Structures:

What's this? It's a _____________.
(simple verb) your (body part).

Vocabulary:

Part One

Do you hear John the Baptist teaching the people? Raise your hand when you hear his instructions.

Part Two

What happens when Jesus is baptized?

Part Three

Where does Jesus go after He is baptized?

1. John the Baptist is doing two things when Jesus first sees him? (Underline what John is doing.)

(1) teaching and eating (2) traveling and baptizing
(3) teaching and baptizing

____If you are God's Son, tell this stone to turn into a bird.
____If you are God's Son, tell this stone to turn into bread.
____Worship snakes and I will give you all power and glory in the world.
____Worship me (the Devil) and I will give you all power and glory in the world.
____If you are God's Son, jump off the temple and let God protect you.
____If you are God's Son, jump off the temple and let God catch you.

1. John the Baptist is teaching people how to live for God.
2. He is baptizing people in the Jordan river.
3. Jesus says: "John, I want you to baptize me."
4. The Holy Spirit-in a white dove body-flies down and sits on the shoulder of Jesus.
5. God's voice speaks from heaven, saying: "This is my own dear son, and I am pleased with him."
6. God's Holy Spirit leads Jesus from the river to the desert.
7. Jesus eats nothing for forty days.
8. The devil-disguised like a snake-comes to test Jesus.
9. The devil commands: "If you are God's son, tell this stone to turn into bread."
10. Jesus says: "No one can live by food alone." (Luke 4:4)
11. The devil tempts Jesus again: "Look at all the countries in the world. Worship me and I will give you all of them."
12. Jesus says: "You must worship God only." (Luke 4:8)
13. The devil tempts Jesus a third time. He took Jesus to the top of the Temple. Satan (another name for the devil) says: "Throw yourself down. Angels will hold you up. You will not be hurt."
14. Jesus says: "You must not tempt the Lord your God." (Luke 4:12)
15. Three time Satan tempts Jesus-and three times Jesus says "No!"

Choose one of these words to fill in the blanks below:

John the Baptist teaches people and baptizes them in the Jordan River John baptizes 1________: A white dove flies down and sits 2________ the shoulder of Jesus. God's voice 3________ heaven says: "You are my dear son, and I 4________ pleased with you." Jesus goes from the 5________ to the desert. Jesus eats nothing for 6________ days. The devil,-disguised like a snake-comes to 7________ Jesus. The devil commands: "If you are God's 8________:, tell this stone to turn into bread." Jesus 9________: "No one can live by food alone." 10________ devil tempts Jesus again: "Look at 11________ the countries of the world. Worship me and I 12________ give you all of them." Jesus says: "You 13________________ worship God only." The devil tempts Jesus a 14 ________________ time. He takes Jesus to the top 15________ the temple. Satan says: "Throw yourself down. Angels will 16________ you up. You will not be hurt." Jesus says: "You must 17________ tempt the Lord your God." Three times Satan tempts Jesus-and18________ times Jesus says "No!"

1. In the beginning of this lesson John the Baptist is telling people how to live for God. He says what is true and good. On the other hand, the Devil tries to make us believe that true things are false-and that false things are true! For example: It is TRUE that God loves everyone!

God loves us "with a love that lasts forever." (Jeremiah 31:3, NLV) His love never stops!.

But the Devil whispers in our ear and "twists" this truth. The Devil tells us things that are FALSE: "You are a bad person! God cannot love you!"

2. Some of John's instructions below are now false-the way the Devil likes to twist the truth! Work with a partner to find the "twisted truth." Change the false statements to true statements.

(1) The person with two shirts must not give to the man who has no shirt.
(2) The person with food must share one bite.
(3) Do collect more money than a person owes.
(4) Do take money from a person by force.
(5) Accuse a person falsely. (Do say untrue things about people.)
(6) Be unhappy with your pay.

1. John the Baptist prepared the way for the Lord. He told the people about the coming Messiah. When God has a job for us to do, He will prepare the way for us also.

"Always let him lead you, and he will clear the road for you to follow." (Proverbs 3:6, CEV)

2. Jesus understands when we are tempted by the Devil (also called "Satan").

"Jesus understands every weakness of every way we are tempted, but He did not sin." (Hebrews 4:15, CEV)

"And now that Jesus has suffered and was tempted, he can help anyone else who is tempted." (Hebrews 2:18, CEV)

3. The Devil (or Satan) is a very real presence in this world.

"Keep awake! Watch at all times. The devil is working against you. He is walking around like a hungry lion with his mouth open. He is looking for someone to eat." (I Peter 5:8, NLV)

4. We must not be tricked by Satan. He often disguises himself and tells us lies.

"The Devil has nothing to do with the truth. There is no truth in him. . . he is a liar and the father of lies." (John 8:44, NLV)

5. There is happy news.

"God's Spirit is in you and is more powerful than the one that is in the world." (I John 4:4, CEV)

"God can be trusted not to let you be tempted too much, and he will show you how to escape from your temptations." (I Corinthians 10:14, CEV)

". . . Stand against the devil and he will run away from you. Come close to God and He will come close to you." (James 4:6-7, NLV)