A Journey with Jesus: Humble
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04/10/22
Dominant Thought: As you grow up, stay small.
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visual on the orange. With peal it floats. then after we peal off the outside it sinks. Illustrate humility.
Last fall, I read Dane Ortlund’s book, Gentle and Lowly. In that book (p. 95), he shared in the August of 1740 Jonathan Edwards preached a sermon exclusively to the children of the church (ages 1-14). The main point of the message, “Children ought to love the Lord Jesus Christ above all things in the world” (The Works of Jonathan Edwards, ed. Stout and Hatch, vol. 22, 171).
And the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.
And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom. And the favor of God was upon him.
And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man.
OT summary statements of children growing: (Invite 2nd grader, 4-5th grader, middle school, early teen to read these different verses either from Luke or OT):
The Gospel of Luke 2.7. The Growth of Jesus, Son of God (2:40-52)
This brief report has precedent in Israel’s Scriptures—for example, Gen 21:8, 20; Judg 13:24; 1 Sam 2:21, 26.
Jon Weece story of little girl who went to University of Kentucky Campus to give brownies away at Christmas. Muslim student received a brown. She invited him to church. He came with her family to church and sat down in the front of the Children’s class to hear the stories of Jesus.