Recreate Church, Pastor Michael Shockley—Service, June 23, 2024

Dinner with Jesus

Today Michael is talking about the Last Supper.  

Jewish holidays, during biblical times, were in the spring and close together, starting with Passover, going into the Feast of Unleavened Bread and then the Feast of Firstfruits. 

So, this lesson is on the Passover meal and how Jesus asked His disciples to prepare the meal and trust in Him.  There are two key takeaways from this lesson:

1. Trust in Him.  Even if you cannot see what He’s doing or the results you may seek or expect, He IS working in your life. 
2. It might be that He is wanting you to prepare something for someone else; not you. 

Mark 14:12-16 (CSB Bible Notes) 14:12 Jesus decided where they would observe the Passover, but his disciples were responsible to prepare it. 14:13-14 Luke (Lk 22:8) identifies the two disciples as Peter and John. Go into the city indicates they were outside Jerusalem, probably at Bethany. Meet could mean either “encounter” or that the man was looking for them. The owner of the house was apparently acquainted with Jesus since they identified him only as the Teacher. 14:15-16 The “guest room” (v. 14) was a large room upstairs, probably the spacious roof chamber of a wealthy man. The room was ready to accommodate a large group. Found it just as he had told them stresses the exact fulfillment of Jesus’s words.

Today’s verses can be found in Mark 14: 12 - 21. 

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