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Dear Parents,

We hope the following summary of the Sunday School lesson will help you in dis-

cussing the lesson with your children and working through this booklet together.

SCRIPTURE PASSAGE:

Matthew 26:36-56; Mark 14:32-52; Luke 22:39-53;

John 18:1-12

BIBLE STORY SUMMARY: Jesus came to be the savior of the world. When He took His disciples to the Gar-den of Gethsemane to pray, Jesus prayed for God’s power to be obedient unto death. He asked His disciples to pray that they would not fall into temptation. Je-sus did the Father’s will, allowing Himself to be bound and arrested. The disciples slept instead of praying, and they fell into temptation.

LESSON FOCUS:

To understand that I will face temptation, and I am not able to stand on my own.

To understand that I must pray for God’s power to avoid sin before temptation comes.

WHAT WE LEARNED ABOUT GOD:

Jesus prayed for His Father’s power to obey.

LET’S TALK ABOUT WHAT WE LEARNED:

1. Where did Jesus and His disciples go after eating the Passover meal? (They went to the Garden of Gethsemane.)

2. Why did they go there? (They went to pray alone in a quiet place.) 3. What did Jesus tell His disciples to do when they arrived? (He told them to pray

that they would not fall into temptation.) 4. What did the disciples do? (They fell asleep) 5. How many times did Jesus tell them to pray that they would not fall into

temptation? (Three times) 6. How many times did they fall asleep? (Three times)

The Garden of Gethesemane—

The disciples sleep

This Week’s Memory Verse:

Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in

His steps. “He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”

When they hurled their insults at Him, He did not retaliate; when

He suffered, He made no threats. Instead, He entrusted Himself

to Him who judges justly. He himself bore our sins in His body on

the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness;

by His wounds you have been healed. For you were

like sheep going astray but now you have returned

to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

1 Peter 2:21-25

March 16, 2014

Jesus calls me to pray for

strength in temptation

Becoming More Like Jesus

Where did Jesus and the disciples go after eating

the Passover meal?

As they left the meal, they

C ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

the K ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

V ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ (John 18:1) to the place called

G ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

(Matthew 26:36) on the M ___ ___ ___ ___ of

O ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ . (Luke 22:39)

Do you think the disciples understood what He wanted them to do?

Yes No Maybe

Did they do what He told them to do?

Yes No Maybe

Jesus wanted the disciples to pray because He knew they would be

tempted very soon. He wanted them to pray for God’s power BEFORE

the temptation to sin came.

Do you have a special place where you go to pray?

Yes No Not Yet I’ve never thought of it

Take time today, maybe even 5 to 10 minutes,

and go to pray alone. Ask God to help you resist

the temptation to sin. Think about a special

place where you can be alone with God and talk

to Him.

What did Jesus tell the disciples to do when they reached this

place?

“ L ___ ___ ___ ___ that you will not fall into temptation.”

Read

Luke 22:39-44

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Matt 26:36

Monday—Time For Prayer

Say

Your verse!

Saturday—This Weeks Puzzle

Look at the following verses to find out the two ways

the disciples acted during Jesus’ arrest.

Matthew 26:51-52

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Matthew 25:56

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Read

Matt 26:45

Friday—Strengthened Through Prayer

Why were the things the disciples did wrong?

They were relying on their feet rather than on Jesus

They should never show others they are afraid

They didn’t help their friend Jesus

They didn’t obey Jesus

They should always walk when adults are around

They weren’t trusting Jesus to help them

Throughout the night Jesus knew hard times were coming. He relied on

prayer.

Between verses 26 and 44 how many times did Jesus pray? (Circle the

right number of praying hands)

When Jesus asked the disciples to pray before being tempted, He was

teaching them how to avoid sin. What does Jesus want you to do before

you are tempted to sin?

Did Jesus stay and pray with the disciples?

Yes No Not sure

How far away did He go?

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Write Jesus’ prayer below.

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Tuesday—Pray for His Power Read

Luke 22:40-46

How far could you throw a stone?

10 feet 20 feet 50 feet 100 feet 200 feet

Do you think they could still see Jesus?

Yes No Not sure

Do you think they could still hear Him?

Yes No Not sure

Do you think they could understand His sorrow?

Yes No Not sure

Jesus knew He would be hung on the cross the next

morning to take God’s judgment for all the sin of eve-

ry person who would ever live. The judgment for sin is

total separation from God. It is death. It was very

difficult for Jesus to face being separated from His Father. Jesus need-

ed God’s power to face death for our sin.

What did Jesus ask the disciples to do?

S ___ ___ ___ here and k ___ ___ ___

w ___ ___ ___ ___ and w ___ ___ ___ ___ and

p ___ ___ ___ .

Read

Mark 14:32-41

Wednesday—Willing Spirits, Weak Bodies

Did they do what He asked?

Yes No Maybe they tried they prayed in their sleep

Why did Jesus want them to watch and pray? (v.38)

He wanted them to pray so they would n ___ ___

f ___ ___ ___ into

t ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ .

Jesus knew that the disciples wanted to do good. They had

W ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

s ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ (Look at the top of the page

for a clue on this answer.)

Tomorrow we will see if the

disciples were weak or

strong after the night of

sleeping and resting without

praying.

How many times did Jesus come back to His

disciples and find them sleeping?

1 2

3 5

Read

Mark 14:41-50

Thursday—Too Late To Pray

What did Jesus say to Peter?

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Jesus woke them up to let them know something was about to happen.

How do you feel when you first wake up?

Wide awake

Groggy

Ready for action

I try to go back to sleep

I do weird things

What had Jesus asked the disciples to do while He went and prayed?

Rest Watch Read Pray Talk Be sorrowful

Was there any time left to pray now?

Yes Maybe No, they had wasted their time sleeping

Jesus’ disciples had not asked God for His power to stand strong

against temptation. They were frightened. They did not trust Jesus

to take care of them. They turned and ran, leaving Jesus alone.

Imagine how do you think the disciples must have felt as the

C ___ ___ ___ ___ a ___ ___ ___ ___ with

s ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ approached them? (Mark 14:43)

Write down how you think they must have felt.

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