Author: Main Office

9. In looking at the crucifixion this week, following Sunday’s communion, did God bring anything new to your perspective? What was it?
10. How are you taking advantage of the access to God you’ve been given through the sacrifice of Christ?
11. As subjects under the Kingship of Jesus, what is our responsibility as those who know and believe the story of the crucifixion?
How do we tell that story to others this week?
Prayer Requests

Doing life together

What should I do with what I’ve heard today?

March 31, 2019
Communion Service

March 31, 2019
1. The crucifixion of Jesus is one of the most well-known stories in the Bible. Is there a particular detail that sticks out to you when you think about the crucifixion? Why?
2. What are some of the reasons it’s important for us to read and think deeply about the crucifixion over and over again?
read Mark 15:16-20
3. We can assume the soldiers knew the rumor circulating about Jesus being the coming Jewish king. What did the actions of the soldiers show about their hearts?
4. While it might be tempting to pass judgment on the soldiers, what are some ways we might be mocking the Kingship of Jesus with our actions?

GROWTH GROUP HOMEWORK

Thinking things through

Digging deeper

read Mark 15:21-41, Psalm 69:21, Psalm 22:18, and Isaiah 53:12
5. Comparing Mark with the other passages, where do you see these prophecies being fulfilled in Mark’s account of the crucifixion?
Why is it important that Mark included these details?
6. What are some of the implications of Jesus’ being forsaken?
What does the fact that He was forsaken mean for our own relationship with God?
7. The centurion was convinced that Jesus was the Son of God by the way he saw Jesus die. What has convinced you?
8. What was significant about the curtain in the sanctuary being torn in two from top to bottom (v. 38)?
What did the curtain represent? Why is it no longer needed (see Hebrews 10:19-20)?