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Young Jesus - The Gospels · Bible in a Year with Jack Graham

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  Speaker 1: Let us pray. And the child grew and waxed strong
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  Speaker 1: in the Spirit, filled with wisdom, and the grace of
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  Speaker 1: God was upon him. Luke 2.40 As I continue to grow,
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  Speaker 1: I thank you that I am increasing in wisdom and
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  Speaker 1: understanding like Jesus. Even when others don't understand the magnitude
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  Speaker 1: of my calling, I will remain true to what you've
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  Speaker 1: placed inside of me, Lord. I choose to understand that
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  Speaker 1: sometimes the people closest to me won't understand my anointing,
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  Speaker 1: and that's okay. Nevertheless, I will not shrink or play
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  Speaker 1: small when it comes to walking in my divine identity.
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  Speaker 1: With Jesus as my focus, I will learn to walk
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  Speaker 1: and talk in confidence as He did. I am ready
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  Speaker 1: to live my fullest life and be involved with my
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  Speaker 1: Heavenly Father's business. In Jesus' name. Amen. Thank you for
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  Speaker 3: Young Jesus. In our last story, the baby Jesus was
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  Speaker 3: visited by three wise men. They were prominent scholars and astronomers,
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  Speaker 3: yet they worshipped Jesus as king. Herod, the evil king
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  Speaker 3: of the Jews, got word that there was a new
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  Speaker 3: child born by prophecy. Seeing Jesus as a threat to
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  Speaker 3: his power, he had every child under the age of
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  Speaker 3: two killed. Yet Joseph had his family flee just in time.
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  Speaker 3: Now we get a glimpse into the childhood of Jesus.
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  Speaker 3: His wisdom and purpose remained a mystery to Mary and Joseph.
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  Speaker 3: Inspired by the Gospels.
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  Speaker 4: Hello everyone, Jack Graham here. In yesterday's episode, we learned
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  Speaker 4: of the visit of the wise men who came from
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  Speaker 4: the East to worship the Messiah. They brought lavish gifts
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  Speaker 4: that symbolized the royalty, divinity, and ultimately, even the death
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  Speaker 4: of Christ. Even as a baby, Jesus represented a threat
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  Speaker 4: to the established power structure, and as we learned, King
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  Speaker 4: Herod sought to kill him. But God protected Joseph, Mary,
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  Speaker 4: and Jesus, and they escaped into Egypt until Herod died. Today,
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  Speaker 4: we'll hear about the life of a young Jesus before
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  Speaker 4: the beginning of his earthly ministry. we'll see how even
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  Speaker 4: as a child he was in fellowship with the Father
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  Speaker 4: and his wisdom and insight drew others to him. And
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  Speaker 4: as they journey to Jerusalem for Passover, Joseph and Mary
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  Speaker 4: will get a glimpse of just how special Jesus really is.
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  Speaker 4: Let's hear now the reading of God's Word.
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  Speaker 3: The crowds pushed and shoved as Mary and Joseph tried
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  Speaker 3: to make their way from the temple. For the past
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  Speaker 3: twelve years, the small family had made their way to
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  Speaker 3: Jerusalem for Passover. Mary and Joseph had watched as Jesus
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  Speaker 3: grew up and became strong. The boy was filled with
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  Speaker 3: wisdom and carried the favor of God wherever he went.
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  Speaker 3: Joseph did his best to guide his wife through the
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  Speaker 3: busy crowd. Millions of people flocked the holy city during Passover.
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  Speaker 3: So many, in fact, that Mary and Joseph had completely
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  Speaker 3: lost track of Jesus. He was nowhere to be seen.
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  Speaker 3: The sea of faces rolled like a rising tide, and
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  Speaker 3: not one of them resembled the twelve-year-old boy. Frantic, Mary
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  Speaker 3: scoured the city for three days in search of her child.
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  Speaker 3: Jesus was not the type to wander off. He was considerate, obedient,
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  Speaker 3: and wise beyond his years. He would not have gotten lost.
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  Speaker 3: That's when Mary realized where he must be. The two
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  Speaker 3: parents ran back to the temple courtyard. Thousands of people
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  Speaker 3: rushed in and out of the gates, but Mary knew
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  Speaker 3: Jesus must be within its walls. As the worried parents
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  Speaker 3: entered the temple doors, they saw their son sitting in
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  Speaker 3: front of priests and teachers. The boy asked deep and
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  Speaker 3: profound questions. He was also filled with answers beyond their comprehension.
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  Speaker 3: The priests and teachers hung on every word the boy said,
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  Speaker 3: gleaning deep truths from his words. Mary did not want
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  Speaker 3: to make a scene in front of the priests, so
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  Speaker 3: she waited for a lull in their conversation, and then
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  Speaker 3: grabbed Jesus away and scolded him.' Why have you done
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  Speaker 3: this to us?' she said.' Your father and I have
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  Speaker 3: been searching day and night for you.' The young boy
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  Speaker 3: looked up at his mother. His face was not confused,
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  Speaker 3: but concerned.' Why would you look for days?
