Christology: EARLY LIFE (Al)

Luke 2 The Example of Christ

Luke 2:22–39

People had incite into who Jesus was when he was very young.

Luke 2:40–52

Jesus was 12 years old.

The time between the incarnation and his public ministry (Kicked off by his baptism).

GROW LIKE CHRIST

Luke 2:40 “And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom. And the favor of God was upon him.”

Mark 12:30 “And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’”

Take pleasure in loving God.

Strength - physical strength, progressive resistance, reps, diet, sleep

Al is focusing on physical strength fo real tonight.

Capacity - by a test

Also when your under stress, environment, situation

Do you have a weakness or limitation

Why does God want your strength?

What you use your strength on is what you love.

Being healthy is part of service. What if you can’t lift a chair or a child?

People will see you serve God while you live inside of your body.

You have to be capable in serving in some way and move around.

Also, we need to be able to protect the flock, we need to be able to flight.

But also all the other parts like mind and soul also must with your whole being serve the Lord.

Angeli - women pain tolerance, multi-tasking

GROW IN WISDOM

Proverbs 4:5 “Get wisdom; get insight; do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.”

GO GET THAT WISDOM FOO!

Wisdom is the application of knowledge - the ability to use your knowledge and experience to make good decisions and judgements.

We need to have knowledge about God in order for us to have solid decisions and judgements regarding Christ and our lives.

We are trying discern what’s right and what’s wrong.

Understanding needs to come from Scripture, that’s the source of right and wrong.

Don’t just be rash and don’t just act right off the cuff.

God’s will is not going to include sin to be able to do it.

Luke 2:44–46 “but supposing him to be in the group they went a day’s journey, but then they began to search for him among their relatives and acquaintances, and when they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem, searching for him. After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.”

He gets left behind in Jerusalem and they went to the temple where they would find him. So he had wisdom to go to a familiar and safe place and public place.

They were away from Jesus for a long time actually. So he probably had food too at the temple.

He did not sin but going to temple and teaching.

Sheer wisdom for him to go there!!!!!!

Luke 2:52 “And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man.”

Jesus did sit under teaching even though the Son of God.

PREPARE LIKE CHRIST

Proverbs 19:27 “Cease to hear instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge.”

If you stop listening you will be disobedient (stray). YOU WILL SIN.

Have your obligations like Christ

Family obligations

“why were you looking for me, don’t you know I am suppose to be in my Father’s house?”

He knows he is the Son of God

He knows he had responsibility as the Son of God to the Father.

We also are Sons and Daughters and he does think of you that way.

He also obeyed his earthly parents

Our prime directive is to do God’s will and carry out his will.