Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus Knowing Joseph We are suddenly introduced to a man named Joseph who is from Arimathea. We have not read about this Joseph before in the gospels and we will not read about him again. But the four gospels do provide a little bit of information about Joseph of Arimathea for [...]

Introduction: Jesus has stood trial before Pilate who has found Jesus innocent of the charges against Him. In fact, Pilate has found no wrong that Jesus has committed. But the Jewish leaders have stirred up the crowd into a frenzy so that Pilate feels he must hand Jesus over to be crucified to prevent an [...]

Introduction: Last time we saw recorded in the scriptures Peter’s threefold denial of Jesus in the courtyard of the high priest. Jesus had been on trial before the Sanhedrin council and the verdict of guilty of blasphemy had been handed down. In Mark 15, the scene continues for us. As we have noted previously, each [...]

Introduction: As we come to verse 66 of Mark 14, we are reading about what is going on with Peter while Jesus is on trial in the house of the high priest, Caiaphas. Peter is in the courtyard of the high priest as he has followed after Jesus in the distance. Inside the house of [...]

Introduction: Jesus has just been arrested by the large crowd led by Judas the betrayer. In the face of the prospect of being arrested with Jesus, all the disciples have forsaken Jesus and fled. In this lesson we are going to look at the first trial of Jesus. None of the gospel accounts contain the [...]

Introduction: In our last lesson we saw Judas pointed out by Jesus as His betrayer. Judas has left the room and gone out to betray Jesus. While Judas is gone, Jesus has instituted the Lord’s Supper to be done in remembrance of Him. Jesus and the disciples have left the city of Jerusalem and are [...]