Holy Week: Preparing Your Heart for Easterنموونە

Holy Week: Good Friday 

Bible Reading: Matthew 26:47-68; Matthew 27:1-61; Mark 14:43-65; Mark 15; Luke 22:47-53; Luke 22:66-71; Luke 23

Further Study

• What was the signal from Judas to the men armed with swords?
• Where was Jesus taken after He was arrested? Who was there?
• Who was the Roman governor? Did he think Jesus committed a crime?
• What chant did they use when they taunted and mocked Jesus during His beating? Why did they say this?
• What was the name of the hill where Jesus was crucified? What did the name mean?
• What time of day did they nail Jesus to the cross? 
• Who mocked Jesus while he was on the cross?
• What did Jesus shout at God right before he died? Why do you think He said this?
• Who asked to prepare Jesus’s body for the tomb?
• What was rolled in front of the tomb’s entrance?

Reflect

• Worship: Write down one attribute of God and worship Him for who He is. 
• Prayer: Pray for your extended family members.
• Remembrance: Think about what this day was like for those who didn’t believe Jesus and those who did believe Him. Write your thoughts down.
• Self-Examination: To know that Jesus’s death on the cross was to cover your sins, how does that affect you? 

A Kind Act

• Invite a friend to lunch and pay for it.