’s economy, he measures our giving differently than men do.  In Lk 21:1-4, rich men were casting gifts into the treasury.  And from Mk 12:41 many that were rich cast in much. Then a certain widow came, and she was poor.  She didn’t cast in much. ...

Questions and Answers As part of the plan to condemn Jesus and have him executed, the scribes and Pharisees tried to set him up with questions to trap him in his answers. They watched him, v.20, and sent forth spies which should feign themselves just men.  These guys had no...

The Parable of the Vineyard In this Sunday school lesson we’ll study the question the chief priests, scribes, and elders asked Jesus and the Parable of the Vineyard. Question of Authority, v.1-8 On Sunday, Monday, or Tuesday, after Jesus cast out the thieves from the temple on Saturday, he taught...

Triumphal Entry Journeying to Jerusalem Leaving Jericho, Jesus ascended up to Jerusalem.  The altitude of Jerusalem is about 2400-2500 feet.  Jericho is northeast of Jerusalem and about 820-850 feet below sea level.  Bethany is about 2 miles southeast of Jerusalem on the Mount of Olives. From here, Jesus sent two...

Zacchaeus and Parable of the Pounds In Lk 19:1-10, we’ll discuss Zacchaeus, and in Lk 19:11-27 we’ll discuss the parable of the pounds. Zacchaeus When Jesus passed through Jericho, he encountered Zacchaeus, who was the chief among the publicans and rich.  Since Zacchaeus was short and the crowd was large,...

To Jerusalem Through Jericho In Lk 18:31-34, Jesus foretold what was going to happen to him in Jerusalem.  And in Lk 18:35-43, Jesus healed a blind man near Jericho, on his way to Jerusalem. Jesus told his twelve disciples that “all things that are written by the prophets concerning the...

A Certain Ruler In Lk 18:18-30, Jesus had a conversation with a certain ruler about eternal life.  The ruler asked Jesus, “Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life”? Jesus answered him with a question.  “Why callest thou me good?  None is good, save one, that is God”....