June 2, 2013

NT 07 John the Baptist

Reference: Matthew 3:1-12, Mark 1:1-8

Big Idea and Motions: Repent of your sins and be baptized.
Repent - take a step in one direction, pivot your feet and turn around
Sins - two thumbs down
Baptized - pretend to take hold of a person’s body, dunk them under the water, and bring them back up

Verse and Motions: 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 - Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day... (ESV)
Christ - make a cross with your forearms
Died - cross your forearms in an “X’ over your chest
Sins - two thumbs down
Scriptures - pretend to open a book
Buried - pretend to dig with a shovel
Rose - gesture upward with both palms
Third - hold up three fingers

Questions to Ask Throughout the Week
Where did John preach? (In the wilderness.)
What did John wear? (Camel-hair clothes.)
What did John eat? (Honey and locusts.)
Name one of the things John told the people to do. (Repent, be baptized.)
Name the other thing John told the people to do. (Repent, be baptized.)
What did John say God would do if people repented? (Forgive their sins.)
What does it mean to be baptized? (Dunked under water in God’s name.)
What does baptism show us? (Our sins have been washed away, Jesus died and rose again for our sins.)
Who is baptism for? (People who’ve repented of their sins and believe in Jesus.)
What is today’s big idea? (Repent of your sins and be baptized.)
What is today’s Bible verse? (1 Corinthians 15:3-4 - Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day... ESV)

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