1. First Sunday after Christmas Day Livingston United Methodist Church
Growing the child
First Sunday after Christmas Day
Livingston United Methodist Church

3. Resolutions Christmas Eve New Year’s Eve Sundays Looking back
Looking forward
Resolutions

4. Luke 2b
And when the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord… 24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the Law of the Lord… 39 And when they had performed everything according to the Law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth. 40 And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom. And the favor of God was upon him.

5. Fulfills and begins Baby is born Child is married Promises of God
Purposes of God
Christ is born
Jesus grows up!
Takes time
The child grew up and became strong…

7. How does child became adult?
Law of Moses (or) Law of God
Teaching of the Lord
Gospel of Luke
New Testament continues + consistent with Old
Holy Spirit
Gain the Holy Spirit
Most important way = prayer

8. What and where? Anna Prayer and fasting – and worship
Spiritual practices
Pray sometimes in order to pray always
Prayer = talking + listening + walking + being
At the temple
Place also of ritual
Key way Christian community survives + thrives

9. Who? Parents Step-parents Men and women Younger and older Children
Grow the children
Grow the child = you