Confusion: Last Supper

Jesus was heading into Jerusalem for a special holiday called Passover. Passover included doing special things and eating special foods to remember how God had saved them from slavery in Egypt a long long time ago. 

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The story

Read Luke 22:14-23​ or listen to the story here.

The disciples (Jesus' closest friends) had followed Jesus for three years, but they spent a lot of time being confused by the things he said and did. As he shared bread and wine and talked about not having another drink or asking them to remember him and then started to talk about one of them turning against him, they must have wondered what Jesus was talking about! Judas probably had very different feelings as he was that person...had he realised Jesus would know everything?

This was not the first or the last time the disciples will have been confused or worried. All of us get confused over things that are said or that someone does or just things that happen! But God is the same, He doesn't change, so even when we are confused or worried we can trust God.

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Ask each other...

How do you think Jesus' friends felt?
What might Judas have been thinking about?
When have you felt confused?
How do you feel when you don't understand something?

Make sure everyone has a chance to think and to share their thoughts. There are no right or wrong answers!

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Respond

We all enjoy different things and we all respond to God in different ways. So here are five ways you might choose to respond together. Click on the + to see what you need to do.

Song: One way Jesus

Craft: Guilty Coins

Equipment
Paper, pencil, wax crayons if you have them and some silver coins.

Instructions

1. Place your coins underneath your paper.
2. Hold your pencil or wax crayon on its side and rub it over the top of the coins.
3. Cover your paper with 30 coin rubbings. Next to each one write down a time when you have been upset or confused by something or how it made you feel.
4. With your paper in your hand, pray that God can help us to let go of tricky feelings and place our trust in Him.
5. Screw up your piece of paper and throw it in the recycling!

Bake: Bread rolls

Make your own bread and share it as a family, you could talk about the questions above while you are making it. There are lots of different types of bread. We have shared a simple one here and believe us it really is simple as long as you give it time to rise! If it isn't rising put it somewhere warmer or leave it for longer.

This recipe can be found in many places, but we love the flower pot idea and toppings that this one includes. Click here for the full idea. We also added a sneaky 200g of grated cheese as we were mixing in the water.

Ingredients:

• 500g strong flour (granary, white or wholemeal). Plus some for dusting the table.
• 7g sachet of fast action dried yeast
• 300ml warm water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon of clear honey (optional)
• Milk for brushing on top.
• Optional toppings (Click for ideas)

You will also need a mixing bowl, spoon to mix and a baking tray or small tins.

OR buy a bread mix that is 'just add water' and follow their instructions.

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Method:

1. ​Put the flour, yeast and salt into a bowl.
2. Pour in the warm water, oil (and honey) and mix until it comes together.
3. Put a little flour onto the table and tip your dough on top.
4. Knead the bread for 10 minutes, until it is stretchy and smooth. Kneading basically means punching, rolling, stretching and pushing.
5. Divide the dough into 6 pieces and roll them into balls (or any shape you want)
6. Put them onto the tray or into the tins you are using.
7. Cover them with a damp tea towel (that isn't touching the dough) and leave them in a warm place for 1 hour. Try to be patient and not peek too much as it lets the warmth out.
8. When the dough has doubled in size, heat your oven to 200°C.
9. Brush with milk and add any toppings you want.
10. Cook for 20-25 minutes until they are risen and golden.
11. Leave a few minutes before tipping them out and cool before eating.

Playdough: Special meal

Using something tactile can be a great way of thinking and talking about the story. If you were going to create a special meal, what would you have on your plate? 

Is it the same or different to what Jesus shared with his friends?

You can click here to download the mat.

Outside: Letting go of worry

We get confused because life is not simple. As we grow we have new things to learn and understand. This brings new joys but also new worries and confusions.

Jesus said  "Look at the birds in the air. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns. But your heavenly Father feeds the birds. And you know that you are worth much more than the birds." Matthew 6:26 (ICB)

What are you worried or confused about? I wonder whether you can trust God with it?

Head out and see if you can find homes and food that God has put out for the animals. You might even see some of the animals!

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Talk to God

King Jesus,
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Thank you for staying the same so that when we are confused or worried we can come and tell You about it.

Please help me to understand/stop worrying about....

​Amen.