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The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37)
Palm Sunday – Jesus’ Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem (Matthew
21-22, Luke 19-20, John 12
The Lord’s Supper – the Final Week in Jerusalem (Matthew 26,
Mark 14, Luke 22, John 13, 18)
 CONTENT OF THE BIBLE STORIES

The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37)

● Christian LoveFAQs.
● Parable of the Good Samaritan

Palm Sunday – Jesus’ Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem (Matthew 21-22, Luke 19-20, John 12resources slide.
● Jesus' Entry into Jerusalem
● Cleansing the Temple
● .Teaching and Healing
● Conflict with the Chief Priests and Elders

The Lord’s Supper – the Final Week in Jerusalem (Matthew 26, Mark 14, Luke 22, John 13, 18)
● The Plot to Kill Jesus
● Jesus Washes His Apostles' Feet
● The Last Supper
● Jesus Is Arrested
IT TAKES WISDOM
FOR US TO FULLY
UNDERSTAND, AND
IT COMES FROM
GOD!
May the Lord be with us!
THE
GOOD
SAMARIT
AN
(Luke 10:25-37
The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37)

—CHRISTIAN LOVE
 CHRISTIAN
LOVE!
Whenever someone asked Jesus which of God's
commandments was the most important, Jesus
said these two are the most important of
all: "Love the Lord your God with all your
heart, and with all your soul, and with all your
mind" and "Love your neighbor just as much
as you love yourself."
"Love" can mean many different things, but the
"Christian love" that Jesus talked about means
treating others with kindness and respect and
helping them when they need it. It is the kind
of love we do instead of the kind of love we
feel.
The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37)

— PARABLE OF THE GOOD

SAMARITAN
PARABLE OF
THE GOOD
SAMARITAN
A parable is a short story that teaches a moral or
spiritual lesson by comparing it to something
from everyday life
Jesus loved to tell a good story to make a point,
and The Good Samaritan is one of His most
famous parables of all.
"Love your neighbor as yourself" was part of the
Old Testament Law (Leviticus 19:18) that
was sacred to Jesus' kinfolk, the Jews. But,
many people thought a "neighbor" meant only
their fellow Jews. One day a lawyer asked
Jesus, "And just who is my neighbor?" Jesus
told the Parable of The Good Samaritan to
answer his question in a way we can never
forget:
A Jewish man was taking a trip alone and was
attacked by robbers. They beat him, robbed
him of everything he had, and left him nearly
dead beside the road. After while, a Jewish
priest came along and saw the poor man lying
beside the road. As a religious man, you
would expect him to stop and do what he
could to help. But, instead, he kept going and
pretended he did not see. Later, a Levite came
along. Levites were assistants to the priests,
so you would expect him to stop and help,
too. But, he did just like the priest and kept
on going.
The Good Samaritan bandaged the man's
wounds, put him on his own donkey and took
him to an inn
Finally, a Samaritan man came by. Even though
they both lived in the land of Palestine and
shared a similar religion, the Jews and the
Samaritans definitely did not think of each
other as "neighbors." In fact, they hated each
other. The Samaritans came from a different
race of people than the Jews. They had
considered each other enemies for hundreds
of years and refused to even talk to each other
You would expect the Samaritan man to be the
one who just passed by without helping.
Instead, this Samaritan man took pity on the
injured Jewish man. He bandaged his
wounds. He put him on his own donkey and
took him to an inn where he could be safe and
recover. Since the injured man had been
robbed of everything he had, the Samaritan
man even paid his bill at the inn and paid the
innkeeper to take good care of him!
After telling this story, Jesus turned to the
lawyer who had asked, "And who is my
neighbor?" and said to him, "Now which of
the three men that passed by was a neighbor
to the injured man?" The lawyer was forced
to admit that it was the Samaritan who treated
the injured man as a neighbor, not his fellow
Jews who did nothing to help. Jesus then
said, "Yes, now go and do the same!"
 LESSON

If a Samaritan could be a neighbor to a Jew, and Jesus told us to "go and

do the same," then all of God's people must be our neighbors and we
must love them just as the Samaritan man did! Yet, Christians,
Muslims, Jews, Catholics, Protestants, Hindus, Buddhists, African
Americans, Native Americans, Hispanics, Asians, the poor, the
homeless, the unattractive, gays, lesbians, the handicapped, the
mentally ill, and countless other groups are still sometimes the
victims of ridicule, hatred and discrimination. Jesus must be looking
down with sadness that, after 2000 years, we have still not learned to
love our neighbors!
 PALM
SUNDAY
-JESUS TRIUMPHAL
ENTRY TO
JERUSALEM
(Matthew 21-22, Luke 19-20,
John 12
Palm Sunday – Jesus’ Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem (Matthew
21-22, Luke 19-20, John 12

