CD 1774 Are You Minding Your Own Business?

CD 1774 Are You Minding Your Own Business?

Food 4 Thought: stop and think for a moment and see if you can remember how many times somebody has told you to mind your own business! Probably everyone under the sound of my voice has been told that at least once and their life and if you have a more involved personality you probably cannot count the number of times you've been told to mind your own business. But this morning as children of the most high God we have an example from the Lord Jesus Christ to follow. So this morning I asked you are you minding your own business? Not your personal business alone but your heavenly business from your father in heaven? Remember Joseph he was about his master's business when sin came calling and he went running to a righteous God because he was about his father's business! (See Genesis  39:11-12)

With that question be an ask Brother Jason is going to put two verses of scripture on the screen that show us that we are children of God and we are to work the works of our Lord and Savior Jesus the Christ:

Bro. Jason: *John 1:12 KJV But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

*John 14:12 KJV Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

Now let's turn to the gospel of Luke chapter 2 for our text this morning: 

*Text: Luk 2:41-52 KJV 41 Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover. 42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast. 43 And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it. 44 But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance. 45 And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him. 46 And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions. 47 And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers. 48 And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing. 49 And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business? 50 And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them. 51 And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart. 52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.

Notice in verse 49 our key thought for this morning Jesus asked a simple question to his parents: wished you not that I must be about my father's business?

Q. What is the Father's business? Though this can be subjective I feel like when we're talking about the Father's business we're talking about these three: 

#1 Love

*Read 1 Peter 4:8 KJV And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

*Read 1 Corinthians 13:8 KJV Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.

*Read 1John 4:7-14 KJV 7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. 8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. 9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. 10 Herein is l