{"id":2320,"date":"2023-05-17T06:19:10","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T11:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/?p=2320"},"modified":"2023-05-17T06:19:10","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T11:19:10","slug":"lesson-3-john-the-baptist-introduces-jesus-the-four-gospels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/17\/lesson-3-john-the-baptist-introduces-jesus-the-four-gospels\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson 3: John the Baptist Introduces Jesus: The Four Gospels"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Key Verse<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014Isaiah 40:3
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Key Verse Thought: <\/strong>After reading today\u2019s Key Verse, remember the baby John that we learned of in our last lesson. In this lesson, we will learn that he was the one Isaiah wrote about hundreds of years earlier: the voice of one crying in the wilderness. We will begin to understand that he was sent by God to do a special job \u2013 to prepare the way for Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emphasis: <\/strong>God has a plan for each Christian\u2019s life. We may not understand exactly why God has us do something (remember John baptizing), but we are to obey anyway \u2013 just as John did. Moreover, we have Jesus as our example of how to defeat temptations \u2013 by knowing God\u2019s Word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson Summary: <\/strong>In our last lesson, we looked at the births of John and Jesus. God sent angels to tell about both of these special births. We also learned about Jesus\u2019 childhood. In this lesson, we will find out more about John that was born. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

John grew up in the wilderness, and at about thirty years of age, he came out of that wilderness preaching, \u201cRepent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand<\/strong>\u201d (Matthew 3:2).\u00a0 His job was to prepare the way for the Promised One. Although John did not know who the Promised One was, God instructed him to baptize, and He would reveal that One to him. And John obeyed. He became known as \u201cJohn the Baptist.\u201d\u00a0 God revealed the Promised One to him with the Spirit of God in the form of a dove which lighted upon Jesus as he came up out of the water after baptism. Jesus, too, was about thirty years of age.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Immediately, Jesus was driven into the wilderness where Satan tempted him with three specific temptations. Jesus defeated each of those temptations by quoting God\u2019s Word. When Satan left Jesus, angels ministered to Him. When John the Baptist saw Jesus again, He introduced Him to all as \u201cthe Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world<\/strong>\u201d (John 1:29). At this point, John\u2019s ministry started to decrease, and Jesus\u2019 ministry began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jesus went to Galilee where his fame was spread abroad. He then returned to his home town of Nazareth where He went to the synagogue. Once there, Jesus stood to read. He was given the book of Isaiah. He read the Scripture that was a prophecy of the Messiah who was to come. When Jesus finished reading, He declared that those words had been fulfilled in their ears \u2013 in other words, Jesus was that One promised. This angered the people, and they tried to kill Jesus. \u201cFrom that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand<\/strong>\u201d (Matthew 4:17).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Y3Q1 – Lesson 3 Questions<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Y3Q1 – Lesson 3 Children’s Worskheets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you are teaching this to younger children, this is an idea of a craft to help them remember this lesson.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

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