Spiritual challenges
Written by Tulo raistrick dewi hughes
John’s message of repentance
Read Matthew 3:1-2 and 4:17
Jesus is giving his agreement here to the message which John the Baptist had preached.
?)Why do you think Jesus is repeating John’s message?
?)What was the content of what John the Baptist preached? (Read Luke 3:7-14)
?)Which particular sins did John stress needed repentance, if people were to be ready for the kingdom of God? Make a list.
?)If John were to preach in our community today, discuss what s sinhe would stress that people need to repent of. List these and compare with the first list.
?)From what Jesus and John preached, what are the characteristics of the Kingdom of God?
?)What challenges does this present to us today?
Nepali version Below
आत्मिक चुनौतीहरू
पश्चातापको विषयमा यूहन्नाको सन्देश
मत्ती ३:१-२ र ४:१७ पढ्नुहोस्।
यहाँ बप्तिस्मा दिने यूहन्नाले प्रचार गरेको सन्देशमा येशूले सहमति जनाउनुभएको छ।
(?) येशूले यूहन्नाको सन्देश किन दोहोर्याउनुभएको होला ?
(?) बप्तिस्मा दिने यूहन्नाले प्रचार गरेको विषय के थियो ? (लूका ३:७-१४ पढ्नुहोस्)
(?) यदि मानिसहरू परमेश्वरको राज्यको निम्ति तयार हुने हो भने कुन विशेष पापहरूको निम्ति पश्चाताप गर्नुपर्छ भनेर यूहन्नाले जोड दिए ? एउटा सूची तयार पार्नुहोस्।
(?) यूहन्ना र येशूको प्रचार अनुसार, परमेश्वरको राज्यको विशेषताहरू के के हुन् ?
(?) आज यसले हामीलाई कस्तो चुनौती दिन्छ ?
‘This is a translation of a Tearfund publication, ‘Guide Our Steps.’
Nepali Translation by Rita Subedi, Translator, ITEEN
Republished on nepalchurch.com new site May 22,2013
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