THURSDAY, January 31st, 2008

Matthew 26: 17-29

Pastor Lee:
Two things happen here:
First we see at the beginning of the passover supper that Jesus explains "one of you will betray me". Then the disciples have a conversation trying to figure out who it will be?
Second, The supper begins and Jesus gives the disciples the bread, and the cup, to symbolize the body and blood of Christ.
I think the most impacting statement in this passage is in verse 24 where Christ says, "Woe to the man by whom the son of man is betrayed, It would have been good for that man if he had not been born.
We sometimes betray our Lord, maybe not to the extent of Judas, but each of us in our own way. Think about ways we may hagve betrayed our Lord and lets post some ways that we can avoid being like Judas.

17 Now on the first day of the Feast of the Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying to Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”
18 And He said, “Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, “My time is at hand; I will keep the Passover at your house with My disciples.”’”
19 So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them; and they prepared the Passover.
20 When evening had come, He sat down with the twelve.
21 Now as they were eating, He said, “Assuredly, I say to you, one of you will betray Me.”
22 And they were exceedingly sorrowful, and each of them began to say to Him, “Lord, is it I?”
23 He answered and said, “He who dipped his hand with Me in the dish will betray Me.
24 The Son of Man indeed goes just as it is written of Him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had not been born.”
25 Then Judas, who was betraying Him, answered and said, “Rabbi, is it I?” He said to him, “You have said it.”

26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.”
27 Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you.
28 For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
29 But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father’s kingdom.”