What kind of physical condition would Jesus be in by now? How would that have affected His ability to carry his own cross to Golgotha? If Pilate knew Jesus was innocent, why did he have Jesus flogged and hand him over to be crucified? Why did he let Jesus be treated so cruelly? Is that justice? What are some of the other cruel things they did to Jesus? Do you think Pilate wanted to have Jesus crucified? Based on what evidence?.What ominous warning did Pilate receive and from whom?.What do you know about the man the people chose to release over Jesus?.What options did Pilate give the chief priests? Why did he even give them an option? Which one did they choose?.Jesus only answered one question that the chief priests asked him, did he answer any questions that Pilate asked him? What can we learn about sin from the story of Judas for our own lives?.What did the chief priests do with the money? What was the significance of what they did?.What did Judas do when he saw that Jesus was condemned to die?.What was the verdict of the 'trial' and how did they go about making it happen?

We have studied Matthew in detail but overall, what are some key lessons you learned from the Gospel of Matthew personally? Has anything in particular made an impression on you or made a difference in your life?.Are you a Jesus worshipper? Are you a disciple taking your orders from Jesus? What does it mean to be a disciple?.What promise did Jesus give the disciples?.What was the command that Jesus gave to his disciples?.How are you submitting yourself to Jesus' authority? Are you applying the authority Jesus has given you?.What kind of authority did Christ have and pass on to us?.What did Jesus mean when He said all authority had been given to Him? Who gave Him that authority?.What was the first thing the disciples did when the saw Jesus at the place where He told them to go? Why is it important that we know that Jesus was resurrected?.If the story that was circulating was the truth, what would have happened to the guards?.What story was given for Jesus' unexpected disappearance from the tomb? What was the truth?.How many guards went to report to the leading priests about what happened at the tomb?.Who believed and who didn't believe that Jesus was risen from the dead?.What emotions did those who heard that Jesus was alive experience?.What very clear messages did the angel give the women who came to the tomb?.Why do you think God sent an angel to roll away the stone from in front of the tomb?.Who were the first witnesses to Jesus' resurrection?.Why do we worship on the first day of the week instead of the Sabbath?.

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