Unit 20 Session 1
JOHN PREPARED THE WAY
MATTEW 3:1-12
Key Concept:Following Jesus requires confession, repentance, and yielding to the work of the Holy Spirit.
Following the close of the Old Testament's inspiration and revelation, God was silent for over four hundred years. Then the angel Gabriel appeared to an old priest in Jerusalem and a young girl in Nazareth, informing them that God had not forgotten His promises. Decades later, John the Baptist, the surprise son of the priest, went into the wilderness to call people to repentance to prepare the way for the Messiah, the miraculous Son of the young girl.
As you examine Matthew 3:1-12:
✞ Notice that John the Baptist prepared the way for the
Messiah by calling people to repentance.
✞ Reflect on John's humility in pointing toward Jesus,
Who was more powerful and more worthy.
