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Luke 2:41-49 The story of Jesus' visit to the Temple at twelve years old is profound—not only because it marks a critical moment in His life, but because it reveals so much about family devotion, priorities, and what it means to pursue the will of God. Every year, Mary and Joseph traveled to Jerusalem…

Good Morning. The title of our Message today is, “What Can A Boy Tell Me?” Lessons we can learn from the young boy, Christ Jesus. If you have your Bibles go with me to Luke chapter 2. We will begin today in verse 39. As you are making your way to Luke chapter 2 you may be wondering as many people do…

Jesus Grows Up This morning we are going to wrap up the opening and prologue of Luke. Let’s not forget that throughout these opening chapters of Luke’s gospel that Luke is setting up an epic retelling of Jesus’ life and ministry. His purpose in these opening chapters is to create in us a sense of awe…

Luke 2:41-52 Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. And when he was twelve years old, they went up according to custom. And when the feast was ended, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know it, but supposing him to…

“We abhor, besides, and anathematize those who say falsely that he is but the mere Word of God and non-existent, having his being in another—at one time the ‘expressed’ Word, as some say, at another the ‘immanent’ Word, holding that he was not Christ or Son of God or mediator or image of God before ages;…

Intro This is the Linus passage. If you’ve seen A Charlie Brown Christmas then you likely can picture the scene in your head. But if you haven’t seen it - which I would incredibly surprised by - since it has been on television nearly every year since 1965. However, if you for someone reason have not…

The Purpose Fascination - Discovery - Identity - Authenticity One day, Napoleon was speaking of the Divinity of Christ; when General Bertrand said:— “I can not conceive, sire, how a great man like you can believe that the Supreme Being ever exhibited himself to men under a human form, with a body, a…

I have told you before that the story of the Shepherds is my favorite of the Christmas stories. Luke tells about the forgotten all through his gospel. In a day of Religious men, Luke tells Mary’s story. In a day of high power Greek warriors and Pharisees that control everything that happened in religious…

Intro: Our Christmas series thus far has covered several aspects of why our world needs our Saviour. Pastor Fil began to fill in the details of this Saviour with a look at the love of God. Then I preached an overarching message on peace. Last week Fill preached on the hope we have from our saviour. Today…

Not a biography The gospels cannot be looked at as a biography, there is too much to record everything ( Jn21:25 ) 25 And there are also many other things which Jesus did, which if they were written in detail, I suppose that even the world itself would not contain the books that would be written. The…

“God Gives Sonship to Those Born in Slavery” Heaven’s Greatest Gift Sets Us Free From Death and Sin Grace to you and peace, from God our Father and from our risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen! Today is the 10th Day of Christmas. Today is a special day because we get to hear Scripture readings…

I. Introduction Update on life I’l be taking the new role of senior pastor at a grace called Grace Bible Church of Cedar Ridge It is in Grass Valley, California, which is about 1 hour north of Sacramento Beautiful area that we’re excited to move to And our family was welcomed well, so we’re super excited…

I. Introduction 1. Prayers 2. Scripture memory 26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. Title and start Catch.. Lucien of Antioch (an early Christian believer) said, ‘A…

I. Introduction 1. Prayers 2.Memory verse For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? Title What are some valuable ministry tasks people do? Chris Mueller writes "Women thought being a godly woman meant they must be a ministry speaker, write books…

I. Introduction 1. Prayers Bible memory And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. Title Catch- What do angels get to see that we do not? Angels are amazing They are said to…

Introduction We have Advent to discuss the the amazing events leading up to and surrounding the birth of Jesus. But what happened after the birth of Christ? Jesus as child Jesus in Egypt Matthew 2:13-15 “Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said,…

We are in the season of Lent, a 7 week journey to Easter. And for the next several weeks we’re going to be meeting Jesus. Some of you might say, but I already know Jesus. Well, we’re going to examine what we know and be open to what we don’t know. What does the Bible say? What else can we know? Most…

The Boy Jesus The family is now living in Nazareth make the annual trip to Jerusalem V 39-42 after the fast they would caravan home women and children in the front setting the pace men in the rear 12 year old boys could be anywhere V 43-45 they found Jesus in the temple V 46 V 47 the teachers were astounded…

This morning we are going to look at the only passage of scripture that says anything about the childhood of Jesus. The other gospels do not say anything about the life of Jesus between his birth and the beginning of his public ministry. But Luke records an interesting incident. Over the last two weeks,…

40 And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom. And the favor of God was upon him. 41 Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. 42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up according to custom. 43 And when the feast was ended, as they were returning,…

Our text this morning is taken from Luke 2:41-52 : Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. And when he was twelve years old, they went up according to custom. And when the feast was ended, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents…

Introduction: During our men’s prayer time this past Tuesday morning, one of the men brought up dealing with growing pains in their child. I am sure anyone here who is a parent has gotten that wake up call from one of our kiddos about leg pain in the middle of the night. And if you don’t have kids, I…

Introduction It’s Christmas Morning, For many of us the presents have been unwrapped, the food, at least the sweets have been consumed, a feast may be coming, but today, Right now, We focus on the God, Immanuel that has come. We have spent the morning focusing on the progression of the Christmas story…

Presented by OrLando Yarborough III Purpose of This Presentation: What it means to wait on God for something better. How to wait on God to receive what He has for you. Advent We are in the season of Advent. During Advent, Christians prepare for and anticipate the coming of Christ. In scripture, there…