—JESUS’ ENTRY INTO

JERUSALEM
JESUS’ ENTRY
INTO
JERUSALEM
As Jesus rode into Jerusalem, the people spread
their coats in front of Him and greeted Him
with palm branches.
It was a springtime Sunday in about the year 30
A.D. The holy city of Jerusalem was crowded
with pilgrims who had come for the annual
Passover celebration.
Jesus had spent many months traveling through
the towns and villages of Palestine. He
preached about the kingdom of God and
healed the sick wherever He went. Now the
time had come for Him to claim His title as
the Messiah - the Savior that God had
promised to the Jewish people.
Jesus knew His mission was almost finished. As
they traveled to Jerusalem, Jesus warned His
disciples that He would soon be put to death,
and after three days He would rise again.
As they came near Jerusalem, Jesus told two of
His disciples to go into a nearby village and
bring a donkey that would be waiting there.
Jesus rode into Jerusalem on the donkey.
Crowds of people spread their coats on the
ground in front of Him. Some waved
branches of palm trees, a sign of victory. The
people shouted,
Hosanna!
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of
the Lord –
the King of Israel!
Only a king would be greeted this way (2 Kings
9:13), and the people wanted Jesus to be their
king.
Most of the people did not understand what kind
of king Jesus would be. They expected their
Messiah to be a great political and military
leader who would free them from the tyranny
of the Roman Empire. But the kingdom of
God is not of this world. It is a spiritual
kingdom that is now growing in the hearts of
people who put their faith and trust in God.
Palm Sunday – Jesus’ Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem (Matthew
21-22, Luke 19-20, John 12

—CLEANSING THE TEMPLE

CLEANSING
THE TEMPLE
Jesus drove the merchants and money changers
out of the temple.
Jesus went to the temple once He got into
Jerusalem, and He didn't like what He saw.
This most holy of places had been turned into
a marketplace. Merchants were selling
animals for temple sacrifices. Money
changers were exchanging the pilgrims'
money for special coins used in the temple.
Many of these people were cheating the
pilgrims who came to celebrate Passover in
Jerusalem.
Jesus turned over the seats of the merchants and
the tables of the money changers, scattering
their coins. He told them all to leave. He
made a whip of some cords and used it to
drive out the animals. He said,
It is written, 'My house will be called a house of
prayer for all nations', But you have made it a
den of robbers!
Palm Sunday – Jesus’ Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem (Matthew
21-22, Luke 19-20, John 12

—TEACHING AND HEALING

TEACHING AND
HEALING
Jesus went to the temple every day. Blind
people, crippled people and sick people came
to Him, and He healed all of them. He told
stories and parables to help people understand
the kingdom of God and God's love for all
people. The crowds of people who came to
hear Him were spellbound.
A expert on the Jewish Law asked Jesus which
of God's commandments was most important.
Jesus replied,
'Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all
your soul, and all your mind.' This is the first
and greatest commandment. The second is
just as important: 'Love your neighbor as
yourself.' All the other commandments and
the teachings of the prophets are based on
these two.
Trust in God and Christian love (kindness and
respect) for all people are the basis for
everything Jesus taught us. These are the
things that are really important in life.
Palm Sunday – Jesus’ Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem (Matthew
21-22, Luke 19-20, John 12

—CONFLICT WITH THE CHIEF

ELDERS
CONFLICT
WITH THE
CHIEF ELDERS
The chief priests and elders of the temple
challenged Jesus' authority.
Not everyone was happy that Jesus was
preaching at the temple every day. The chief
priests and elders of the temple were angry
and upset. The chief priests had given
permission for merchants and money
changers to use the outer courtyard of the
temple, but Jesus had driven them out. They
were afraid of a crackdown by Roman
authorities because of the large crowds who
followed Jesus. Worst of all, the people were
putting their hopes and trust in Jesus. The
temple officials felt their authority slipping
away.
These temple officials came up with a plan to
trap Jesus with His own words. They came to
Jesus and demanded to know by what
authority he was doing all these things. If
Jesus said His authority was from God, they
would accuse Him of blasphemy. If He did
not claim authority from God, they could say
He was just a crazy man.
But Jesus knew it was a trap. Instead of
answering the question, He asked them
another question: "Did the baptism of John
come from heaven?" The temple officials
realized this was also a trap. If they said
"Yes", Jesus would say, "Then why didn't you
believe him?" If they said "No" it would
make the people angry because they believed
John the Baptist was a prophet. So, they
refused to answer.
As usual, Jesus had defeated his opponents at
their own game! But the temple officials were

