The Last Supper and Covenant - Teacher (Standard) (print)

Teens (ages 13-17) · Luke 22:14-23; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 · Standard ·35 minutes

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Objective: Analyse the relevant text and explain the case that jesus interpreted his death through covenant, remembrance, participation, and future hope.

Read: Luke 22:14-23; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26

Opening: Ask: What does this passage actually say before we explain what it means?

Say:

At the meal Jesus identifies the bread with His body and the cup with the new covenant in His blood.
Paul reports the received tradition of the Supper as remembrance and proclamation of the Lord’s death until He comes.
Taken together, these passages support the lesson’s big idea: Jesus interpreted His death through covenant, remembrance, participation, and future hope.

Ask:

What does the text directly say?
What conclusion requires synthesis or inference?
What should we avoid overstating?
What is one faithful response?

Do: Complete The Last Supper and Covenant Claim Audit.

Close: Restate the big idea, name one faithful response, and pray.

Materials: Bible; The Last Supper and Covenant Claim Audit

Standard outline · 35 minutes

4 minConnect. Locate the lesson within Cycle 2 and activate prior knowledge.
4 minContext. Identify genre, audience, setting, and immediate context before making claims.
9 minRead and observe. Read selected portions of Luke 22:14-23 and identify direct observations. Ask: What does the passage directly say, what conclusion follows, and what should we avoid overstating?
7 minDiscuss. Test the big idea against the evidence and identify interpretive limits. Ask: What does the passage directly say, what conclusion follows, and what should we avoid overstating? What does the passage directly say, what conclusion follows, and what should we avoid overstating?
7 minActivity. Complete the primary evidence-based activity. Activity: The Last Supper and Covenant Claim Audit. Printable: T2-L02-P01-adam-christ-argument-map.
4 minRespond. Name one faithful response and pray. Ask: What does the passage directly say, what conclusion follows, and what should we avoid overstating?

Activity details

The Last Supper and Covenant Claim Audit · 10 min

Materials: Adam / Christ Argument Map; Bible; Pens or pencils

Read Luke 22:14-23 and record two direct observations.
Connect the observations to this big idea: Jesus interpreted His death through covenant, remembrance, participation, and future hope.
Name one faithful response without claiming more than the passage supports.

Low-resource option: Draw the categories on blank paper or complete verbally.

Closing

Memory verse: Genesis 3:1-24

Prayer: Thank God for what this passage reveals and ask for wisdom to respond faithfully.

Take-home line: Jesus interpreted His death through covenant, remembrance, participation, and future hope.