How People Treat Jesus

Luke 22:63-71

Theme: The Last Supper; Jesus arrested

Key verse: v.8

71 verses; 1,396 words

Grade level: 3.2

Outline:

I. Events Taking Place at Passover. Vs.1-38

II. Events Taking Place on the Mt of Olives. Vs.39-53

III. Events Taking Place in a Courtyard. Vs.54-71

The events surrounding this horrible meeting show us how people still treat Jesus.

I. They Mocked The Lord. vs.63-66

With boldness. v.63

63 And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote him.

With a blindfold. v.64

64 And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee?

With blasphemy. v.65

65 And many other things blasphemously spake they against him.

II. They Maligned The Lord. vs.66-68

Their crowd. v.66

66 And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying,

Their case. v.67

67 Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe:

Their Christ. v.68

68 And if I also ask you, ye will not answer me, nor let me go.

III. They Misjudged The Lord. vs.69-71

His future. v.69

69 Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of God.

Their focus. v.70

70 Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that I am.

Their fury. v.71

71 And they said, What need we any further witness? for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth.

Conclusion:

How do you treat Jesus?