📖 Unit 5: The King's Sacrifice and Victory
A 6-week Luke curriculum covering the triumphal entry, Last Supper, crucifixion, and resurrection.
The Triumphal Entry and Cleansing of the Temple
Luke 19:28-48
Jesus rides into Jerusalem on a colt while the disciples shout praises, and the Pharisees demand he silence them. Jesus weeps over Jerusalem for rejecting him, then drives out the merchants from the temple, reclaiming it as a house of prayer.
View LessonThe Last Supper and Gethsemane
Luke 22:1-53
Jesus gathers his disciples for the Passover meal, takes the bread and cup, and gives them new meaning as his body broken and blood poured out. In Gethsemane he prays in anguish for the cup to pass, but surrenders to the Father's will, showing kids that obedience sometimes costs everything.
View LessonThe Trial and Denial of Jesus
Luke 22:54-23:25
Peter denies knowing Jesus three times before the rooster crows, and when Jesus turns and looks at him, Peter weeps bitterly. Jesus is shuttled between Pilate and Herod, declared innocent twice, but the crowd demands Barabbas and Jesus is handed over.
View LessonThe Crucifixion and Death of Jesus
Luke 23:26-56
Jesus is crucified at Golgotha between two criminals, and he prays for his executioners and promises paradise to the repentant thief. Darkness covers the land, the temple curtain tears in two, and Jesus breathes his last, opening the way into God's presence for everyone who believes.
View LessonThe Resurrection and the Empty Tomb
Luke 24:1-12
The women come to the tomb with spices at dawn and find the stone rolled away and two angels asking why they are looking for the living among the dead. They run to tell the disciples, but the news seems like nonsense until Peter goes to the tomb and sees the empty grave clothes lying there.
View LessonThe Road to Emmaus and Jesus Appears
Luke 24:13-53
Two disciples walk to Emmaus talking about Jesus when a stranger joins them and opens the Scriptures to explain everything the prophets said about the Messiah. When he breaks bread with them their eyes are opened and they recognize him, then he vanishes and they race back to Jerusalem.
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