Teaching

The Passover Cards are disc shape to resemble loaves of unleavened bread.

If possible, display the actual elements your church uses for communion—grape juice/wine, wafer/bread—as an additional visual aid during the presentation.

In our Superbook video, we watched how Jesus, on the night before His crucifixion, celebrated the Passover meal with His disciples. Let’s look a little deeper at what Passover is and what took place in the upper room that night.

1. Hand the Last Supper Cup to a child, who removes Card # 1 and reads it aloud. Passover.

The Celebration of the Passover remembers the night Moses led the Israelite slaves out of Egypt. God instructed each Israelite family to sacrifice a perfect lamb and to spread its blood on the doorposts of their homes. When God’s angel went throughout Egypt to kill all the firstborn, he would “pass over” any home with the blood on the doorpost. Everyone inside was protected by the blood of the lamb. The Egyptian houses did not have the blood on their doorposts, so their firstborn sons died. This was the last plague that God sent to Egypt to convince Pharaoh to let God’s people go. Jesus shared the Passover meal with His disciples on the night before His crucifixion. Each year, the festival of Passover is still observed and celebrated by Jewish people today. The Passover meal is called the Seder—“SAY-der.”

ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION FOR GRADES 4–6

In Exodus 6:6, God spoke to the Israelites through Moses,

“Therefore, say to the people of Israel: ‘I am the Lord. I will free you from your oppression and will rescue you from your slavery in Egypt. I will redeem you with a powerful arm and great acts of judgment.’”

God did what He promised the Israelites and delivered them from physical slavery in Egypt! This verse is a signpost to how Jesus rescues us from spiritual slavery to sin. He freed mankind by the blood He shed with outstretched arms on the cross. By that blood, we are covered and cleansed from our sin and protected from God’s judgment. Peter said in 1 Corinthians 5:7:

Christ, our Passover Lamb, has been sacrificed for us.

2. Let’s look inside the cup for card #2. Hand the Last Supper Cup to a child, who removes Card #2 and reads it aloud. Communion—The Bread. Matthew 26:26

Have children turn to Matthew 26:26. Read the verse aloud slowly as they follow along.

As they were eating, Jesus took some bread and blessed it. Then He broke it in pieces and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take this and eat it, for this is My body.”

Christians today observe this special meal. What do we call it? Communion, the Lord’s Supper, Eucharist, etc.

Jesus broke the bread tear the disc shaped paper in half and blessed it hold the paper up in front of you. The communion bread reminds us how Jesus sacrificed His body for our sins.

ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION FOR GRADES 4–6

Isaiah 53:5 says:

But He was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped so we could be healed.

Jesus willingly submitted to unbelievable physical punishment when He was whipped and nailed to the cross. He understood that this would happen when He broke the bread, saying, “This is My body.”

3. Now, look inside the cup for Card #3. Hand the Last Supper Cup to a child, who removes Card #3 and reads it aloud.Communion—The Wine. Matthew 26:27–28

Have children turn to Matthew 26:27–28. Read the verse aloud slowly as they follow along.

And He took a cup of wine and gave thanks to God for it. He gave it to them and said, “Each of you drink from it, for this is My blood, which confirms the covenant between God and His people. It is poured out as a sacrifice to forgive the sins of many.”

Hold up the cup.

The second element in communion, the wine or grape juice, represents Jesus’ blood. His blood was shed, or poured out, for our redemption. Redemption means to redeem or purchase back. He said this is a covenant—or sacred agreement—between God and His people. When we drink the cup, we remember how Jesus paid the price for our sins and set us free by shedding His precious blood on the cross.

ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION FOR GRADES 4–6

1 Corinthians 10:16–17 says:

When we bless the cup at the Lord’s Table, aren’t we sharing in the blood of Christ? And when we break the bread, aren’t we sharing in the body of Christ? And though we are many, we all eat from one loaf of bread, showing that we are one body.

Through communion, we, the church, the body of Christ, become united as one through His body and blood!

Discipleship Challenge/Practical Application

Let’s talk about our Superbook challenge. Have you been using your Superbook Secret Servant Packets as a reminder to serve others? Would anyone like to share how you have been able to serve? Allow time for children to share. Please continue to pray and look for opportunities to serve! Give packets to any children who missed the previous lessons.