YEA Lesson Library
Remember Me
About This Lesson
This lesson retells Jesus’ Passover with the disciples before His crucifixion.
Scriptures
Matthew 26:17-29
Luke 22:7-23
Luke 22:19
Romans 3:25
Romans 14:6
I Corin. 11:26
Words to Know
PHOTOGRAPH - picture made with a camera
SYMBOL - an object used to represent something else
CELEBRATION - like a party
PUNISHMENT - harsh treatment
UNLEAVENED - flat bread made without yeast
The Lesson
Jesus would soon go to His Father’s house. He wanted to eat the Passover meal with His disciples before He left. They were His friends. The Passover is a special meal. When we eat the Passover it helps us remember what Jesus did for us.
Everyone sat down around the table. Jesus took some flat bread and broke it into pieces. Jesus thanked God for the bread. Then, He gave a piece of bread to each of His disciples. He said “Eat this and remember my body.” The bread was to help them remember why He had to suffer. They all ate the bread Jesus gave them.
Jesus took a cup of wine. He thanked God for it. He said, “When you drink this wine, I want you to remember that my blood will be shed.” He wanted them to remember that He would die for all the wrong things we have done.
Jesus said every time we eat this special meal remember what it means. He wants us to always remember that He suffered and died for us.
Jesus said, “Do not worry. Do not be afraid. I will come back.” Jesus did not stay dead. We’ll see Him one day in His Kingdom. He will eat a Passover meal with us then.
Daily Devotions
Sunday - Matthew 26:19
Monday - Matthew 26:26
Tuesday - Luke 22:15
Wednesday - Luke 22:19
Thursday - Romans 3:25
Friday - Romans 14:6
Saturday - 1 Corinthians 11:26
Objectives
At the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
1. Tell who ate the Passover meal with Jesus.
2. Associate the bread and wine with the body and blood of Jesus.
3. Give the reason for Jesus leaving us this “picture”.
4. Recite their memory verse.
Topics & Themes
Bread and Wine
Eternal Life
Fear
God’s Kingdom
God’s Plan
Jesus, Crucifixion
Jesus, Death of
Jesus, Return of
Passover
Remember
Resurrection
Symbols
Materials Needed
Bible, YEA student’s and teacher’s books, attendance and memory verse charts, stars, crayons, songbook, CD/cassette tape and CD/tape player
Preparation
Today’s lesson deals in symbolism. In order for preschoolers to understand what the symbolic meaning of the bread and wine of the Passover stand for, they must first understand what a symbol is. We carry a picture of a loved one in our wallet. We may say that this is “Tommy.” We understand that we do not actually carry “Tommy” in our wallet, it is just a picture of him. The bread and the wine of the Passover were not the actual blood and body of Jesus, they were merely a picture, or symbol, of them. This picture, or symbol, was given to help us remember, just as the picture in our wallet is there to help us remember what that person looks like.
Review Questions
1. Who ate the special Passover meal with Jesus?
2. What did Jesus leave so that His disciples would remember Him?
3. What two things did Jesus and the disciples have at their special Passover meal?
4. What did Jesus want the disciples to remember?
REACH Activity
Letter: M
Words: me, meal, means, meet
Sentence:
THE PASSOVER IS A SPECIAL MEAL OF SOME BREAD AND SOME WINE. JESUS SAID IT IS A MEAL TO REMEMBER HIM. SOMEDAY WE WILL SHARE THE PASSOVER MEAL WITH HIM.
Song
“Everybody Ought to Know” is on page 66 of the Kids Classics Collection.
Closing Prayer
Dear Father, thank you for leaving us something to remind us of Jesus. Help me to never forget that He died for my sins. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
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