The Baptism of Jesus – Template

Jesus’ baptism marks the beginning of His earthly ministry. When He was baptized, Jesus (the sinless Son of God) was identifying fully with us, sinful mankind. He told His cousin, John the Baptist, that he did so to fulfill all righteousness.

God the Father then is heard from heaven and God the Holy Spirit appears and descends on Jesus as a dove.

This is a very rare occurrence, in that all three persons of the Godhead are either seen or heard all at once.

Jesus began His public ministry by being baptized by John the Baptist. This important event represented Jesus’ identification with all people, because we have all sinned and are in need of new birth through spiritual death and resurrection. The activities below will help kids understand that Jesus was the Savior who became sin for us, but it will also help children see that all people are in need of a Savior