Life of Christ
The Final Week:
From _____________________-to the ____________________

The Son of Man Came
•	not to be ministered unto but to minister and to give his life a _________________-for many.” Mark 10:45
•	that is Mark’s usual style for compacting the Gospel message and the incarnation of Jesus
•	The gospels show us that Jesus’ ministry lasted for _________and 1/2 years
The Gospel Records
•	a large portion of each of the Gospels for this part of the story
•	Matthew uses up to a _______________of his gospel as does John
•	Luke uses up to a ___________________and
•	Mark uses a _____________________-
•	Why?
•	Because this week is very important
The Passion Week
•	is the crucial week in the life of the Lord Jesus Christ
•	This is the week for which Jesus was ________________
•	Everything He has done and said, has led to this week
•	The Cross is the crucial experience for Christ
•	because _________________and _________________were defeated there
The Last Week
•	began on a ___________________when Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a colt
•	and ends on a ___________________when He is crucified
•	Each day is different from the previous one
our procedure:
•	will be to divide this last week into three periods

•	1. Period One: Ministry to the ___________________
•	2. Period Two: Ministry to the __________________
•	3. Period Three: ________________________Ministry
Period One: Ministry to the Public
•	Luke 21: 37-38
•	Three days are covered here: Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
•	Here the King is ___________________by the crowds
•	Here the King is -____________________
•	Here the King is revealing his _______________________and
•	Here the King is speaking much
The Active Days
•	Sunday
•	__________________
•	___________________
Sunday
•	a day of demonstration
•	Mark 11:1-11
•	Sunday shows Jesus in His triumphal _____________into Jerusalem
Monday
•	this is a day of authority
•	Mark 11:12-14 - 
•	Cursing of a ______________tree
•	Mark 11:15-19
•	_____________________Cleansing of the Temple
Tuesday
•	a day of conflict
•	Mark 11: 20-26
•	Mark 11:27-33 - the ___________Tree withered

Tuesday Continued
•	Matt 21:28-32 - Christ’s authority challenged
•	Mark 12:1-12 - Three _________________of warning are told
•	Mark 12:13-17; 18-27; 28-34 - Three “__________________” questions
Tuesday (PT 2)
•	Mark 12: 35-44 - Jesus challenges the rulers and others
•	Mark 13 - __________________discourses
•	Mark 14:1-2 - Betrayal offer of ________________
The Quiet Days
•	these are ___________________and ________________
•	Wednesday is a day of rest and 
•	Thursday is a day of ___________________
Wednesday: the Day of Rest
•	__________events are recorded in the gospels
•	probably time was spent by Jesus and His disciples in ________and instruction
•	the enemies of Jesus were probably further plotting Jesus’ death
Thursday: the Day of Preparation
•	Mark 14:12-21 - Preparing for the ____________________supper
•	Luke 22:21-30 - the Paschal supper is prepared
•	John 13:1-17 - the Upper Room foot washing by Jesus
•	Mark 14:22-25 - the ________________Supper
•	Mark 14: 27-31 - Farewell discourses
•	John 13:33-17 - _____________________Prayers
Friday: The Day of Suffering
•	Mark 14:26 - Midnight to 2 AM
•	Mark  14: 32-52 - Gethsamane, prayer, betrayal and arrest
•	3 to 5 AM (Trials before ______________Religious Authorities)
•	John 18: 13-23 - Interview with _______________(High Priest emeritus)
Friday: The Day of Suffering Continued
•	Mark 14:53-65 - _________________(ruling HP)
•	Mark 14:66-72 - Denials of Peter
•	Mark 15:1a - __________________and Judas’ suicide
6 AM to 9 AM
•	trials before the Roman Civil authorities
•	Mark 15:1-5 & Matt 27: 2- before ______________
•	Matt 27: 11-14 - before ________________
•	Matt 27:15-26 - before Pilate
•	Mark 15:16-16-20 & Matt 27: 27-31 - mockery by soldiers
9 AM to 3 PM
•	Mark 15:20-36 - the __________________
•	Mark 15:37-41 – __________________

The Last 7 Words: Spoken from 9AM to NOON
•	Luke 23:34 - Father forgive them
•	Luke 23:43 - To day shalt thou be with me in ________________
•	John 19:26 -___________________, behold your son…”
Last 7 Words: Spoken from NOON to 3 PM
•	Matt 27:46 – My_____________, My God…
•	John 19:28 - I thirst
•	John 19:30 - It is _________________
•	Luke 23:46 - Father, into thy hands…
6 Miracles of the Crucifixion
•	1. The Darkness (Lk 23:44-45)
•	2. The Tearing of the Veil (Mt 27:51)
•	3. The Earth quake (Mt 27:51)
•	4. The Graves _________________(Mt 27:52)
•	5. The Undisturbed Grave Clothes (Jn 20:6-8)
•	6. The Raised ________________(Mt 27:52-53)
Before Sunset
•	Mark 15:42-46 - ________________
The Resurrection
•	His disciples had seen Jesus in every kind of posture
•	walking _____________as symbol of righteousness
•	__________________over to serve others
•	kneeling to pray
The Resurrection
•	looking across the crowds and raising his eyebrows to heaven in hope
•	raised his ____________when teaching and pointed ____________when judging
•	he sat with sinners and walked with his disciples
But NOW
•	He hung on the cross and His body was laid out in a tomb. What was to be their last memory?
•	“There never was an enterprise in the world which seemed more completely at end than did that of Jesus on the last Old Testament _______________…When He was buried, there was not a single human being that believed He would ever rise again before the day of the world’s doom.”
The Darkest Day and Night
•	Someone has said, “there can be no _______________faith without the Easter__________”
•	the fact of the literal bodily resurrection stands the truth of the gospel message of salvation and Christianity.
The Event of the Resurrection
•	Jesus was entombed - Matt 27:61; Mark 15:47-16:2 and Luke 23: 55-56
•	Jesus tomb opened - Matt 28:2-4
•	Women come to the tomb Matt 28:5-8
•	Peter and John show up Luke 24:12 and John 20:3-10
•	Appearances to the Women Matt 28:9-10

Jesus’ Appearances to His Disciples
•	Sunday afternoon -
•	1. ________________- Lk 24: 34;  1 Cor 15: 5
•	2. Two Disciples - Mk 16:12-13; Lk 24:13-32
•	3. Disciples except __________________- Mk 16:14; Lk 24: 36-43; Jn 20: 19-25
The Next Sunday
•	Disciples including _________________- John 20:26-29
The Next Several Weeks
•	1. Disciples at the Sea of ____________- John 21:1-23
•	2. Disciples and __________believers on a mountain in Galilee - Mt 28:16-20; 
•	3. James - 1 Cor 15:7
•	4. Disciples in _______________- Lk 24:44-49; Acts 1:3-8
Jesus’ Ascension
•	Mk 16: 19-20
•	Lk 24: 50-53
•	Acts 1:9