Lesson 6- Baptism of Jesus

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LESSON 6: JESUS IS BAPTIZED BYJOHN THE BAPTIST

UNIT 3: JESUS PREPARES FOR

HIS MISSION

SECOND QUARTER

SY 2012-2013


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THINK PAIR SHARE1. Look for a partner.

2. Answer the following questions with your partner:

Give three things that you do to prepare for school.

Why do I need to do these things before going to

school?

3. Share your answer and listen to your partner


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SHORT CLASS DISCUSSION

Why is it important to make preparations? Who helps you prepare your things? What

does he or she do to help you?

Before going to his public ministry do you thinkJesus also needed to make preparations? Why?


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WE CONNECTToday we will know what Jesus did before He went on

His public ministry. Jesus knew that he couldnt fulfill

his mission without making such necessary

preparations. Like us, He was also helped by someone

to prepare Himself for his mission. John the Baptist,His cousin, had a very important task to do so that the

work of Jesus could be fulfilled.


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THE BAPTISM OF JESUS

Watch the video.


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DISCUSSION AFTER THE VIDEO

What is the video all about?Why do you think Jesus asked John the Baptist

to baptize Him?

What did God the Father say after Jesus was

baptized? What did the God the Father mean

when He said that?


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A. Why did Jesus need to bebaptized?

People came to John to be baptized as a sign ofrepentance. To be truly one with us and to be

like us even in our weakness, Jesus received the

same baptism. He wanted to fully embrace our

humanity, our failures, and our struggles.


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To be strengthened by the Power of the Holy

Spirit and the love of the Father

To be obedient in following the will of His

Father


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To show us an example of great humility He allowed

Himself to be baptized by John. John baptized so that

people could admit their mistakes and to repent from

their sins. Jesus did not do anything wrong, he did not

commit any sin but because he knows his Fathers will,he humbly accepted it for the sake of his mission.


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SHORT REVIEW ABOUT JOHN THEBAPTIST

Who is John the Baptist?

How can you describe John the

Baptist?How is he related to Jesus?


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In due time, John the Baptist appeared.

He was...

the prophet foretold by the prophet Isaiah.

the last prophet.

a prophet because he spoke in Gods nameand foretold the coming of the Messiah.

a cousin to Jesus and was entrusted by God

to prepare his way.


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John the Baptist is alsocalled the precursorbecause

he came ahead in order to

prepare the people for thecoming of the Messiah.


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Unlike the other men during thattime who were rich, expensive

clothes, he was clothed in

camels skin. He stayed alone in

the desert for many years,

praying and fasting. He lived on

locusts and wild honey.


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What is the mission of John theBaptist?

The Mission of John the Baptist wasto prepare the hearts of the people

for the coming of Jesus. He preached

to them and told them to have achange of heart.


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What does change of heartmean?

Change of heart does not onlymean avoiding bad actions and

attitudes but it also involves doing the

good, which is the opposite of onesbad behavior.


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Therefore, John went through all the countryaround the Jordan preaching a baptism of

repentance for the forgiveness of sins. Many

people came to him to ask what they should

do so that they can reform their lives and

have a change of heart.


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How is the mission of John the Baptist

connected to the mission of Jesus and

to our own mission today?

The mission of Jesus is to give us eternal life bysaving us from sin. However, Jesus cannot forceus to accept this gift of eternal life if we do notwant it and if we continue to do bad things.

John the Baptists mission is to show us that if wewant to change and reform our lives we shouldstop our bad habits and start doing good toothers.


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How is the mission of John the Baptist

connected to the mission of Jesus and

to our own mission today?

He baptized others as a sign of repentance andgrief for the sins that the people had done.

Jesus allowed Himself to be baptized by John

even if He did commit any sin as a sign of his

great humility and obedience to his Fathers

will.


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However, the baptism ministered by Johnthe Baptist at the Jordan River was not like

our sacramental baptism but closer to our

sacrament of Penance because it wasbaptism of repentance.


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Today we also bear the same mission tospread the Good news and to lead a good

example to others. Thanks to John the

Baptist we now know what to do so thatwe can become true followers of Christ.


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Will you have the strength and humility toallow Jesus to enter or will you lock the

door of your heart so that you can keep

your bad habits?


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We Respond:

Today, Jesus asks us to respond to the callof John the Baptist to change our hearts

and to open ourselves to Messiah.


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We Respond:My Behavior Chart

Bad things that I have

done or have been doing:

I will replace it with:

1.

2.3.


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ClosureWhat is the meaning of the Baptism of Jesus?

What is the role of John the Baptist in the mission of

Jesus?

How can we imitate John the Baptist in showing

others the way to follow Jesus?

What traits or behaviors does John the Baptist have

that I would like to imitate? Why?


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We Pray: Give Me Humility andStrength, Lord

Lord, you are Holy above all others, and all of the strength that I need is in

your hands. I simply ask that Your will be done in my life. Whatever thatmeans, that is what I want. I know that I can come to you, Jesus, and that you

will hear my prayer.

Please, Lord, give me the humility to accept my wrong doings and the strength

to face the challenges today. Help me to keep away me from sin and to keep

my eyes on you. You are the Holy Lord, and all of my hope rests in you.

Thank you for hearing my prayer.

In Jesus name. Amen

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