My Father's Business

TEXTLuke 2:41-51

INTRODUCTION:

A.      NOT ALL OF WHAT JESUS TAUGHT IN HIS SAYINGS - ACTION!!!!!

B.      1 Pet. 2:21.  WE IMITATE HIM.

C.      IN HIS EARLY LIFE HE LEFT US AN EXAMPLE.

I.      JESUS WAS BUSY AT AN EARLY AGE.

A.      HE WASN'T OUR SOWING WILD OATS( Gal. 6:7-8 ).

B.      HE SHOWED WISDOM( Luke 2:52 ).

C.      NOTE INSPIRED WARNINGS( Ecc. 11:9-12:1; 1 Tim. 4:12;  2 Tim. 2:22 ).

D.      HOW WILL YOU TURN OUT - WHAT WILL PEOPLE( OR GOD )THINK?

II.     JESUS TOOK HIS WORK SERIOUSLY.

A.      "MUST" BE ABOUT FATHER'S BUSINESS, NOTHING COULD INTERFERE!

B.      "I MUST" vs. "MUST I?"

C.      WE HAVE A TASK, A MISSION.  TAKE IT SERIOUSLY

          ( Rom. 12:10-11;  Titus 2:14, 1-8 , sober ).

D.      OUR SOBER ATTITUDE DERIVES FROM THE SERIOUSNESS OF OUR

          TASK( James 5:19-20;  1 Tim. 4:16 ).

E.      Matt. 6:33.

III.    CHRIST HAD A KNOWLEDGE OF HIS TASK.

A.      THE REACTION IN THE TEMPLE( Luke 2:46-47 ).

B.      OF THE MULTITUDES( Matt. 7:28-29 ).,

C.      THE OFFICERS SENT TO ARREST HIM( John 7:44-46 ).

D.      WE'VE GOT TO KNOW OUR BUSINESS.

          1.       Our business is teaching others( Matt. 28:19-20 ).

          2.       We must teach ourselves, also( 2 Pet. 3:18;  2 Tim. 2:15 ).

          3.       As a congregation( Eph. 4:11-13 ).

IV.   HE WAS PERSISTENT AND UNWAVERING - DETERMINED.

A.      DETERMINATION SEEN IN PROPHECY( Isa. 50:6-7 ).

B.      IN HIS TEACHINGS( John 4:34;  9:4 ).

C.      HIS ACTION( Matt. 20:17-19 ).

D.      MUST BE SEEN IN US( 1 Cor. 15:58 ).

V.    JESUS FOUND IT NECESSARY TO SACRIFICE.

A.      JESUS EMPTIED HIMSELF( Phil. 2:5-8 ).

B.      WHAT DOES DEMAN OF ME?( Rom. 12:1;  Gal. 2:20 ).

C.      GOD WILL REWARD( 1 Cor. 15:58;  Gal. 6:9 ).

CONCLUSION:

A.      JESUS BEGAN FROM THE EARLIEST AGE TO SET AN EXAMPLE FOR US.

B.      HOW LONG WILL WE WAIT TO FOLLOW?