Holy Week Series: Holy Monday
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Overview
Welcome back to our Holy Week series on The Reformed Classroom Podcast! Each day this week we are walking through the events leading up to the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
In today’s episode, we look at what happened on Holy Monday. After entering Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, Jesus went to the temple, the place where people were supposed to gather to worship God. But when Jesus arrived, He found that the temple had been turned into a noisy marketplace.
Jesus cleansed the temple, reminding the people that God’s house was meant to be a house of prayer.
Later, Jesus cursed a fig tree that had leaves but no fruit, teaching an important lesson about what true faith looks like. Just like the fig tree looked healthy on the outside but produced no fruit, the religious leaders appeared faithful but did not truly know God.
This episode helps children understand that God cares about our hearts, not just what we look like on the outside.
Scripture Reading
Matthew 21:12-12
Zechariah 9:9
Family Discussion Questions
- Why was Jesus upset when He went into the temple?
- What were the people doing that should have not been happening in a place of worship?
- Why did Jesus curse the fig tree when it had leaves but no fruit?
- How were the temple leaders like the fig tree?
- What kind of "fruit" should grow in our lives when God changes our hearts?
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