The Road to the Cross
Jesus came to His own, and most of the nation's leaders refused Him. From Caesarea Philippi on He told His disciples He must die, and He set His face toward Jerusalem. No one took His life from Him, and all of us put Him there.
The lesson walks through the topic one card at a time. The full study is the complete written article, with its sources.
Give the reasons the Gospels show for why Jesus was rejected, and why those reasons still live in the human heart
Tell who the Pharisees, Sadducees, scribes, and Herodians were, and how their opposition grew
Follow the turning points: Caesarea Philippi, the first prediction, the Transfiguration, Luke 9:51, and the raising of Lazarus
Explain the offer of the kingdom to Israel, and why the cross was never a detour
Answer the old charge of Christ-killer from Scripture, and say who put Jesus on the cross