Holy Boldness

mand everywhere He goes. He isn’t rude or manipulative. It is simply the demeanor with which He operates. The Gospels reveal the simple genius of Jesus on every page. Such profound simplicity as we find coming out of His mouth has captured the imagination of the world for 2000 years. • He takes command of every conversation. • He is superior in every debate, • the more correct in every argument,

• the more informed in any point of confusion, • the more mature and reasonable in every conflict, • the leader of every initiative, • the teacher in every point in question, • the wittier in any challenge of wits, • the most peaceful in times of peril, • the most confident in the face of overwhelming odds, • the master of every situation He faced. Rights of Passage followed by a divine response

Up until this point, every significant moment of Jesus’ life happened in the context of adherence to the civil and religious laws of His day. • He was born in Bethlehem in alignment with prophecy be cause His parents had to go there to be a part of the Roman census. • Eight days after Jesus’ birth he was circumcised and received his name. • After the days of purification, he was consecrated to God through Joseph and Mary’s sacrifice of two doves at the tem ple in Jerusalem and there appeared two prophets to confirm his identity and calling, Anna and Simeon, announcing the significance and the impact of his life.

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