Jesus spends most of the last week of His earthly ministry at the temple, teaching and preaching the Gospel (Luke 20:1). There is a rising in conflict between Jesus and the Jewish leaders - going to the point of no return. They want to destroy Him, but are trying to figure out how to do so. When asked if He has authority, Jesus responds with an unanswerable question that exposes the unbelief of His the Jewish authorities.Today and tomorrow, we will be reading some parables and some of His words to His followers and to the Jewish leaders of the day. You may want to pick one or two of the parables to read to your children and maybe one of the teaching paragraphs. When reading these parables, here are some good interpretive frameworks - 1. what they teach about entering God's kingdom, 2. what they say about Jesus' identity, 3. how they constitute a conflict story leading toward Jesus' death at hands of Jewish authorities. Here is a list of some of the parables and stories you will find in the readings:
- curse and lesson of the fig tree
- cleansing of the temple
- authority of Jesus
- parable of two sons
- parable of tenants
- parable of the wedding feast
The activity for today is to make a scroll. You could make it out of felt to go on a felt board or banner, or you could make it like a little ornament and hang it somewhere. This symbolizes all of Jesus' teaching. We are going to write a verse on it and roll it up. This is a Jewish blog, and our scroll will look similar to this one.
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Monday Reading Options
Our "I Am" statement for today is found in John 6 - I am the bread of Life. Talk with your children about why you need to eat every day. Tell them how Jesus fulfills all of our needs by being the Bread of Life. Take them to the last supper where He states that His body will be broken for us and that we are to take and eat and remember His sacrifice.
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