Category: Easter

Each year at Making Christ Known I try to lead the verses up to the crucifixion of Christ and then the resurrection from the grave. This Easter timeline helps to outline events of Passion Week leading up to that day. Sunday through Wednesday Jesus spent each night in Bethany, just two miles east of Jerusalem […]

Bible Study Lesson; Matthew 21:1-11 – Easter Story & Palm Sunday In these Matthew study verses about the first Easter Jesus rides a donkey triumphantly into Jerusalem. This is the day Christians now refer to as Palm Sunday. For many churches, Easter Cantatas (musicals) are sung by joyous choirs.Their voices lift up praise just as […]

Bible Study Lesson from Matthew 21:12-17 As we move closer to Easter we discover how Jesus drives away money changers in the temple. In Bible times the people came from all over to worship in the temple at Jerusalem. So, foreign currency exchange was needed as it is in many countries today. The money changers […]

Bible Study Lesson from Matthew 21:18-22 – Easter Story Continuing into the Easter season, this study lesson from the Bible is not just about Jesus and the withering of a fig tree. It is about prayer and having faith. Many times we pray for something but don’t really believe that God can answer. Have faith […]

Bible Study Lessons from Matthew 26:14-19 – Easter Story For thirty pieces of silver Judas betrayed Christ. He didn’t want to wait to receive the unbelievable amount of spiritual riches he would receive by having Jesus as his Savior. Are we willing to wait? Read this Easter incident and follow the chain of events leading […]

Bible study lessons; Matthew 26:20-25 – Easter Story It is called communion by many churches today, especially in the Southern parts of the USA. This Scripture reading tells about Jesus and Judas Iscariot at the last supper. As we study the book of Matthew, we will learn how the Easter story unfolds as Jesus points […]

Easter Bible Study Lessons — Matthew 26:26-30 – Easter Story Communion is the word used by many Christian believers today, especially in the South. We have the Lord’s Supper at our church incrementally but many just go through the motions without thinking about what Christ did for them – and us. Let’s really discover what […]

Bible Study Lesson: Matthew 26:31-35 Peter, the man who had followed Jesus from the very beginning of His ministry, who had seen the miracles of Christ, Himself could never deny the Savior, could he? So, why did Jesus predict Peter’s denial before He was taken away? This part of the Easter story simply reinforces who […]

Bible Study from Matthew 26:36-46 This is a well-known Easter passage from the book of Matthew where Jesus prays in the garden at Gethesmane. Listening to His prayer, we get the real meaning of “fully man” as quoted in Scripture. You can feel the agony in Jesus’ voice as He fights human feelings to avoid […]

Easter Story from Matthew 26:47-56 In this part of passion week, Judas betrays Jesus and He is arrested like a common criminal. When the soldiers came along with Judas, who betrayed Him, they did not realize they were arresting the Almighty. Those too Jesus forgave on the cross. Let’s remember this Easter why He came. […]

Bible Study Lesson: Matthew 26:57-68 The Book of Matthew tells us how Caiaphas questions Jesus after He is betrayed by Judas. As in the past, Jesus was once again questioned by the religious leaders in an attempt to trick him. They never succeeded. But this time was different. Christ knew he had to go to […]