Jesus Before Pilate The multitude brought Jesus before Pilate.  The scene is in Jn 18:28.  They are outside the judgment hall, because of Passover. Pilate is in the judgment hall.  Such legalists straining at gnats; they’re fixing to lie and condemn the just, Prov 17:15.  Pilate comes out to commune...

The Trial of Jesus The trial of Jesus before the high priest was an attempt to find an accusation against him by which they could condemn him and deliver him to Pilate for execution.  In Luke, we learn several things the men did against Jesus while he was under arrest....

Gethsemane and Peter’s Denial Gethsemane Lk 22:39 Jesus went as he was won’t to the Mount of Olives.  Wont is accustomed; doing customarily.  You should have a place you are wont to go and pray so that in a time of crisis you know you can meet God there.  Many...

Who is the Greatest In Lk 22:24-38 the Lord deals with two things.  First, he has to teach the disciples again about desiring to be the greatest.  Second, he warns Peter that he is getting ready to deny the Lord. It’s amazing that the disciples would be striving over which...

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...

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...