Discipleship Living: To Become like Him
To Become Like Him

He is Greater than Me

Matthew 3:11–12: I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly …

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Discipleship Living: To Become like Him
To Become Like Him

Fruits Worthy of Repentance

Matthew 3:8–10: Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance, and do not think to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones. And even now the ax is laid to the root …

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Discipleship Living: To Become like Him
To Become Like Him

The Boldness of John the Baptist

Matthew 3:4–7: Now John himself was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey. Then Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him and were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their …

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Discipleship Living: To Become like Him
To Become Like Him

The Kingdom of Heaven

Matthew 3:1–3: In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!” For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying: “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way …

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Discipleship Living: To Become like Him
To Become Like Him

Jesus was the Most Humbled Teenager

Luke 2:51–52: Then He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them, but His mother kept all these things in her heart. And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.

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Discipleship Living: To Become like Him
To Become Like Him

About My Father’s Business

Luke 2:48–50: So when they saw Him, they were amazed; and His mother said to Him, “Son, why have You done this to us? Look, Your father and I have sought You anxiously.” And He said to them, “Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must …

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Discipleship Living: To Become like Him
To Become Like Him

Jesus Astonished Them

Luke 2:46–47: Now so it was that after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions. And all who heard Him were astonished at His understanding and answers.

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Discipleship Living: To Become like Him
To Become Like Him

They Lost Jesus

Luke 2:41–45: His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. And when He was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast. When they had finished the days, as they returned, the Boy Jesus lingered behind in Jerusalem. …

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Discipleship Living: To Become like Him
To Become Like Him

Spirit, Wisdom, Grace

Luke 2:39–40: So when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth. And the Child grew and became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him.

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Discipleship Living: To Become like Him
To Become Like Him

Anger Kills

Matthew 2:16–18: Then Herod, when he saw that he was deceived by the wise men, was exceedingly angry; and he sent forth and put to death all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which …

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