For the Jews, Jerusalem was the holy But there was harsh conflict between
City of God. When Jesus rode into
Jerusalem on a donkey, He
fulfilled an Old Testament
prophecy (Zechariah 9:9-10) and
left little doubt that He was
accepting the title of Messiah.
Jesus was adored by the crowds of
people who had come to Jerusalem
for Passover.
LESSON
Jesus did some of His most important
Jesus and Jerusalem's religious
leaders. They clashed on issues of
prayer, holiness, life after death and
paying taxes to the Romans. Above
all, they clashed on the issue of
Jesus' authority from God. These
conflicts led to Jesus being crucified
less than a week after entering
Jerusalem.
preaching during this final week. He
spoke of His second coming and told
parables of the kingdom of God.
Most of all He said we must put our
total trust in God and put that trust
into action with kindness for other
people.

What Is Palm Sunday?
QUESTIONS
Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, is a celebration of Jesus' triumphal
entry into Jerusalem. Some churches decorate with palms and distribute palm
branches in memory of the greeting Jesus received from the pilgrims as He rode
into Jerusalem.

The people known as Hebrews, Israelites or Jews were God's

Why Did Jesus Preach and Workchosen people. It was God's plan to bring salvation to the Jews first,
His Miracles Among the Jews? then to the rest of the world through the Jews. Jesus was born a
Jew and remained faithful to Judaism (the Jewish religion)
throughout His earthly life. He worked and preached mainly among
the Jews of Palestine, which is now the country of Israel.
Christianity began as a small sect of Judaism. It was only after
many Gentiles (non-Jews) converted to Christianity that it emerged
as a separate religion. God has not revoked His covenant with the
Jews (Romans 11:25-29), but His salvation is now available to all
people of the world.
 QUESTIONS

What Messiah comes from a Hebrew word meaning "the anointed one." In
Does Messiah Mean? Old Testament times, important people like kings and priests were
anointed with oil as a sign of their office. For hundreds of years, the
Jews had expected God to send them a special king (Daniel
9:25-26, Isaiah 7:14-17, 11:1-9, Micah 5:2). Jesus avoided
accepting the title Messiah until the very end because the people
were expecting their Messiah to be a military and political leader
instead of a spiritual leader. In Greek, the original language of the
New Testament, christos means "anointed one", and that is where
the word "Christ" comes from.
THE
LORD’S
SUPPER
– THE FINAL WEEK IN
JERUSALEM
(Matthew 26, Mark 14, Luke
22, John 13, 18)
The Lord’s Supper – the Final Week in Jerusalem (Matthew 26,
Mark 14, Luke 22, John 13, 18)

—THE PLOT TO KILL JESUS

 THE PLOT TO
KILL JESUS
Jesus was very popular with the crowds of people in
Jerusalem. The chief priests of the temple felt their
authority slipping away and became very jealous.
They were looking for a way to kill Jesus, but they
didn't know how they could arrest Him without
starting a riot.
But one of Jesus' disciples, Judas, became a traitor.
As a disciple, Judas knew all the places that Jesus
usually went. He could lead the chief priests to
Jesus late at night when He was away from all the
crowds of people. That way, they could arrest
Jesus without causing a riot.
Judas went to the chief priests and told them his plan.
They liked it and paid Judas a large sum of money
- about four months' wages - to betray Jesus.
The Lord’s Supper – the Final Week in Jerusalem (Matthew 26,
Mark 14, Luke 22, John 13, 18)

—JESUS WASHES HIS APOSTLES’

FEET
 JESUS WASHES
HIS APOSTLES’
FEET
Jesus washes the feet of His disciples.
The day had come for the Passover meal. The
Jews celebrated Passover, as they had for
centuries - with roasted lamb, unleavened
bread, bitter herbs and four cups of wine.
Jesus made plans to celebrate with the twelve
disciples that He had named as apostles. Jesus
sent them into Jerusalem to prepare a
traditional Passover meal, and He joined them
that evening.
Then Jesus did something that surprised
everyone. He got a towel and a wash basin and
began to wash the feet of each of His apostles.
When it was Peter's turn, he didn't think it was
right for Jesus to be washing feet. People
walked around in sandals on the dusty roads,
and it was the job of a servant to wash the feet
of a guest when he came into a house. But
Jesus was not a servant; He was the master!
Peter said, "Lord, are you going to wash my
feet?" Jesus replied, "You don't know why I
am doing this, but you will understand later."
Peter was not convinced and said, "You will
never wash my feet!" But Jesus said, "Unless I
wash you, you will have no part of me." So
Peter said, "Then wash my hands and head as
well, Lord!"
The Lord’s Supper – the Final Week in Jerusalem (Matthew 26,
Mark 14, Luke 22, John 13, 18)

