This workbook was first compiled for a Youth Conference in New Zealand in 2005.
Our studies will take us through the last day that our Lord spent as a mortal being. He begins it in secluded session with his closest friends where he institutes the Last Supper. He then departs for a few hours of heartfelt meditation and prayer on the stony slopes of Olivet. Here amongst the olive groves he steadied himself for the ordeal ahead. The betrayal by his familiar friend. The denial by another. The awful feeling of loneliness. Then the trials. The injustice and hypocrisy, the torture and abuse, the hatred and spite. The pain of the crown of thorns, the torture of carrying the cross, and the agony of a death almost incomprehensible in its brutality. And in all this, his mind was clear, his character consistent.
We come to study the mind of the greatest man to grace Israel’s soil. To see him in some of his darkest moments, yet ultimately, top the pinnacle of his greatest triumph.
The subject has been broken into 6 sections. We believe that this Workbook will engage you practically in the topic, stimulate your meditation, familiarize you with the whole scope of the day, present questions and challenges to your mind and provoke discussion with others. We would recommend that you read Appendix 1 before you begin the study, as it provides helpful background and paints the scene in which the study is set.
Table of Contents
- Letter from the Committee
- Navigating the Workbook
- Study Tools
- Topic Introduction
- The Upper Room
- The Garden of Gethsemane
- The Betrayal by Judas
- The Six Trials
- The Crucifixion
- The Death and Burial
- Thy Will Be Done
- Appendix 1 – Background