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Family Lesson 52 Family Lesson 52 Principle: We must repent of sin. God was Luke 3:2b pleased with Jesus. Jesus came to save. 2b At this time a message from God came to Bible Character(s): Jesus and John the John son of Zechariah, who was living in the Baptist wilderness. Scripture Reference: Luke 3:1-18, Matthew 3:1-17 Matthew 3:4 4 John’s clothes were woven from coarse 1. Worship - Gather your family and play the camel hair, and he wore a leather belt around worship video found on the curriculum resource his waist. For food he ate locusts and wild page. Have fun, sing loudly, and follow along with honey. the motions! 2. Skit Video - Watch the skit video with your John is very different from the religious leaders family to hear a special message about what you mentioned in Luke 3. He has been living in the will be learning this weekend. wilderness, where God prepares him to share 3. Bible Lesson - Read through the lesson with his message with the people and prepare them your family. The bold font is meant to be read for Jesus. John is more like the people he aloud along with the Scripture references. preached to, more ordinary, than the religious leaders. John is not the most powerful man of Bible Lesson that time. Annas and Caiaphas have more power than John, but God chooses to use John as his Last week, we studied about Jesus when he was messenger. a young boy. Today, we are going to read about John the Baptist. Who remembers John the Let’s keep reading the Bible in Luke 3 to see Baptist? (He is a man who lived in the wilderness, what John does with the message from God. wore camel skin, ate locusts and honey, preached in the desert, and was Jesus’ cousin.) What was Luke 3:3-6 John the Baptist’s purpose? (He prepared the 3 Then John went from place to place on way for Jesus.) both sides of the Jordan River, preaching that people should be baptized to show that they Let’s begin reading the Bible in Luke 3 [NLT]. had repented of their sins and turned to God to be forgiven. 4 Isaiah had spoken of John Luke 3:1-2a when he said, 1 It was now the fifteenth year of the reign of “He is a voice shouting in the wilderness, Tiberius, the Roman emperor. Pontius Pilate ‘Prepare the way for the Lord’s coming! was governor over Judea; Herod Antipas was Clear the road for him! ruler over Galilee; his brother Philip was ruler 5 The valleys will be filled, over Iturea and Traconitis; Lysanias was ruler and the mountains and hills made level. over Abilene. 2 Annas and Caiaphas were the The curves will be straightened, high priests. and the rough places made smooth. 6 And then all people will see All of these people who are named are the the salvation sent from God.’” religious leaders and rulers during the time of John the Baptist and Jesus. Let’s continue During this time, when kings would travel, the reading the Bible. people would physically smooth out the roads to Famliy Lesson 52 prepare for the king’s arrival. They would make are not used to someone calling them names; the road smooth so that the king could travel on they are used to people thinking they are perfect. it easily. John the Baptist tells the people that the If they follow all the laws, why is John calling true King is coming. They need to prepare their them a “brood of snakes?” (Allow responses.) hearts for the true King—just as they prepared roads for the king of a nation—so that they are John says, “Prove by the way you live that you ready to believe and trust in Jesus. have repented of your sins and turned to God.” Even though the Pharisees and Sadducees are Part of preparing our hearts is confession following the law, they are doing this to make and repentance. Let’s look at the definition of themselves look good, not because they confess confession and repentance. CONFESSION is and repent of their sin. They live selfishly. When telling God how you have sinned. REPENTANCE we truly confess and repent of our sins, our heart is turning away from your sin and asking Jesus changes and the way we live our life is affected to change your heart. Can you see the difference by this heart change. Our actions come from a between these two things? Confession is telling desire to serve God instead of a desire to serve God how you have sinned. Repentance goes a ourselves. step further. When you repent of your sin, you turn away from your sin and ask Jesus to change Let’s see how the Israelites respond to John’s your heart. A changed heart leads to changed message in the Bible in Luke 3. actions. Luke 3:10-14 As we continue reading about John the Baptist, 10 The crowds asked, “What should we do?” we will see that he continues to preach and teach 11 John replied, “If you have two shirts, give that people need to repent and be baptized. one to the poor. If you have food, share it with Let’s continue to read the Bible in Matthew 3 to those who are hungry.” see how John preaches about repentance. 12 Even corrupt tax collectors came to be baptized and asked, “Teacher, what should Matthew 3:7-10 we do?” 7 But when he saw many Pharisees and 13 He replied, “Collect no more taxes than the Sadducees coming to watch him baptize, he government requires.” denounced them. “You brood of snakes!” he 14 “What should we do?” asked some soldiers. exclaimed. “Who warned you to flee God’s John replied, “Don’t extort money or make coming wrath? 8 Prove by the way you live that false accusations. And be content with your you have repented of your sins and turned pay.” to God. 9 Don’t just say to each other, ‘We’re safe, for we are descendants of Abraham.’ How do we live to please God? (Allow responses.) That means nothing, for I tell you, God can We confess our sin (selfishness, unkindness, create children of Abraham from these very disobedience, unforgiveness, pride, dishonesty, stones. 10 Even now the ax of God’s judgment etc). We repent by asking the Holy Spirit to is poised, ready to sever the roots of the trees. change our hearts so that our lives show God Yes, every tree that does not produce good and others how much we love him. fruit will be chopped down and thrown into the fire. God’s Word shows us how a heart changed by the Holy Spirit produces fruit (our actions): The Pharisees and Sadducees are the religious leaders of this time. Do you think they are Galatians 5:22-23 (NIV) surprised to hear John the Baptist call them a 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, “brood of snakes?” (Allow responses.) These patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 leaders follow all the laws. They look down on gentleness and self-control. other people who do not follow the laws. They Famliy Lesson 52 Optional Illustration Here is verse 17 again: “And a voice from heaven Print out (or display on device) “Tree Farm” picture said, ‘This is my dearly loved Son, who brings (found on Kids Resource page) me great joy.’” How did Jesus bring God great joy? How can you bring God great joy? (Allow Look at the pictures and ask your child which responses.) picture represents the Pharisees and Sadducees, and which heart represents someone who has Prayer repented. Discuss the concept of the fruit of the Spirit. Spend some time in prayer to close the lesson. Thank God for his love and mercy, even though After hearing John’s message, the people repent we do not deserve it.. of their sin and are baptized. The act of baptism does not change them. Baptism is an outward Activity symbol that they repent of their sin. It’s the same for us. When we believe in God and repent Preparing the Way of our sin, we can be baptized so others know The purpose is to explore the ways we prepare that we believe and trust in God. Have any of our hearts for Jesus. you been baptized? Why did you get baptized? (Teachers, if you have been baptized, please feel Supplies: free to briefly describe when and why you got Worksheet – “Preparing for a King” (found on Kids baptized.) Resource Page) After this, Jesus goes to the Jordan River. Let’s Have the campers circle the things they would read the Bible in Matthew 3 to find out more. use to clean a house before the arrival of a king or queen. Then have them put a box around the Matthew 3:13-17 things on the worksheet that would help them 13 Then Jesus went from Galilee to the Jordan prepare their heart for the true King, Jesus. River to be baptized by John. 14 But John tried to talk him out of it. “I am the one who needs 1 John 1:9 tells us “But if we confess our sins to to be baptized by you,” he said, “so why are you coming to me?” him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins 15 But Jesus said, “It should be done, for we and to cleanse us from all wickedness.” must carry out all that God requires.” So John agreed to baptize him.
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