—THE LAST SUPPER

 THE LAST
SUPPER
Jesus shares bread and wine with His disciples at
the Last Supper.
Jesus knew that Judas would betray Him, and He
would be crucified the next day. It was not
only Passover; it was Jesus' last meal with His
disciples, so it was a very special occasion.
As Jesus and His disciples were eating, Jesus
again surprised and upset all the disciples. He
said, "Truly I tell you, one of you who is eating
with Me will betray Me!" All the disciples
looked around and said, "Surely, it is not I,
Lord." Peter asked Jesus, "Who is it, Lord?"
Jesus replied, "It is the one I give this piece of
bread to." Then he handed the bread to His
disciple Judas and said, "Do quickly what you
are going to do." Judas left immediately, but
most of the disciples did not know why.
Then Jesus took a loaf of bread, blessed it and
broke it into pieces. He gave a piece to each of
the eleven remaining disciples and said, "This
is My body, which is given for you. Do this in
remembrance of Me."
Then he took a cup of wine, gave thanks, and
passed it around the table, saying, "Drink from
it, all of you; this is My blood of the covenant,
which is poured out for many for the
forgiveness of sins. I will never again drink
wine until that day when I drink it new with
you in My Father's kingdom."
The Lord’s Supper – the Final Week in Jerusalem (Matthew 26,
Mark 14, Luke 22, John 13, 18)

—JESUS ARRESTED
 JESUS
ARRESTED
Judas gives Jesus a kiss as a signal to the chief
priests' armed mob.
After the Passover meal, Jesus led His disciples
out to a deserted garden called Gethsemane to
pray. He prayed to His Father in heaven that
He could somehow be spared the agony of
crucifixion that He knew He was about to face.
But, above all, He was determined to complete
His earthly mission. He closed His prayer by
saying, "My Father, if this suffering cannot be
avoided, Your will be done."
Jesus often went to Gethsemane with the
disciples, and Judas knew this was the perfect
place to arrest Jesus without attracting
attention. The chief priests and elders of the
temple sent an armed mob along with Judas.
Judas told the mob he would identify Jesus by
giving Him a kiss, a common form of greeting
at that time.
Now Judas arrived with the mob sent by the chief
priests. He went up to Jesus, kissed Him, and
said, "Greetings, Rabbi!" This was the signal
for the mob to take Jesus captive.
Peter, wanting to defend Jesus, drew his sword
and cut off the ear of the high priest's servant.
But Jesus said, "Put away your sword; all who
take to the sword will die by the sword. Don't
you know that I could ask My Father, and he
would send legions of angels to protect Me.
But the scriptures say it must happen this
way."
The mob grabbed Jesus and took Him to the
house of Caiaphas, the high priest. But all of
Jesus' disciples ran away in fear that they
would also be arrested.
 QUESTIONS
What Is an Apostle?
"Disciple" means a student or learner, and Jesus had many disciples. He chose twelve of
them to be apostles. Apostle means a messenger, and the apostles were to carry the
message of Jesus to all the world (Matthew 28:16-20).

Why Did Jesus Wash the Jesus was the man His disciples called "Master" and "Lord." But Jesus
Feet of His Apostles? wanted to show his apostles that true greatness does not come from being
important and powerful. Jesus did something that only a lowly servant
would do - wash the feet of guests to a household. By this example, He
showed the apostles that true greatness comes from being a servant. Those
who want to be the greatest in God's kingdom must dedicate their lives to
serving God and serving mankind (Matthew 20:25-28, Mark 9:35, Luke
18:14).
 QUESTIONS
Why Did Judas Betray
Judas was under the influence of Satan (Luke 22:3, John 13:27). But how did Satan
Jesus?
tempt Judas to betray Jesus? Maybe it was greed; the chief priests paid him a lot of
money to betray Jesus. Maybe Judas had lost faith in Jesus and decided He was not the
Messiah after all. Whatever the reason, Judas let Satan get the best of him and committed
a great sin. But Judas was also a player in God's master plan, and his secret betrayal may
have saved many innocent people from being hurt in a riot.

What Is the Meaning of the

Lord's Supper? When Jesus broke the bread and passed the cup of wine at the Last Supper,
He was clearly doing something of great importance. Most Christian
churches regularly reenact this event in a sacrament known as "The Lord's
Supper," "Communion" or "Eucharist." Bread (or wafers) and wine (or
grape juice) are given to the people and Jesus' words at the Last Supper are
repeated.
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