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  Speaker 1: he asked.
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  Speaker 3: Didn' t you know that I would be in my father's house,
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  Speaker 3: tending to his business?' The full reality of who Jesus
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  Speaker 3: truly was still escaped Mary. She knew of his immaculate conception,
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  Speaker 3: and that he was a promised king. However, she could
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  Speaker 3: not fully understand the depths of who he was. She
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  Speaker 3: would soon discover who her son truly was, but for now,
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  Speaker 3: he was her little twelve-year-old Jesus. So she cared for
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  Speaker 3: him deeply. Joseph taught him the trade of carpentry and buildings.
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  Speaker 3: So Jesus grew in stature, strength, and wisdom daily. Nobody
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  Speaker 3: but him knew what was about to unfold.
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  Speaker 4: In today's scripture, we get a picture of young Jesus.
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  Speaker 4: The Bible doesn't say too much about the early days
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  Speaker 4: of Jesus. In fact, this is the only account between
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  Speaker 4: his flight to Egypt with his parents and the beginning
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  Speaker 4: of his ministry three decades later. But in this one account,
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  Speaker 4: We'll see so clearly a picture of how special Jesus
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  Speaker 4: really is and how in fellowship he is with the Father,
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  Speaker 4: even as a child. We'll see how he grew in wisdom, stature,
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  Speaker 4: and in favor with God and man, as the Scripture
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  Speaker 4: tells us. And so, as we heard, Jesus' family traveled
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  Speaker 4: to Jerusalem to Passover, as was their custom. Not only theirs,
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  Speaker 4: but millions of Jews traveled there each year. So the throngs,
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  Speaker 4: the multitudes of people, filled the streets. You can only
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  Speaker 4: imagine the chaos of trying to navigate yourself through Jerusalem
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  Speaker 4: at that time. As they prepared to return home after
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  Speaker 4: the feast, Jesus stayed behind in the temple. His parents
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  Speaker 4: didn't notice right away, but when they did, you can
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  Speaker 4: only imagine the panic that set in. Where is Jesus?
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  Speaker 4: What happened to Jesus? They seemed to have lost Jesus.
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  Speaker 4: They were in another town far from home among millions
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  Speaker 4: of other people crowding the streets, and Jesus was nowhere
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  Speaker 4: to be found. Mary and Joseph searched for him three days.
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  Speaker 4: Can you imagine? Three days they're looking for Jesus. Think
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  Speaker 4: about the despair that must have filled their hearts. Where
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  Speaker 4: could he be, they wondered. Friends and family had no idea.
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  Speaker 4: So finally they entered the temple and there they saw Jesus.
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  Speaker 4: He wasn't alone or afraid looking for his mom and dad. No,
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  Speaker 4: he was very fine. As we read in Luke 2,
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  Speaker 4: verses 46 and 47, After three days, they found him
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  Speaker 4: in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them
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  Speaker 4: and asking them questions. And all who heard him were
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  Speaker 4: amazed at his understanding and his answers. This 12-year-old boy,
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  Speaker 4: the boy Jesus, was sitting among the rabbis, asking and
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  Speaker 4: answering deep questions about life and living for God. He
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  Speaker 4: was clearly unlike any other child. Did you notice that
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  Speaker 4: it says, all who heard him were amazed? Yes. Jesus
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  Speaker 4: is amazing. Like any parent, Mary, when she found him,
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  Speaker 4: expressed displeasure at what Jesus had done, asking where he
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  Speaker 4: had been and why he had done this to Joseph
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  Speaker 4: and her. But Jesus gently and respectfully responded that they
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  Speaker 4: should have known he would be in the temple, his
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  Speaker 4: father's house. Throughout his life, Jesus would amaze people with
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  Speaker 4: his insight, his wisdom, and his words, just as he
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  Speaker 4: did in today's reading. Jesus was always about his Father's business. Clearly,
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  Speaker 4: Jesus lived in perfect harmony and perfect fellowship with the Father.
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  Speaker 4: And God sent him in the world to do his business.
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  Speaker 4: So Jesus grew in favor with God and man. And
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  Speaker 4: the next time we see him, God will give the
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  Speaker 4: world a sign that Jesus is indeed the Son of God.
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  Speaker 4: Dear God, we thank you for the word, your word.
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  Speaker 4: And we thank you for the story of Jesus. From
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  Speaker 4: birth to boyhood to life, death, resurrection, and ascension, we
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  Speaker 4: see the power and the presence of Jesus. We see
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  Speaker 4: him uniquely united with the Father, always and forever. Like Jesus,
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  Speaker 4: in the power of your spirit, may we always be
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  Speaker 4: about your business, Lord. Always sitting at your feet to
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  Speaker 4: listen to your ways and to learn your wisdom. In Jesus' name, amen.
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  Speaker 4: Thank you for listening to today's Bible in a Year.
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  Speaker 4: I'm Pastor Jack Graham from Dallas, Texas. You can download
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