1. Can you remember? We have looked at how and why God became incarnate (took on human flesh) in the form of Jesus and his life on earth. Can you remember why Jesus came to earth and complete the wedge of sin?

2. The Sacrifice of Jesus Learning Objective: To understand the sacrifice of Jesus. To understand the word sacrifice. To explore how Jesus sacrificed his life. To explain why Jesus sacrificed his life.

3. What do we mean by sacrifice? Each table is going to be given a story about sacrifice. Read through the story and discuss as a group: -How is this an example of sacrifice? -Can you define the term sacrifice in your own words?

4. Sacrifice Keyword: Sacrifice An act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else which is regarded as more important. Can you think of an example in your own life where you have made sacrifices? To understand the word sacrifice.

5. The Sacrifice of Jesus To explore how Jesus sacrificed his life. Because of the things that Jesus taught and because he claimed to be the Son of God, the Jews and the Romans saw Jesus as a troublemaker (e.g. healing on the Sabbath and his Parables). They decided to put him on trial and then sentence him to death. Jesus didn’t defend himself, he knew he had to die and knew this had to be in a very public way.

6. Historical Background Israel was ruled by the Romans and was an occupied country. 27,000 soldiers were billeted in a country smaller than Wales. The Jews hated the Romans because they were idol worshippers – they thought this must be a punishment from God. They also had to pay very heavy taxes to the Romans The Jewish people had been ruled by foreigners for over five hundred years. They were sure that God would put an end to this soon. They longed for a hero to save them. The Messiah, the anointed or chosen one.

7. The Last Supper Jesus ate a Passover meal with the disciples in secret. It was a day early. He told them he would not eat or drink again until he came to his Father’s kingdom. Jesus took bread and said “This is my body which is to be broken for you “ He took a cup of wine “This is my blood which is to be shed for the forgiveness of your sins – do this in remembrance of me.” He led them out to the garden of Gethsemane to pray. He was so frightened that his sweat fell like drops of blood to the ground.

8. The Trial and Crucifixion Watch the trial from 22:44 then watch Jesus on the cross from 45 mins.

9. Why was Jesus a sacrifice? SINSIN JE US God Humans Jesus died to take the blame for the sin of humans as Jesus was without sin. Jesus did this so humans can ask for forgiveness for their sins and get back to God.

10. Why is it important? You are going to explain the importance of the sacrifice of Jesus to someone who has never learned about this before. Explain why the sacrifice of Jesus is important for Christians. In your explanation you need to include the following words: Sacrifice Sin Forgiveness