Emphasis Preaching Journal
After a panic-stricken three...
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After a panic-stricken three-day search for their twelve-
year-old son, Mary and Joseph finally find young Jesus at the Temple in Jerusalem, listening to the Jewish teachers and asking questions. Instead of the expected apology, all Jesus has to say for himself is: "Why did you have to look for me? Didn't you know that I had to be in my Father's house? Where else would I be?"
year-old son, Mary and Joseph finally find young Jesus at the Temple in Jerusalem, listening to the Jewish teachers and asking questions. Instead of the expected apology, all Jesus has to say for himself is: "Why did you have to look for me? Didn't you know that I had to be in my Father's house? Where else would I be?"
