Week 1: Jesus’s Baptism
Other Gospel Accounts
Matthew 3
Mark 1:1-11
John 1:19-34
What new or different information do you learn in each gospel account?
Related Scriptures
Matthew 11:1-19 & Luke 7:18-35 — John questions if Jesus is the Messiah
John 1:35-51 — John’s disciples begin to follow Jesus
John 3:22-36 — John’s joy is complete
Matthew 14:1-12 & Mark 6:14-29 & Luke 9:7-9 — John the Baptist is beheaded
What additional information do you learn about John the Baptist in these passages?
Prayer & Meditation
“The whole point of apprenticeship is to model all of your life after Jesus. And in doing so to recover your soul. To have the warped part of you put back into shape. To experience healing in the deepest parts of your being.”
— John Mark Comer The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry
How do you feel about being an apprentice to Jesus?
What is the end result of this apprenticeship?