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Before Jesus went to the upper room, some of the Chief Priests and Scribes were discussing how to get Jesus killed, but they wanted to wait until after the Passover.

Judas Iscariot, who was one of the disciples, secretly met with the chief priests. He asked them "What will you give me if I give you Jesus?" They gave Judas 30 pieces of silver and Judas agreed to betray Jesus. (Matthew 26:14-16)

Jesus told His disciples that someone at the table would betray Him. Judas asked "Is it I?" And, Jesus told him that "You have said it!" (Matthew 26:21-25)

Last week we talked about Jesus in Jerusalem. Jesus sent His disciples to find the donkey for Him to ride. When Jesus was on the donkey that had not ever been ridden before, the people shouted Hosanna! That means Savior or one who will save others.

Everyone was in Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover. Jesus told Peter and John (Luke 22:8) to look for a man carrying a water jug. And, they were to follow him and set up the upper room for them to use.

Jesus arrived in the evening and showed His disciples the Lord's Supper. (Mk. 14:22) Jesus took the bread, prayed and broke it. He gave them a piece and said “Take, eat; this is my body.” Then Jesus took a cup. He gave thanks and handed the cup to them and they all took a drink. Jesus said “This is my blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many.” A covenant is a pledge or a promise.

They sang a hymn together, then left the upper room and went to the Mount of Olives.

Jesus told His disciples that they would leave Him, but after He was raised from the dead, Jesus would meet them again in Galilee. Peter told Jesus that "Even if all the disciples were to leave Jesus, he would never leave Him!" But, Jesus told Peter that Peter would betray Him 3 times for the rooster crows. (Matthew 26:31-35)  That will be our lesson for next week.

They came to a place called Gethsemane. Jesus told the disciples to sit here while He went to pray.  He took Peter, James & John with Him. But Jesus was so sad that He told them to keep watch while walked a little further away to pray. Jesus was really upset knowing what was going happen soon. Jesus had His face to the ground and asked God to let this pass, but He would do what God wanted.

When Jesus went back to His disciples, they had fallen asleep. Jesus asked them why they couldn't just stay awake for an hour! Jesus did this three times, and went back to His disciples. He told them that the betrayer was close.

At this time, Judas came with a lot of people. They had swords and clubs with them. (Matthew 26:47) Judas kissed Jesus which was the sign that told who Jesus was. They grabbed Jesus!

Peter, a Disciple, took his sword and cut off a servant of the High Priest's right ear! His name was Malchus. Jesus touched Malchus' ear, and he was healed. Another miracle!

Jesus told everyone that He could call twelve legions of angels, but this was God's plan and the Old testament prophecy was being fulfilled. (Matthew 26:56)

Then all of the disciples of Jesus ran and left Jesus! Just like Jesus had told them they would do!
Copy and pasted from:
Jackson, Debbie. “Jesus in the Garden and the Betrayal of Judas.” Bible Fun For Kids, Blogger.com, 3 Mar. 2006.

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Main characters: Judas, Jesus, Disciples, Chief Priests
Conflict: Judas betrays Jesus by telling the head Priests where Jesus was. The priests take Jesus and prepare him for crucifixion.
Allusion: Betrayal and guilt.

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Jesus was born to a woman called Mary who was engaged to Joseph, a carpenter, in the town of Bethlehem.

Before Jesus was born, Mary was visited by an angel who told her that she would give birth to a baby and that the baby would be called Jesus, also sometimes known as Emmanuel, which means 'God with us'

Jesus was born in Bethlehem because Joseph and Mary had gone there to take part in a census as this was. Joseph's home town.

According to tradition when Mary and Joseph arrived in Bethlehem the local inn was already full with people returning for the census. The innkeeper let them stay in the rock cave below his house which was used as a stable for his animals. It was here, with the animals, that Mary gave birth to her son and laid him in a manger.

Luke and Matthew both tell of visitors to the baby Jesus. In Matthew's account, wise men visit Jesus. They had followed a star that led them to Jesus and they presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. These were signs of kingship and holiness. Luke tells how humble and poor shepherds were led to Jesus by an angel. For Christians this shows that Jesus came for all people of all races and backgrounds.

Matthew's account goes on to tell of Joseph being warned in a dream to escape to Egypt with Jesus and Mary as King Herod was going to be looking for the child to kill him. So during the night, they left Israel and started out on the journey to Egypt where they remained until after Herod's death.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/religion/christianity/christmas.shtml
“Christianity.” BBC, BBC. Web.

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Main Characters: Mary, Joseph, Jesus, wise men
Conflict: Mary, the virgin, is told by the angel, Gabriel, that she will have god's son. Jesus is born during the census where Mary and Joseph have to return to Joseph's home town, Bethlehem. When they got to Bethlehem, there was no place to stay the night so they ended up staying in a stable. Three wise men follow a star to visit Jesus bringing gifts after his birth. Joseph is told that king Herod is wants to kill Jesus and that he should escape to Egypt.
Theme: faith- Mary put her faith into god's hand
Allusion: Miracle

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Divine judgment by God was passed upon Sodom and Gomorrah and two neighboring cities, which were completely consumed by fire and brimstone. Neighboring Zoar (Bela) was the only city to be spared. In Abrahamic religions, Sodom and Gomorrah have become synonymous with impenitent sin, and their fall with a proverbial manifestation of divine retribution.[Jude 1:7] Sodom and Gomorrah have been used historically and today as metaphors for vice and homosexuality, although a close reading of the text and other Ancient Near Eastern sources suggest that this association may be incorrect

The story has therefore given rise to words in several languages. These include the English word sodomy, which is used in sodomy laws to describe sexual "crimes against nature", namely anal or oral sex (particularly homosexual), or bestiality. Some Islamic societies incorporate punishments associated with Sodom and Gomorrah into sharia.[

Melton, J. Gordon; Baumann, Martin (2010). Religions of the World, Second Edition: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practises.Jump up^ Qur'an(S15) Al-Hijr:72-73

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Main Characters: God, townspeople
Conflict: God burned down the towns of Sodom and Gomorrah due to the townspeople's sins.
Allusion: Homosexuality: The main biblical reference Homophobic Christians use to argue that homosexuality is wrong is this passage.
This is also the origins of the word sodomy.