Rev. Cyril A. Stevens – Sermon 0520A recorded on April 4, 1982 teaching from Matthew 26:1-30; Luke 20:1-16; Luke 22:1-6,14-23,39-46; John 13:20-38 – The Last Supper.
Pastor Cyril A. Stevens methodically examines various Gospel accounts of the events leading up to Jesus’s crucifixion. Stevens begins by focusing on Matthew 26, detailing the plot by the chief priests to kill Jesus and the anointing at Bethany, which Jesus interpreted as preparation for His burial. A central theme is the betrayal of Jesus by Judas Iscariot for thirty pieces of silver, leading directly to the Last Supper, where Jesus institutes the practice of communion, referring to the bread as His body and the cup as His blood of the New Testament. Pastor Stevens then weaves in passages from Luke 20 and 22, including Jesus’s challenging parables to the religious leaders and His agonizing prayer on the Mount of Olives, before concluding with John 13, which highlights the new commandment to love one another and Peter’s prediction of denial.