The Suffering Story of Jesus is the Church’s Story too because the Church has always suffered most for preaching the gospel and is passionate for doing so. The final lesson from Jesus was his lived out suffering and crucifixion and resurrection. The final three chapters of Matthew’s gospel teach us our final lessons in Christian discipleship. We learn our weakness. We learn of Jesus’ fidelity in death. And we learn the power of Jesus’ resurrection and mission. Betrayal is a repeated themes in Matthew 26. It seems that everyone was guilty of handing over Jesus to death. Everyone betrays him.