JOHN THE BAPTIST TELLS ABOUT JESUS

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1 St. John the Baptist saw Jesus coming toward him. He said, This is the Lamb of God. I told you he would come. I did not know him, but he is the reason I am baptizing in water. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit. He is the Son of God. Preschool Edition JOHN THE BPTIST TELLS BOUT JESUS WHT DO YOU THINK? 1. Do you know who is in the icon? 2. Do you see the hand in the corner of the icon? This shows that God gave a blessing to John. 3. God sent John to baptize people in the river Jordan. 4. Where were you baptized? 5.Jesus said that St. John was a most holy man. Let Us ttend! is published by the ntiochian Orthodox Department of Christian Education ( If you Visit for free downloads related to this Gospel story: high school. Find us on Facebook at

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3 St. John the Baptist saw Jesus coming toward him. He said, This is the Lamb of God. I told you he would come. I did not know him, but he is the reason I am baptizing in water. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit. He is the Son of God. Grades K-2 Edition JOHN THE BPTIST TELLS BOUT JESUS WHT DO YOU THINK? 1. Do you know who is in the icon? 2. Do you see the hand in the corner of the icon? This shows that God gave a blessing to John. 3. God sent John to baptize people in a river. Why do you think Jesus was coming toward John? 4. Where were you baptized? 5. Who did John say that Jesus is? 6. What is on the circle in the bottom corner of the icon? It is there to remind us that John the Baptist was killed by King Herod. Let Us ttend! is published by the ntiochian Orthodox Department of Christian Education ( If you Visit for free downloads related to this Gospel story: high school. Find us on Facebook at

4 t that time, John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! This is he of whom I said, fter me comes a man who ranks before me, for he was before me I myself did not know him; but for this I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel. nd John bore witness, I saw the Spirit descend as on a dove from heaven, and it remained on him. I myself did not know him; but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, He on whom you see the Spirit descend on and remain, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit. nd I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God. Grades 3-5 Edition JOHN THE BPTIST TESTIFIES BOUT JESUS WHT DO YOU THINK? 1. Why do we call John the Baptist? 2. sk your godparent or priest the following questions: What did John the Baptist do? Why is he important? (If they need help remembering you can tell them to read Matthew Chapter 3.) 3. Do you see any icons of John the Baptist in your church building? If you do, what can you find out about John by looking at his icon? Let Us ttend! is published by the ntiochian Orthodox Department of Christian Education ( If you Visit for free downloads related to this Gospel story: high school. Find us on Facebook at

5 Characters: Narrator, John, God Readers Theatre JOHN THE BPTIST TESTIFIES BOUT JESUS Narrator: John: Narrator: John: God: John: t that time, John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! This is he of whom I said, fter me comes a man who ranks before me, for he was before me. I myself did not know him; but for this I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel. nd John bore witness, I saw the Spirit descend as on a dove from heaven, and it remained on him. I myself did not know him; but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, He on whom you see the Spirit descend on and remain, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit. nd I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God. Icon courtesy of Iconographics Let Us ttend! is published by the ntiochian Orthodox Department of Christian Education ( If you Visit for free downloads related to this Gospel story: high school. Find us on Facebook at

6 Middle School Edition JOHNTHEBPTISTTESTIFIESBOUTJESUS t that time, John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! This is he of whom I said, fter me comes a man who ranks before me, for he was before me I myself did not know him; but for this I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel. nd John bore witness, I saw the Spirit descend as on a dove from heaven, and it remained on him. I myself did not know him; but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, He on whom you see the Spirit descend on and remain, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit. nd I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God. Icon courtesy of Iconographics WHTDOYOUTHINK? 1. Where is the icon of John the Baptist in your church building? 2. What is he wearing? Would you wear something like that? Why or why not? 3. Have you ever seen anyone dressed like John or looking disheveled the way John is? If you have, where did you see someone like John and what did you think? If not, what would you think if you saw someone dressed like him? 4. What does seeing person dressed like that who we call a saint tell us about appearance? 5. How might that affect the way you see other people or the way you see yourself? Let Us ttend! is published by the ntiochian Orthodox Department of Christian Education ( If you Visit for free downloads related to this Gospel story: high school. Find us on Facebook at

7 High School Edition JOHNTHEBPTISTTESTIFIESBOUTJESUS t that time, John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! This is he of whom I said, fter me comes a man who ranks before me, for he was before me I myself did not know him; but for this I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel. nd John bore witness, I saw the Spirit descend as on a dove from heaven, and it remained on him. I myself did not know him; but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, He on whom you see the Spirit descend on and remain, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit. nd I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God. Icon courtesy of Iconographics WHTDOYOUTHINK? 1. Where is the icon of John the Baptist in your church building? 2. What is he wearing? Would you wear something like that? Why or why not? 3. Have you ever seen anyone dressed like John or looking disheveled the way John is? If you have, where did you see someone like John and what did you think? If not, what would you think if you saw someone dressed like him? 4. What does seeing person dressed like that who we call a saint tell us about appearance? 5. How might that affect the way you see other people or the way you see yourself? Let Us ttend! is published by the ntiochian Orthodox Department of Christian Education ( If you Visit for free downloads related to this Gospel story: high school. Find us on Facebook at

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