04/25/2026
Sunday School Lesson: April 26, 2026
Theme: Authority: Jesus holds all authority, and those who reject Him will be condemned.
Focus Passage: Matthew 21:23-32
Memory Verse Philippians 2:9 “For this reason God highly exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name,” (CSB)
Assignment: Using a Bible dictionary, collect information on the following topics: the chief priests, the elders, tax collectors, and prostitutes in first-century Isarel. Reflect on the role each played in Jesus’s message and ministry? Spend time in prayer asking God to help you understand Jesus’s work more clearly and to relate to people in a way that reflects His character.
Application: A key doctrine from this session is to Him we owe the highest love, reverence, and obedience. (See 1 Peter 1:15-17; Hebrews 12:28-29.) We can expect some to oppose or reject Jesus’s authority. We demonstrate our acceptance of Jesus’s authority by our obedience to Him.
Questions about Jesus’s authority are as relevant today as they were in the first century. Each person must decide how he or she will respond to Jesus and His authority over their lives. If we do not accept Jesus’s authority, we cannot accept who Jesus truly is. This week examine what areas of your life you need to submit to Jesus’s authority? How would doing so change your life?
I will teach the lesson on Facebook Live on April 25, 2026.
Outline for the Lesson:
Authority Challenged (Matt. 21:23-27)
Authority Recognized (Matt. 21:28-32)