THE PREACHING OF JOHN THE BAPTIST

Bible Passage Mat 3:1-12 (also in Mark 1:1-8, Luke 3:1-18 and John 1:19-28)

Prophet Isaiah (Is 40:3) talked about a person shouting and warning the people in the desert. John the Baptist was the one the prophet spoke about many years before he was born. Many people, after hearing John confessed their sins and were baptized (dipped in water) by him. If you have read the passages before this one, you will by now know that you must confess your sins before God can forgive you. Baptism is a public show to say that we are sorry about our sins and do not want to sin again. It is still practiced by many Christians (for example Baptists) to show that they have accepted the Lord Jesus Christ into their lives as their Saviour.

TODAY'S ACTION

Confess any sin you remember now and ask God to forgive you.

BIBLE QUIZ FOR ALL AGES

1.22     --- preached in the wilderness of Judea

1.23     The message “Repent for the kingdom of God is near” was preached in fulfillment of the prophesy of ---

1.24     The prophesy concerning John the Baptist was “A voice of one calling in the ---, “Prepare the way of ---, make straight the --- for him”

1.25     John wore clothes made of --- and a --- belt

1.26     John’s food consisted of --- and ---

1.27     John baptized all who came from ---, --- and --- and confessed their sins in ---

1.28     John called the --- and --- brood of vipers

1.29     John warned the people who may want to claim safety because they have Abraham as father that --- can raise --- as Abraham’s children

1.30     John warned that every tree that does not produce --- will be cut down and thrown into ---

1.31     John baptized with --- for repentance but claimed that there was another person coming who would baptize with --- and ---

1.32     John described the one coming after him as one more --- and whose --- he was not fit to carry

1.33     The one coming after John had a --- in his hand with which he would separate the --- and burn them with unquenchable fire