JESUS
AS A TEEN… Think about that. There’s a verse
That
describes Him during those times:
Luke
2:52 And Jesus
increased in wisdom
and stature, and in favour with God and man.
and stature, and in favour with God and man.
Bible
scholars believe that since this verse follows after the
incident
in Jesus’ life when He was 12 yrs old, it is most certainly
referring
to His teen years and beyond. It contains a wealth of
crucial
principles for maturing in a way that pleases God
and keeps us safe and strong.
Let’s
look at the ‘quad’ principles shown.
They are:
Wisdom
- that’s MENTAL ____________________________________________
Stature -
that’s PHYSICAL ____________________________________________
Favor
with God - that’s
SPIRITUAL ____________________________________________
Favor
with man - that’s
SOCIAL ____________________________________________
Remember
the 4 quadrunner systems? Each one was different, yet they all needed
to work together. As we began this workshop, we decided a powerful
step forward was to learn the strengths and weaknesses of each one.
These areas of Christ’s early years (and ours) require the same
analysis.
Discuss
how each of these areas in your life might be MEASURED… where do
you see your major strengths?
Now
go back through the list and see where your weaknesses are. Your
friends, or family, or church group all need each other. Scripture
speaks often of unity “building up the brethren.”
As
we’ve already seen, God has put in
scripture loads of helps and principles for fine tuning our lives
into balanced, high performance blood-pumpin’ machines that honor
Him. Young people that want to mature and find the lasting joy in
life will say, “I need help working on this area of my life. God
please show me who I can talk to about this.”
Put
on your thinking cap… on the blank lines above write how you
imagine each of these four areas might be connected to you using a
computer. Be brave.
