We start a long run toward Easter with a series about the events of the final week of Jesus' ministry. In the series, we'll see a wide variety of responses to Jesus. These go beyond simple belief or unbelief. Believers got confused in different ways, and unbelievers demonstrated a range of attitudes. Together, they raise questions for us. Questions of the head: How can I be sure? And questions of the heart: Do I have the courage of my convictions?

February 16: Matthew 21: 23-27 "A Question of Authority"

February 23: Matthew 21:33-46 "Controversy in the Temple"

March 2: Matthew 26:17-30 "Jesus Breaks Bread"

March 9: Matthew 26:36-46 "Gethsemane"

March 16: Matthew 26:14-16, 47-56 "Judas Betrays"

March 23: Matthew 26:57-68 "Caiaphas Judges"

March 30: Matthew 26:30-35, 69-75 "Peter Denies"

April 6: Matthew 27:1-2, 11-26  "Pilate Condemns"

April 13: Matthew 27:27-50  "Jesus Dies"

April 20: Matthew 28:1-10  "Jesus Lives"