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Gospel Reading: Matthew 3:13-17 Draw a picture of Jesus getting baptized by John
(The Gospel Reading is from the part of the Bible that is about
Jesus and his ministry.)

13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John,

to be baptized by him. 14 John would have prevented him,
saying, I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?
15 But Jesus answered him, Let it be so now, for thus it is
fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he consented. 16
And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the
water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he
saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest
on him; 17 and behold, a voice from heaven said, This is my
beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.

Questions to talk about with your parents:

1) Where did Jesus come from and where did He go?
2) Why did Jesus go to John?
3) What happened when Jesus came up out of the
water after John baptized Him?
4) Who descended on Him like a dove?
5) Who was the voice from heaven? What did He say?
Hymn of the Day From God the Father, Virgin-Born
People of the Bible: Jesus 1 From God the Father, virgin-born
To us the only Son came down;
In the Gospel reading today we hear about Jesus getting By death the font to consecrate,
baptized. This baptism marked the beginning of Jesus official The faithful to regenerate.
ministry. As it says in the reading, Jesus was baptized to fulfill
all righteousness. He was the promised Messiah from the Old 2 Beginnings from His home on high,
Testament, and was God become Man to be the Savior for all In human flesh He came to die;
who believe. This baptism laid on Jesus the sins of all people, Creation by His death restored,
which was the reason He came to us. After His baptism, Jesus And shed new joys of life abroad.
then taught the people and performed miracles for
approximately 3 years, in order to lead them to follow Him and 3 Glide on, O glorious Sun, and bring
believe. He would then be crucified to pay for the sins of all The gift of healing on Your wing;
To evry dull and clouded sense
people and give eternal life to those who believe in Him. His
The clearness of Your light dispense.
ministry, death and resurrection (when He rose from the dead)
are written about in the four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and
4 Abide with us, O Lord, we pray;
John). Because of all these things Jesus did, now your baptism The gloom of darkness chase away;
unites you with Christ and He has come to save you. No matter Your work of healing, Lord, begin,
what you are doing in life, you can remember your baptism and And take away the stain of sin.
believe, knowing that you are safe in Jesus.