Teaching Missions: Growing in God’s Grace

We need to mourn over our sins and he will comfort us. We need to exercise self-control (meekness), and be eager to show a right standing with God in our lives.

Only those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit will flourish in the millenial kingdom. We need to recognize our lack of His control

Jesus calls Peter, Andrew, James and John to leave fishing for fish and now fish for men

Jesus relocates and launches his ministry in Capernaum. In doing so, he fulfills still another of many prophecies about his first coming to earth.

Jesus defeats Satan in temptations of jumping off the temple or worshiping Satan. Jesus defeats Satan using scripture to answer all temptations.

The Holy Spirit leads Jesus into the wilderness where Satan makes his first of 3 temptations

John the baptist baptizes Jesus, the Holy Spirit descends like a dove, and God gives approval from heaven

John the Baptist warns that the coming Messiah will separate the lost from the saved.

John warns the Jewish leaders to repent, turning to God and showing true godliness rather than depend on their Jewish ancestry and religious rites.

John the Baptist fulfills the prophecy of the angel to Zachariah and the example of Elijah the prophet. He wears camel hair, eats locusts and honey, and preaches in the wilderness of Judea.