You can download Bible Study Worksheets for Matthew 1-4 here.
Repentance and Change (Matthew 3:1-12)
- What does this passage tell us about repentance?
- Read Luke 3:7-14. What are the fruits of repentance?
- Has God ever challenged you to repent of something? What did you change?
- Ask God if there is anything he wants you to change in your life.
Baptism (Matthew 3:13-17)
- Why did Jesus get baptised? What happened to him as he came up out of the water?
- How important was baptism to the early church, and what did it mean to them? (See, for example — Matthew 28:19-20; Acts 2:37-41; Romans 6:1-4)
- Have you been baptised? How did your experience compare to the baptisms described in the Bible?
- Jesus heard a voice from heaven saying, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him, I am well pleased.” Ask God to reveal the depth of His love for Jesus and for you (1 John 4:9-10).
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