ACCLAMATIONS 1. Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again. (M, F.) 2. Dying you...
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ACCLAMATIONS 1. Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again. (M, F.) 2. Dying you destroyed our death, Rising you restored our life, Lord Jesus, Come in Glory. (Tues) 3. When we eat of this bread, and drink of His cup (wine), we proclaim your death until you come in glory. (Wed) 4. By your cross and resurrection, you have set us free, you are the savior of the world. (Thurs.)
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ACCLAMATIONS1. Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will
come again. (M, F.)2. Dying you destroyed our death, Rising
you restored our life, Lord Jesus, Come in Glory. (Tues)
3. When we eat of this bread, and drink of His cup (wine), we proclaim your death until you come in glory. (Wed)
4. By your cross and resurrection, you have set us free, you are the savior of the world. (Thurs.)
JESUS’ BAPTISM
Objectives:Objectives:
D:D: understand the role of John understand the role of John the the Baptist in the life of Jesus;Baptist in the life of Jesus;
M:M: enumerate ways to be always enumerate ways to be always ready for the coming of Christ;ready for the coming of Christ;
W:W: renew their baptismal renew their baptismal promises.promises.
Who introduced Jesus to you?Who introduced Jesus to you?
Recall the very first person who Recall the very first person who introduced Jesus to you. Write a introduced Jesus to you. Write a short paragraph on how this short paragraph on how this happenedhappened
Sacred Scripture: Mark 1:2-8
• John the Baptist- prophet messenger described in the Book of Isaiah
“Behold, I am sending My messenger ahead of You; he will
prepare your wayA voice of one crying out in the
desert:“Prepare the way of the Lord, make
straight His paths”
• John lived what he preached, repentance and change in heart in preparation for the coming of the Messiah.
“One mightier than I is a coming after me. I am
not worthy to stoop and loosen the thongs of His sandals. I have baptized you with water; He will baptized you with the
HOLY SPIRIT”
• John precursor of
Jesus his task was
more than merely introducing Jesus to the people of his time;
He helped them to be ready for Jesus’ coming
Church Teaching: CFC, 1616“ We know that John the
Baptist’s baptism was not a Christian
sacrament, but a baptism of
repentance, ushering in the new age of the
coming of the Messiah. Jesus came to be
baptized by John as a sign that He is the new
age in person”
John’s baptism- was of repentanceJohn’s baptism- was of repentance
defined as a purification from sins in order to be
ready for the coming of the “ANOINTED ONE”,
the MESSIAH
meant for the sinners who desire to meant for the sinners who desire to have a change of heart “have a change of heart “METANOIAMETANOIA””
John’s baptism- was not a sacrament, John’s baptism- was not a sacrament, we hold that it is not one of the 7 we hold that it is not one of the 7 sacraments instituted by Christ. sacraments instituted by Christ. John’s baptism ushered in the John’s baptism ushered in the coming of the Messiah; our Christian coming of the Messiah; our Christian Baptism is an entry into the Baptism is an entry into the BODY OF BODY OF CHRISTCHRIST
D:D: John the Baptist is the precursor John the Baptist is the precursor of of Jesus. He is the prophet Jesus. He is the prophet proclaimed by proclaimed by Isaiah, the one who Isaiah, the one who would go before to would go before to prepare Israel prepare Israel for the coming of the for the coming of the Messiah.Messiah.
M:M: John the Baptist lived what he John the Baptist lived what he preached: preached: Repent your sins to Repent your sins to prepare prepare for for the coming the coming of the of the Messiah. His life Messiah. His life is the best is the best example of one who is ready example of one who is ready for for the the coming of the Messiah.coming of the Messiah.
W:W: John the Baptist’s life of John the Baptist’s life of witnessing to witnessing to the the coming of the coming of the Messiah helps us to Messiah helps us to pray for pray for the the coming of Christ our Lordcoming of Christ our Lord
SummarySummary
John the Baptist John the Baptist prepared the people of prepared the people of his time for the coming of his time for the coming of the Messiah. He preached the Messiah. He preached the coming of the One the coming of the One mightier than himself and mightier than himself and he inspired his hearers to he inspired his hearers to receive his baptism of receive his baptism of repentance in order to be repentance in order to be ready for the coming of ready for the coming of the Messiah.the Messiah.
SummarySummary
His very life speaks of the His very life speaks of the message of preaching. He is message of preaching. He is certain of his identity and certain of his identity and mission and ready to face mission and ready to face anything, even death. He was anything, even death. He was ordered to be killed by Herod ordered to be killed by Herod because of the way he spoke because of the way he spoke against Herod’s living with against Herod’s living with his brother’s wife.his brother’s wife.
SummarySummary
John’s baptism is John’s baptism is different from the baptism different from the baptism that we received as infants. that we received as infants. His was a baptism of His was a baptism of repentance for those who repentance for those who publicly acknowledged their publicly acknowledged their sinfulness and sought for a sinfulness and sought for a change of heart.change of heart.
