1. The document outlines key details about the biblical figure John the Baptist. It discusses that John was of priestly descent but untrained, preached in the wilderness rather than temples, and had a message directly from God. 2. When John spoke, crowds were astonished and felt the spirit, asking John "What shall we do then?" John preached unselfish charity and practical religion. He also had the gift of discernment. 3. The document notes Jesus and John were cousins and many thought John might be the Christ. However, John said he was not the Christ but the harbinger of the King, to whom the real King came.

1. A Few Housekeeping Items
1. Seminary is divided into 4 quarters. Each quarter is a stand alone unit
that the CES and Stake measures. What follows is a break down of the
assignments necessary to get seminary credit.
Calendar - Aug 27 - Oct. 26 = 60 days. 48 = 80%. (STP award =
57)
99 pages read in the NewTestament - Matt - Luke Ch. 6. That’s
1.65 pages per day
First 6 scripture mastery scriptures memorized and passed off.
Matt. 5:14-16
Matt. 6:24
Matt. 16:15-19
Matt. 25:40
Luke 24:36-39
John 3:5

2. The Game
Point allotments:
! Devotionals - 3 potential pts.
! Exams 3-A, 2-B, 1-C, 0 -
! Pretests 4-A, 3-B, 2-C, 1-D
! Scripture Mastery - By the end of the Quarter. 1-6 = 2-12 respectively
! Consecutive reading - 63 Days- 25 pts, 25-62 days- 18 pts, 1-25 days 7 pts.
! Physical and mental challenges per group winning - 3-5 pts depending on
! ! Challenge
! HP points - ?
! Punctuality maybe introduced later on.
! Perfect attendance per quarter (100% no makeups) - 15 pts for team
! Perfect Attendance for year. Free dinner at WildFire for you and a friend with
! ! your seminary teacher.
Payout: Each member of the winning team will receive a 5 day pass with no make ups
necessary for the first semester. Additionally the winning team will present their projects
at a banquet following the first semester where they, with the other team, will receive
dinner and be presented with a specialized individual dessert made by their brothers
and sisters on the other team.
Good Luck
Current Standings
Thessalonians Alpha and Omega
Team coordination NA
challenges
Wuzzle challenge 2
Scripture mastery 2
challenge
Partner Quiz 2
Total 6

3. Memorize???
Who’s the best
Choose your best 3 memorizers.
The first team that has 2 of the 3 to recite the scripture with
only 2 minor mistakes wins. When your ready let me know.
Upon the 3rd mistake the other team/person, if ready, gets to
try.
You must be able to recite the scripture within 90 seconds.
The rest of the team help them!!!

4. Matthew 5:14-16
GO!

5. What do you See?

8. Background
John the Baptist
-of priestly descent - yet untrained, without authorization of
rabbis or license from the chief priests.
-proclaimed himself as one sent of God with a message.
-Appeared not in the synagogues or temple courts.
-Multitudes went out to hear him in the wilderness - rogue
-Rough desert garb - did not eat the food of luxury and ease

9. When John spoke the people were astonished and feeling the
spirit for the first time cried out, “What shall we do then”
unselfish charity - practical religion
“He that hath two coats let him impart to him that hath
none.”
It appears that John had the gift of discernment. He could
look at you and decide wether you had repented.

10. Jesus and John were 2nd cousins
Many thought that he might be the christ.
Himself he would not exalt yet, his office was sacred to him.
John was the harbinger not of the kingdom but of the King,
and to him the King in person came.

11. John did not know that Jesus was the Christ, the mightier one
for whom he waited and whose forerunner he knew himself
to be.
John had been told of a sign by which he would know whom
the Messiah was.
Combine that with the Father’s assertion that “This is my
beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased”

12. Matthew Ch. 3