1. January Adult Meeting

2. For what purpose did Jesus come to earth?
Opening Questions
For what purpose did Jesus come to earth?

3. What are some things He did to help us believe that He was God?
Opening Questions
What are some things He did to help us believe that He was God?

4. Opening Questions
What did Jesus accomplish for us through His Passion, Death, and Resurrection?

5. Why did Jesus do all of this?
Opening Questions
Why did Jesus do all of this?

6. How should we respond to the truth that Jesus is God?
Opening Questions
How should we respond to the truth that Jesus is God?

7. What event is depicted in this fresco?

8. There are six figures in this fresco
There are six figures in this fresco. Look at them and try to identify them.

9. When you look at this painting, where does your eye naturally go
When you look at this painting, where does your eye naturally go? What or whom do you look at first? Next? What or whom are you drawn to focus on the longest?

10. What does the dove at the top of the scene symbolize?

11. This work of art is a fresco. What is a fresco
This work of art is a fresco. What is a fresco? What are some reasons that a fresco like this would be painted in monastary walls?

12. Read the Gospel account of Jesus’ Baptism in the Jordan
Read the Gospel account of Jesus’ Baptism in the Jordan. How has the artist evoked the voice of the Father speaking at the moment of Jesus’ Baptism?

13. Jesus, consubstantial with the Father, is His only Son by nature
Jesus, consubstantial with the Father, is His only Son by nature. How does Baptism allow us to become adopted sons of God?

14. Having read the Bible passage that recounts the Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan, how does this fresco bring to life the words of Scripture?

15. If you have been baptized, share one way in which this fresco deepens your understanding of the meaning of your Baptism.

16. Key Points in Our Readings This Month
Jesus is God.
Jesus performed miracles during His public ministry to show that He was God.
Jesus came to call everyone to the kingdom of God.

17. Key Points in Our Readings This Month
God so loved the world that He gave His Son, so that whoever believed in Him would have eternal life.
Baptism forgives Original Sin and makes us adopted children of God.
Jesus made it possible for us to go to Heaven by dying for our sins out of love for us.