The Last Supper 4.9.2020

THE BIBLE STORY

Jesus’ friends went into the city to get the Passover meal ready. Then they sat at the table with Jesus. Jesus knew it was almost time to go back to His Father in heaven.

Jesus got up from the table. He poured water into a bowl and started washing His friends’ feet. What was Jesus doing? Only servants washed people’s feet. Jesus was a King! Peter wanted Jesus to stop. “You will never wash my feet!” he said. Jesus answered, “If I don’t wash you, you do not belong to Me.”

“Don’t just wash my feet then,” Peter said. “Wash my hands and head too!” But Jesus said Peter didn’t need a whole bath. Peter was already clean in his heart because he believed in Jesus and God had forgiven his sins.

Jesus washed all of His friends’ feet and then He sat back down at the table. “Do you know why I washed your feet?” He asked. Jesus taught His friends something important. “I am your Teacher and Lord,” He said. “I want you to follow My example. Wash one another’s feet. Serve one another.”

Jesus ate the Passover meal with His friends. While they ate, Jesus took the bread. He blessed and broke it and gave it to the other men. “Take this and eat it; this is like My body,” He said. Then Jesus took a cup and  thanked God. He gave it to His friends and said, “Take a drink; this is like My blood.” 

After the meal, Jesus and His friends sang songs and went to a mountain outside of the city.

Christ Connection: Jesus loved and helped His friends and taught them to love and help each other. Jesus loved and helped us by doing for us what we could never do. Jesus is our King who died on the cross to rescue us from our sin.

THE LESSON

KEY PASSAGE