January 12, 2025

Son of God – Luke 3:21-38 - Rev. Justin Young

Main Idea: God understands and acts.

Jesus

  • Baptized like us and not like us. (vv. 21-22)
  • Born like us and not like us. (vv. 23-38)

Questions

  • Does God understand?
  • Does God care?

Announcements

🙏 Dads’ Prayer Group (English) – January 14 at 9:00 p.m. online.

🏡 Youth Group Parent Group Gathering – January 18 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. – Emotional Identity – God made every person unique and for a purpose. As we explore emotional identity, we will read Scripture, map out our own emotional development, and learn about emotional security. We will learn how our youth are asking us: am I loved, cared for, and valued? And we will dive into what God talks about when He references our hearts in the Bible.

🍞 Serving at Shepherd Community Center’s Food Pantry – March 15 at 8:00 a.m. – This opportunity is limited to eight volunteers so register today.

🌎 Missions spotlight features Jordan and Bella Yao (San He Church, Taiwan).

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This Week's Bible Reading

  • January 13 - Psalm 9, Luke 13
  • January 14 - Psalm 10, Luke 14-15
  • January 15 - Psalm 11, Luke 16
  • January 16 - Psalm 12, Luke 17-18
  • January 17 - Psalm 13, Luke 19

(Complete plan here.)

Growth Group Guide

  1. Share a highlight and lowlight from 2024. Why did you pick those events?
  2. Read Luke 3:21-22. How is Jesus’s humanity displayed? His divinity?
  3. If you could trace your family tree back to ancient times, who would you hope to find among your ancestors and why?
  4. Skim Luke 3:23-38. How is Jesus’s humanity displayed? His divinity?
  5. How does Jesus’s humanity challenge or encourage you? (See Hebrews 2:14-15 for one idea.)
  6. How does Jesus’s divinity challenge or encourage you?
  7. What would be lost if Jesus was either not fully human or not fully divine? Why?