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Have you ever seen our church do a "Lord's Supper" or "Communion" service? Does anyone know why we do that?

Today, we are going to learn about the time Jesus had his Last Supper with his disciples, which is why we do the Lord's Supper in memory.

Teach the Story

The Last Supper occurs in all 4 gospels with varying degrees of details. We are choosing the Mark version as the basis for this lesson because it is the most concise and contains most of the elements of this story. We strongly encourage you to read all 4 gospel accounts in your preparation.

There are several parts to this story that paint the whole picture:

• Jesus and his disciples were entering Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover meal. This meal was celebrated by Jews since the Exodus and the plague of the firstborn. The symbolism here is very important. Jesus will soon become the ultimate passover lamb, the one whose blood would cause God's judgment to "pass over" all those who would believe in him.

• Jesus sent two disciples ahead of them into Jerusalem to find a room and prepare it for the supper. We learn from the Luke account that these two disciples were Peter and John. By itself, this was a miracle because Jesus predicted the man they would meet (a man carrying a jar of water who would have a room for them).

• During the meal, Jesus predicted that Judas would betray him and hand him over to his enemies. We will learn more about when this actually happens in the Gethsemane lesson.

• The actual Last Supper as we know it - where Jesus passes around the bread and tells his disciples that it represents his body, and passing around the common cup and tells his disciples that it represents his blood. 

• Jesus predicted his death. In Luke 22:22, he said, "The Son of Man will go to his death, just as God has already decided." In Mark 14:24, he said "I won’t drink wine with you again until the day I drink it in God’s kingdom." (thus the Last Supper)

• After the meal was finished, they sang a hymn and went out to the Mount of Olives. They very likely sang Psalms 113-118, also known as the Hallel (or praise) psalms. "Hallel" (means praise), and add "-ujah" (from "Yah", a name for God), and you get "Praise to God"! In your personal studies for this lesson, you might consider reading Psalms 113-118.

Comprehension Questions make sure they understand the story

• Why were Jesus and the disciples going into Jerusalem?

To celebrate the Passover feast

• What was the Passover feast celebrating?

When God brought the Israelites out of Egypt with the plague of the firstborn and original passover

• How did the disciples choose which house to have the meal in?

Jesus sent Peter and John ahead to meet a man

• How did Peter and John know which man to meet?

Jesus told them to find a man with a jar of water

• What did Jesus predict about one of his disciples?

That one of them would betray him and turn him over to his enemies

• Which disciple did he predict would do this?

Judas Iscariot

• What did the disciples eat that night?

Bread and wine, probably more too!

• What did Jesus tell his disciples the bread represented?

His body, which was going to be broken for them

• What did Jesus tell his disciples the wine represented?

His blood, which was going to be poured out for the forgiveness of sins

• What did Jesus predict about himself?

That he was going to die soon

• What did Jesus and the disciples do after the meal?

They sang hymns and went out to the Mount of Olives

• Jesus told his disciples that he was getting ready to be the Passover lamb, that his body was going to be broken and his blood was going to be spilled for them, for the forgiveness of sins. Do realize that Jesus came to die for your sins? Have you accepted his forgiveness?

Memory Verse hide God's Word in their heart

Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved. (Acts 16:31 ESV)

Directions

1. Give each child a piece of the pool noodle and sticks to decorate as Jesus and the disciples. 
2. They can get as creative as they want in decorating the sticks. They can add construction paper shirts, arms, etc... or simply just color them
3. Have them stick the sticks around the pool noodle and then tape a piece of paper on the top to represent the table. They can also add plates, etc... to the table if they choose.

Directions

1. Give each child piece of paper
2. Squirt glue on the paper to form a cross so that all kids have to do is place the tissue squares. 

Directions

1. Divide the kids into two teams.

2. They will line up and take turns running through the obstical course to get a piece of bread and bring back to their team. 

3. The first team to complete this wins! You can play as many times as the kids would like!

Directions

1. Kids can either act out the story as a group, or divide into small groups and use legos to act out the story.