The Jesus Story Wk
3
Luke
1:26-‐56
&
2:1-‐20
•
God
entrusted
Mary
(the
age
of
a
Jr.
Higher)
to
raise
the
Savior
of
the
world.
y
Luke’s Gospel o But
most
teenagers
don’t
think
God
wants
to
do
awesome
1. ‘Adolescence’
is
a
free
pass
READY
TO
DO
AWESOME
THINGS
___________________________.
things
with
them,
why?
2. Faith
=
_REASON
_______
+
_
T_______.
RUST
o In
contrast
to
Mary,
many
‘teenagers’
aren’t
trusted
even
to
spend
a
night
out
with
their
friends.
Evaluate
yourself,
are
3. Jesus
is
either
God
or
a
_HUGE
CONSPIRACY
MOVEMENT
__________________________.
you
genuinely
responsible,
reliable,
and
trustworthy?
If
your
• Today,
people
don’t
really
act
like
responsible
adults
until
twenty-‐ answer
is
‘kind
of,’
what
can
you
do
to
grow
in
these
areas?
something.
In
Jesus’
time,
people
were
viewed
as
adults
around
14.
Read
Isaiah
32:8,
Psalms
15
o In
your
opinion,
what
does
it
mean
to
be
an
adult?
A
good
follow
up
question
might
be:
‘When
you’re
not
responsible,
what’s
the
primary
issue?’
Answer:
Selfishness.
The
The
biggest
distinction
between
adults
and
children,
is
biggest
thing
that
will
grow
maturity
is
selflessness.
selflessness;
the
ability
to
see
and
value
things
beyond
themselves.
People
only
succeed
in
roles
of
adulthood
• For
Mary,
being
a
pregnant
unwed
teenager
was
probably
incredibly
(parent/spouse/employee)
when
they
are
selfless.
hard,
scary
and
confusing.
It
might
help
to
define
what
adulthood
is
NOT:
Jersey
Shore,
The
o John
8:39-‐41
reveals
that
some
people
viewed
Mary
as
a
Hills,
etc.
whore.
Why
would
God
choose
to
bring
Jesus
to
Earth
in
a
o Is
delayed
adulthood
God
or
bad?
Why
is
it
appealing?
Read
1
way
that
makes
Mary
look
bad?
Have
you
ever
gone
through
Timothy
4:12;
1
Corinthians
13:11.
something
really
hard,
and
maybe
didn’t
understand
why
it
Delayed
adulthood
is
appealing
because
it
extends
the
amount
of
had
to
be
that
hard?
time
we
have
to
live
selfishly,
&
expect
others
to
do
things
for
us.
GOOD
OPPORTUNITY:
Many
of
our
kids
are
currently
going
It’s
clear
that
God
expects
growth
and
maturity
in
our
lives
while
through
hardship
whether
it’s
divorce,
financial,
or
friend-‐related.
the
world
does
not.
We
have
to
choose
every
day
to
align
our
Use
this
question
to
talk
about
the
hurts
kids
are
currently
going
lives
to
God’s
life-‐giving
standards,
not
the
worlds
low,
pleasure-‐ through.
seeking
standards.
The
Answer:
Suffering
doesn’t
actually
originate
from
God.
In
o How
does
delayed
adulthood
affect
being
a
Christian?
Mary’s
case,
the
name-‐calling
&
shame
comes
from
the
It
directly
relates
to
immaturity,
laziness,
and
susceptibility
to
judgmental
and
ignorant
mouths
of
sinful
man.
It’s
the
same
for
false
teaching.
us,
regardless
of
circumstance,
pain
and
suffering
are
the
result
Proverbs
20:4
describes
a
sluggard
not
sowing
anything,
but
then
of
sin
in
the
world,
so
we
can’t
blame
God.
The
good
news
is,
that
wanting
to
reap
a
harvest.
Many
‘adolescents’
do
the
same
thing,
God
is
able
to
use
painful
situations
to
show
his
own
love,
to
train
being
lazy
and
selfish,
yet
they
expect
to
somehow
become
a
us,
and
to
give
us
a
heart
of
compassion
for
others.
virtuous,
godly
adult.
(1
Corinthians
9:24-‐27
talks
about
training
o Mary’s
response
to
the
angel
in
Luke
1:28
is
one
of
trust
even
ourselves
as
Christians).
when
it’s
hard.
Do
you
still
trust
God
when
life
gets
hard?
What
can
help
you
grow
in
your
trust
for
God?
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