Summary

When Jesus was about 30 years old, He was baptized by John the Baptist. He then went into the desert to fast for 40 days. After the 40 days, the devil tempted Jesus with food and power, but Jesus overcame each temptation with correct references from Scritpure. After the temptation, Jesus called 12 men to be his closest disciples as he began to teach and perform miracles.

Jesus loved the people. Although he did not always condone their actions, Jesus had compassion on the people. He healed many, made evil spirits leave them, raised people from the dead, ate with sinners, touched lepers - people no one would touch for fear of contamination - and more.

Jesus also taught the people how the Law really dealt to their hearts, how He was the Son of God and came to fulfill the Law, and what that meant in their lives. He often used parables to teach the people important truths such as forgiveness and repentance in a way they could understand. People often asked Jesus questions about what they should and should not do, but they not always understand His answers. One day, a man asked Jesus what the most important commandment was. Jesus told the man the two most important things to do were to love God and to love other people.

Although some people questioned Jesus and rejected Him, many people loved Him and followed Him. The Gospels - Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John - give us many specific examples of what Jesus did during His ministry and what He taught so we can understand the Bible and God's plan more fully, become His disciples and teach others how to be disciples.

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The Facts

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Matthew 3- 15 - ESV - KJV - NIV
Mark 1-9 - ESV - KJV - NIV
Luke 2:21 - Luke 21- ESV - KJV - NIV
John 1:18 - John 11 - ESV - KJV - NIV

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Important People

Jesus, the 12 Disciples, the people

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Major Events/Accounts

Jesus is baptized.
Jesus is tempted.
Jesus begins His ministry.
Jesus heals people and performs othere miracles.
Jesus often uses parables to teach the people.
The religious leaders do not like Jesus.

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Key Words/Repeated Phrases

Matthew
So all this was done that it might be fullfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet
Gnashing of teeth
Kingdom of Heaven is like
Verily I say unto your
Jesus's disciples came saying

Mark
Verily I say unto you
Charged them
Jesus answering them
They were all amazed

Luke
It came to pass on a certain day
These things came to passed
I say unto you
He spake a parable
The people asked Him
With a loud voice

John
Jesus answered verily
Ye shall ask in my name
Father & me or myself
Belief & everlasting life

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Hide the Word in Your Heart

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The Gospels have many verses we should hide in our hearts. One or two from each Gospel follows, but there are so many more.

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Matthew 5-7

The Sermon on the Mount

Mark 1:35

And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.

Luke 19:10

For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

Luke 10:25-27

25 And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
26 He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.

John 3:16

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

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Jesus in the Account

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Jesus is the Messiah!

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Did You Know?

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Discuss It

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1. What is the most interesting thing or something new you learned from reading and studying this account?
2. Summarize the account and its message in your own words.
3. What did you learn about God from reading and studying this account?
4. How does this account point to God's plan to redeem this world through the sacrifice and obedience of Jesus?
5. How can you apply the truth of what you learned from reading and studying this account in your own life?

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Teach It

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Coming in 2021!

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Share It

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Celebrate It

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