Final Hours #4 - 5 People
Matthew 27:1-31
Dr. Terry Thomas
Part of Final Hours—March 19 - April 17, 2022
April 8, 2022

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Life Group Study Guide

Date: April 9-10, 2022
Speaker: Dr. Terry Thomas
Series: Final Hours
Message: #4 - 5 People

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Message Notes

Scripture

11 Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”

“You have said so,” Jesus replied.

12 When he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he gave no answer. 13 Then Pilate asked him, “Don’t you hear the testimony they are bringing against you?” 14 But Jesus made no reply, not even to a single charge—to the great amazement of the governor.

15 Now it was the governor’s custom at the festival to release a prisoner chosen by the crowd. 16 At that time they had a well-known prisoner whose name was Jesus Barabbas. 17 So when the crowd had gathered, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Jesus Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Messiah?” 18 For he knew it was out of self-interest that they had handed Jesus over to him.

19 While Pilate was sitting on the judge’s seat, his wife sent him this message: “Don’t have anything to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered a great deal today in a dream because of him.”

20 But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus executed.

21 “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor.

“Barabbas,” they answered.

22 “What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called the Messiah?” Pilate asked.

They all answered, “Crucify him!”

23 “Why? What crime has he committed?” asked Pilate.

But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify him!”

24 When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that instead an uproar was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “It is your responsibility!”

25 All the people answered, “His blood is on us and on our children!”

26 Then he released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed him over to be crucified. —Matthew 27:11-26 (NIV)

Notes

Study Guide

Step One: Open
Read Matthew 27:1-31 and pray for your study time.

Step Two: Optional Icebreaker
Would you rather have feet for hands, or hands for feet? Discuss.

Step Three: Discuss

  1. What stood out to you the most in this weekend’s teaching? Was anything particularly challenging, encouraging, or confusing to you?

  2. What are some of the many ways the wickedness of humanity is on display in Matthew 27?

  3. Which of the 5 people discussed in the weekend’s message do you most identify with, either positively or negatively, and why?

  4. Discuss how the following attributes of God are displayed by the cross: sovereignty, righteousness, wrath, and love.

  5. What impact does the cross have on the way we view the world? What about ourselves?

  6. How does the cross expose our sin? What does it say about the seriousness of our sin?

  7. What from the text do we learn about Christ that reminds us that he is worthy of our praise?

Step Four: Close in Prayer