Lesson 15

     JESUS IS BAPTIZED AND BEGINS HIS EARTHLY MINISTRY
             Mattew 3:13-17; Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:21-23

Fill in the blanks:

 1. "Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to _____

    _____________________  ______ ___________."

 2. "And Jesus __________________ ________ ________ ______. suffer

    it to be so now; for thus it ________________ us to ___________

    ________ ______________________. Then he ______________ _____."

 3. "_________  __________, when he ______ _______________, went up

    straightway _________ _____ ________ _____________; and lo, the

    heavens were ______________ ________ _________, and he saw the

    Spirit of God ____________________ like ____ _________ and

    lighting upon __________.

 4. "And lo, _____ _____________ __________ heaven, saying, _______

    _______ ______ _____________, in whom ______ ______ __________

    ____________________."

 5. "And it came to pass _______ _____________ ____________, ______

    Jesus came from ____________________ of Galilee, and __________

    _____________________ of John  ________ _________________."

 6. "And straightway _______________ ______ _________ ______ ______

    _______________, he saw the ________________ ____________, and

    the _______________ ________ ______ _________ _________________

    upon him:"

 7. "And there ___________ a voice ________ _______________, saying

    Thou art my _________________ _________, in whom I am well

    pleased."

 8. "________ __________ all the people were _________________, it

    came to pass, that _____________ _______ _______ _____________.

    and praying, the _______________ _________ ________________,"

 9. "And the ___________ ______________ descended in a ____________

    ____________ ________ ____ ____________, upon him, and a voice

    came ____________ ________ ____ ________________, which said,

    ___________ ________ _______ ___________________ __________; in

    thee I am ____________ __________________."

10. "And Jesus himself, when he began to ________________ was about

    ____________ ______________ of age, being (as was supposed) the

    __________ ______ ___________________."

                             QUESTIONS

11. Where was John baptizing? _____________________________________

12. From where did Jesus come to be baptized? _____________________

13. About how far did Jesus travel to be baptized? ________________

14. Why must one be baptized today? _______________________________

15. Was Jesus a sinner? ____________________

16. What purpose did Jesus' baptism serve? ________________________

    _______________________________________________________________

17. What is meant by "to fulfill all righteousness"? ______________

    _______________________________________________________________

18. What do we learn as to the "mode" of baptism from this?

    _______________________________________________________________

19. What does Mark say as to the "mode" of baptism? _______________

    _______________________________________________________________

20. How does Luke describe the baptism of the Ethiopian in Acts

    8:38, 39? ____________________________________________________

21. How does Paul describe the "mode" of baptism? Give scripture.

    _______________________________________________________________

22. What is the Greek meaning of "baptism"? _______________________

23. What was the purpose of the Spirit's visible appearance in the

    form of a dove at the baptism of Jesus? _______________________

    _______________________________________________________________

24. Does the form of a dove seem to have any significance? ________

    _______________________________________________________________

25. At what age did Jesus enter His earthly ministry? _____________

26. At what age did the Levites enter their religious work? _______

27. At what age did David begin his reign as king of Israel? ______

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