1. Life of Christ Seminar Week 2 Slide1 Sponsored by the Christadelphians Life of Christ Section 6 First Visit to Jerusalem

2. Life of Christ Seminar Week 2 Slide1 Sponsored by the Christadelphians Life of Christ Outline Circumcision Simeon and Anna In the Beginning –Look at John’s Gospel –Manifestation Lesson for Us

3. Life of Christ Seminar Week 2 Slide1 Sponsored by the Christadelphians Life of Christ Circumcision Luke 2:21 –Circumcision the eighth day Leviticus 12:3 –vitamin K –prothrombin Genesis 17:10 –Covenent

4. Life of Christ Seminar Week 2 Slide1 Sponsored by the Christadelphians Life of Christ Simeon and Anna Luke 2:25-35 –Simeon Echoes in v.30- 32… back to Isaiah…

5. Life of Christ Seminar Week 2 Slide1 Sponsored by the Christadelphians Life of Christ Simeon and Anna “For my eyes have seen Your salvation which You have prepared before the face of all peoples, a light to bring revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of Your people Israel.” Luke 2:30-32 “The LORD has made bare His holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; And all the ends of the earth shall see The salvation of our God.” Isa.52:10 “…and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles…” Isa.42:6 “I will also give You as a light to the Gentiles, that You should be My salvation to the ends of the earth.” Isa.42:6

6. Life of Christ Seminar Week 2 Slide1 Sponsored by the Christadelphians Life of Christ Simeon and Anna Luke 2:36-38 –Anna the Prophetess Spoke of Jesus to all those in the Temple (probably gathered after Simeon)

7. Life of Christ Seminar Week 2 Slide1 Sponsored by the Christadelphians Life of Christ In the Beginning … Mark 1:1, Luke 1:2; John 1:1 –What do they have in common? –All speak of Jesus’ “beginning” … but John puts Jesus’ life into complete perspective in relationship to God’s plan of salvation

8. Life of Christ Seminar Week 2 Slide1 Sponsored by the Christadelphians Life of Christ In the Beginning … There is an echo from John 1:1 to Genesis 1:1… Power of God’s Word – Gen.1:3-4; Isa.55:8-11 Just as Genesis 1:1 was a new physical creation, so John 1:1 was a new spiritual creation. Jesus was the Word made flesh…

9. Life of Christ Seminar Week 2 Slide1 Sponsored by the Christadelphians Life of Christ In the Beginning … God Manifestation – to be like God Compare John 1:1 w/ 1 John 1:1-2 John 1:14 –God’s word made flesh, Jesus, was a perfect manifestation of God. How? By doing exactly what God did and does – compare Exodus 34:5-7 w/ John 1:14

10. Life of Christ Seminar Week 2 Slide1 Sponsored by the Christadelphians Life of Christ In the Beginning … God Manifestation – to be like God “And the word became flesh and dwelt among us…”

11. Life of Christ Seminar Week 2 Slide1 Sponsored by the Christadelphians Life of Christ Lesson for Us Jesus manifested his son perfectly in every step, every thought, every word that passed his lips. We are trying to do that very same thing. And although we fail, we keep trying! 2 Timothy 3:16-4:5