FOCUS TEXT: Mark 15:1-15

BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: Isaiah 55:1-7; Matthew 27:16-26; Luke 23:13-25

DEVOTIONAL READING: Joshua 24:14-18

KEY VERSE: What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? (Matthew 27:22).

CENTRAL TRUTH: We bear the responsibility for choosing who Christ will be to us.

OBJECTIVE: By the end of this lesson my students should have each one decided personally to make Christ the Lord of his life.

LESSON OUTLINE:
I. The Leaders Consult (Mark 15:1-5)
II. The People Choose (Mark 15:6-11)
III. The Savior Is Condemned (Mark 15:12-15)