GNC #4 "Obedience, What is it?
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Recap: Wise Men
Recap: Wise Men
LAST TIME—WISE MEN
CAME to WORSHIP JESUS —NEWBORN KING.
Review Question: DOES ANYONE REMEMBER WHAT SPECIAL SIGN GOD PUT in the SKY? STAR
(Q) WHERE WAS JESUS BORN? BETHLEHEM
KING HEROD = VERY JEALOUS of NEW “KING”
JESUS & FAMILY ESCAPED to EGYPT—ANOTHER COUNTRY NEARBY.
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Message:
Message:
Setting: STORY BEGINS in EGYPT— HEROD PASSED AWAY—IT WAS NOW SAFE for JESUS’ FAMILY to RETURN.
(PG. 3.5)Focus: ANGEL SHARES a MESSAGE WITH JOSEPH—TELLING HIM to GO BACK
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Result: JOSEPH OBEYED GOD!
HE DIDN’T ALWAYS DO it PERFECTLY—
— NONE OF US HAVE BUT JESUS—BUT WE ARE SUPPOSED to OBEY GOD
Today’s Main Idea: WE SHOULD… OBEY GOD.
JOSEPH OBEYS—TAKES HIS FAMILY BACK to THEIR HOMETOWN—NAZARETH.
IT HAD BEEN a WHILE!
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Setting...Back in Nazareth: LIFE RESUMES
JOSEPH WAS a CARPENTER…
C.C.: DOES ANYONE HERE HAVE a DAD WHO is A BUILDER?
THAT’S WHAT JOSEPH DID!
DURING this TIME—JESUS CONTINUED to GROW.
Focus: JESUS = SPECIAL — GOD’S ONLY SON— JESUS NEVER DID ANYTHING WRONG— HE ALWAYS OBEYED GOD!
JESUS ALSO LISTENED to HIS PARENTS GROWING UP—
— BIBLE SAYS to HONOR YOUR MOM & DAD— AND JESUS DID THAT PERFECTLY!
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Suspense: BUT THERE WAS ONE DAY THAT JESUS SCARED HIS PARENTS…
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(PG. 4.1) Background: EVERY YEAR—JEWISH PEOPLE WERE SUPPOSED to GO to the CITY of JERUSALEM,, to CELEBRATE the PASSOVER—THE TIME GOD DELIVERED the PEOPLE of ISRAEL…
Luke 2:41 (NLT)
41 Every year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the Passover festival.
A SPECIAL 7-DAY LONG FEAST!
(PG. 4.2.) THEY WOULD HAVE a SPECIAL SACRIFICE & MEAL—REMEMBERING HOW GOD SPARED THEM from JUDGMENT
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(PG. 4.3) ONE DAY,, JESUS WOULD BECOME THAT SACRIFICE— to SPARE US from JUDGMENT…
Romans 5:8 (ESV)
8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Gospel: LIKE the LAMB from LONG AGO—
— JESUS TOOK OUR SINS & PUNISHMENT SO WE COULD BE FORGIVEN… IF WE TRUST in HIM.
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THAT WAS a LONG TIME AWAY...
RIGHT NOW—JESUS WAS 12 & HIS FAMILY WAS @ JERUSALEM for the FEAST…
REMEMBER I SAID JESUS SCARED HIS PARENTS?
HERE’S WHAT HAPPENED:
7 DAYS in JERUSALEM
THEN THEY LEFT to GO HOME
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(PG. 4.4) BUT JESUS STAYED BEHIND!
Luke 2:43 (ESV)
43 And when the feast was ended, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know it,
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(PG. 4.5) Tension: ONE DAY LATER—THEY COULDN’T FIND JESUS!
SCARED THEY RETURNED to JERUSALEM… LOOKING EVERYWHERE for THREE DAYS!!
EVENTUALLY THEY FOUND HIM:
Luke 2:46 (NLT)
46 Three days later they finally discovered him in the Temple, sitting among the religious teachers, listening to them and asking questions.
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(PG. 4.6.) JESUS WAS SPENDING TIME in the TEMPLE—LIKE OUR CHURCHES— LISTENING to the TEACHERS…
TEACHERS WERE SO IMPRESSED W/ JESUS— HE WAS SO SMART—BECAUSE HE WAS the SON of GOD.
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JESUS’ LIFE WAS CONSTANTLY DEVOTED to GOD
HE DID WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED to DO: “OBEY GOD”
Focus: WHAT MADE JESUS SPECIAL, IS HE DID it PERFECTLY!
WHEN HE WAS a KID THAT MEANT OBEYING HIS PARENTS—SO HE WENT HOME W/ THEM to NAZARETH…
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LIKE JESUS… WE SHOULD OBEY GOD.
Gospel Invitation:
Gospel Invitation:
MOST IMPORTANT WAY—BELIEVE in JESUS
THIS is the WORK of GOD—BELIEVE on the ONE HE SENT…
Romans 10:9–10 (NLT)
9 If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
10 For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved.
IF WE TRUST in JESUS—BELIEVING HE DIED for OUR SINS & WAS RAISED to LIFE AGAIN—
— WE WILL BE in HEAVEN W/ GOD SOME DAY…
IF WE HAVE TRUSTED in JESUS—WE SHOULD OBEY GOD to SAY “THANK YOU” for ALL GOD’S DONE!
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Review Time:
Review Time:
Who told Joseph it was safe to go back home? An angel.
Why was it now safe? The bad king, Herod died.
What was Joseph’s hometown? Nazareth
Does anyone remember what Joseph did for a job? Carpenter—builder.
When Jesus’ family traveled to Jerusalem, what did Jesus do when they left? He stayed behind in Jerusalem.
Do you remember how old Jesus was when this happened? 12 years old
Where did they find Jesus? Temple
How long did they spend looking for Jesus? 3 days!
Did Jesus always obey God? Yes!
What are we supposed to do? Obey God!
