June 9, 2013

NT 08 The Baptism of Jesus

Reference: Matthew 3:13-17

Big Idea and Motions: Jesus came to obey perfectly and die for sinners.

  • Jesus - form a cross with your forearms
  • Obey - form an O with your arms above your head
  • Perfectly - make the A-Okay sign with the thumb and index finger of one hand
  • Die - cross your forearms in an X over your chest and tip your head forward
  • Sinners - two thumbs down


Verse / Motions: 1 Timothy 1:15 - ...Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost. (ESV)

  • Christ Jesus - form a cross with your forearms
  • Came into - gesture with your arm like you’re waving someone over
  • Save - make the baseball “safe” sign
  • Sinners - two thumbs down
  • I am - point to yourself with two thumbs
  • Foremost - hold up 1 finger (since “foremost” means “number one”)


Questions to Ask Throughout the Week

  • Who came to John and asked to be baptized? (Jesus.)
  • What did John say to Jesus when he asked to be baptized? (I can’t baptize you; you should baptize me!)
  • What did Jesus say after John said ‘No.”? (It’s the right thing to do; it’s part of God’s holy plan.)
  • What did the heavens do when Jesus was baptized? (They opened.)
  • What did the Holy Spirit do when Jesus was baptized? (Came down and rested on him like a dove.)
  • What did God the Father say when Jesus was baptized? (This is my Son, I love him, I’m pleased with him.)
  • Did Jesus need to repent of his sins or be forgiven? Why or why not? (No, because he never sinned.)
  • What special word means that God is three persons in one? (Trinity.)
  • What is today’s big idea? (Jesus came to obey God perfectly and die for sinners.)
  • What is today’s Bible verse? (1 Timothy 1:15 - ...Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost. ESV)


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