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Jesus had a cousin who was pretty famous. But that cousin was all about making Jesus famous.

In today’s lesson, we’re going to learn about a guy named John. John was a special guy for a few reasons. First, he was the cousin of Jesus! That’s pretty cool! Second, he was known for wearing weird clothes and eating weird food. He did that because that’s what the prophets did in the Old testament. Prophets were chosen by God to speak to the people for him and they wore odd clothes to show that they were special. That was true for John, too. He had a special job and it was to tell people to get ready for Jesus. He told people that they needed to repent of their sins and be baptized. So, people would come to be baptized by John. John baptized a lot of people and that’s why his nickname is John the Baptist. But, once Jesus started traveling around telling people that he was God who came to save the world, people stopped going to John and just went directly to Jesus. John was okay with that because he knew his job was to make Jesus famous, not himself. We need to remember that, too. We should point people to Jesus every chance we get!

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Key Points:

  • John baptized a lot of people. Matthew 3:1-2
  • John’s job was to prepare the way for Jesus to come. Matthew 3:3
  • John wore strange clothes and ate funny food. Matthew 3:4
  • John was pretty great, but he wanted to make Jesus greater. John 3:30

Memory Verse:

John 3:30 He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less.

Talk About It
  1. What’s your favorite part of the video? What’s one thing you learned from it?
  2. Describe your family. (siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins) How often do you get to see them?
  3. Who was John’s cousin?
  4. What did John do for people who trusted in Jesus?
  5. Read Romans 12:1. What does it mean to be holy and pleasing to the Lord? What are some things you can do that honor God?
  6. How will you apply this lesson to your life this week?

This is part of the Life of Jesus series.

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