Fire and Water

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October 21, 2001 - Matthew 3:11-12

Open It

1. What is a "winnowing fork"?
2. What does it mean by "cleaning the threshing floor"?
3. What is being described by "granary"?

Explore It

1. What was the purpose of John's water baptism? (3:11)
2. How did John compare himself to the one who would come after him? (3:11)
3. How did John describe the type of baptism Jesus would bring? (3:11)
4. With what images did John describe Jesus? (3:12)

Get It

1. How and when will the separation of the chaff and the wheat take place?
2. How is being described by the chaff?
3. The wheat?
4. What does it mean to be baptized by the Holy Spirit?
5. What is the purpose of the fire described in this passage?
6. How may one endure the purifying fire but avoid the fire of separation?
7. How well does God know us?
8. Is there any way that one can escape from God?

Apply It

1. What do I need to be in order to be considered "wheat"?
2. What do I need to do to be considered "wheat"?
3. What can be done to communicate the importance of understanding the separation of the chaff and the wheat?
4. How may I participate in doing this?

Additional Scriptures that may be helpful: Matthew 13:30, 49; Matthew 25.32; Matthew 28:19; John 14:26; Romans 5:5; Romans 14:7; Romans 15:13, 16; Ephesians 1:13; Titus 3:3-8; 1 Corinthians 2:14-16; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11; Malachi 4:1; John 3:36; 1 Thessalonians 5:3; Psalm 139:7-12; Jeremiah 23:24; Romans 8:27

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