Small Group Discussion Guide
Jesus Establishes the Lord's Supper
Season 5 · Episode 6 - 4:38
How to introduce this clip
“In the final hours of the Thursday that leads into Good Friday, Jesus gathers his disciples together for one final meal in what we traditionally call the Upper Room, and it’s over that meal that he establishes a greater Meal. Let’s watch him do so in a clip from The Chosen …”
*If your church does not know about The Chosen, before you show the clip, you might also want to tell them the following: “The Chosen is a television show that tells the story of Jesus through the eyes of the people who knew him.”
Discussion Questions
1. Let’s start with a look at the Exodus of the Old Testament by reading Exodus 12:1-13. What parallels do you see between this passage, Jesus, and the events of Jesus’s death?
2. Let’s read Exodus 12:14 and 13:14-16. How is Jesus fulfilling this “perpetual ordinance” (from the NRSV)? How is he giving it new meaning?
3. Think of the Hebrews as slaves in Egypt—and now think of yourself as “a sinner” in today’s world. How does slavery play out as a metaphor for sin?
4. Aside from an “Amen,” the disciples are verbally silent—quieted by the solemn moment. What may have been on their minds as they participated in this first Lord’s Supper (or Communion)?
5. What do you think this moment was like for Judas in particular?
6. How does the Lord’s Supper (or Communion) comfort you each time you celebrate it, and how does it challenge you each time?