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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.  
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  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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• LEADER  MEETING:  (6:30pm)  
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• MESSAGE:  30  AD  wk3  Life  of  Mary  
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