Anglican Church Sunday School Manual For April 5, 2020 :- His Passion and Agony
STUDY 14
6 Sunday in Lent (Palm th Sunday) April 5 2020
THEME: IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST
SUB-THEME: The Humanity of Christ (6)
TOPIC: His Passion and Agony
TEXT: Matthew 27:27-49
AIM: To acquaint us with our Lord’s passion and agony for man’s sake
INTRODUCTION: Today, being Palm Sunday, we focus attention on the passion and
agony of Christ. The historical record and the reality of Jesus’ passion from Gethsemane
to the Cross where He was crucified remain concrete fact that He actually suffered in the
flesh. His suffering was never taken over by any celestial being but by Himself. A careful
study of the agony and passion of Christ will help us appreciate His humanity the more.
STUDY GUIDE/QUESTIONS:
1. What do these two words – “Passion” and “Agony” mean to you?
2. Discuss the passion and agony of Christ from the following passages: Matthew
26:47-56; Mark 15:16-25, 33-37; Luke 22:39-44
3. How did Jesus handle His agony and passion, and how can we similarly handle ours
when we experience them? Luke 23:33-34; Heb. 12:2
CONCLUSION: Jesus endured the Cross; bore the pains and agony in order to save
mankind. He died for sins He did not commit. Let us not crucify Him a second time by
living wayward and offensive lives. Moreover, Christ submitted fully to the will of God in
His passion and agony through prayerful dependence, and the result was a resounding
victory on the cross. We must learn from this example in our hour of trial to guarantee our
victory as well.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Total submission guarantees absolute victory in the hour of trial
MEMORY VERSE: Luke 22:44 “And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His
sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground”.