So Jesus not only had to teach the teachers, he had to teach his parents about the truth of God.

Well then Luke tells us he left and he went with his mom and his dad.

Went back to Nazareth and was subject to them,

that is to Mary and Joseph.

And his mother kept all these things in her heart.

This month we have spent a lot of time

reflecting on the birth of Jesus, the

incarnation. Well today as we conclude this month of special messages we'll

consider Jesus when he was a boy. Welcome to the Saturday edition of Renewing Your Mind.

I'm your host, Nathan W Bingham.

As today is the final message in this special series,

it's also the final day to request

R.C. Sproll's new Advent Devotional,

the Advent of Glory at renewing your mind.

Orr. Perhaps you'll request several copies as gifts for next Christmas.

Not a lot is recorded for us about the childhood of Jesus,

but there is a fascinating incident when Jesus is just 12 years old and what takes place raises some theological

questions that we must answer carefully. Here's our sea sprawl preaching on Jesus

in the temple. Luke gives us more information about Jesus' birth and infancy than any other gospel writer.

And we've been looking at that information over the past several weeks.

Last week, we looked at his presentation in the temple when he was about six weeks old.

And then there's a gap. That gap goes from six weeks old to 12 years old. And then

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