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Luke 2:41-52

Listen to Luke 2:41-52
41 Now every year his parents went to Jerusalem for the festival of the Passover.
42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up as usual for the festival.
43 When the festival was ended and they started to return, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but his parents did not know it.
44 Assuming that he was in the group of travelers, they went a day's journey. Then they started to look for him among their relatives and friends.
45 When they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem to search for him.
46 After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
47 And all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.
48 When his parents saw him they were astonished; and his mother said to him, "Child, why have you treated us like this? Look, your father and I have been searching for you in great anxiety."
49 He said to them, "Why were you searching for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?"
50 But they did not understand what he said to them.
51 Then he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them. His mother treasured all these things in her heart.
52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and in years, and in divine and human favor.

Luke 2:41-52 Study Resources

Sermons

Learning From the Perfect 12-Year-Old, Part 3
Learning From the Perfect 12-Year-Old, Part 3
Pastor Mike Fabarez

Priorities in TensionBreak out your priority list for just a second.  Who is at the top?  Spouse?  Kids? Career?  All of them legitimate contenders for our attention.  But should any one of these candidates become the primary focus of our lives, well, everything gets out of order!  We previously began looking at what a certain junior higher said should be the very center of our lives.  On this edition of Focal Point, Mike Fabarez picks up where we left off in the message, Learning From the Perfect 12-Year-Old

Learning From the Perfect 12-Year-Old, Part 2
Learning From the Perfect 12-Year-Old, Part 2
Pastor Mike Fabarez

Priorities in Tension Parents are supposed to train and instruct their kids.  But what happens when the roles reverse and the child starts teaching mom and dad?  On this edition of Focal Point, Mike Fabarez looks at a defining moment in the life of Jesus and His parents.  No doubt, Mary and Joseph were shocked to hear what was coming out of the mouth of their junior-higher!  And there is a lesson for us in there as well.

Learning From the Perfect 12-Year-Old, Part 1
Learning From the Perfect 12-Year-Old, Part 1
Pastor Mike Fabarez

Priorities in TensionYour junior-higher could likely teach you a lot about the latest technology, trends in today’s fashion, or the latest blockbuster movie.  But not many of us would seek out a pre-teen in order to receive life-changing wisdom!  On this edition of Focal Point, Mike Fabarez says there is one, special middle-schooler who has a lot to wisdom to share!  While kids His age were still learning from pastors and parents, Jesus was teaching the teachers!

Footnotes 3

  • [a] Gk [they]
  • [b] Or [be about my Father's interests?]
  • [c] Or [in stature]
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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