Suffering King: Week Two

What kind of king chooses suffering over splendor—a Roman cross over a royal throne? The road to our redemption was lonely and pitted with pain, but through it all, Jesus overcame every temptation and learned obedience to the Father through what He suffered. In Suffering King, join us as we journey with Jesus to Calvary and dive deeper into what it means to truly follow Him!In “The Obedience of Hiddenness” from Garrett Prechtl shares a word about how Jesus increased in His wisdom, stature, and favor in a place of hiddenness.Sermon HighlightsLuke 2:41-52 (ESV)“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 according to custom. 43 And when the feast was ended, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know it, 44 but supposing him to be in the group they went a day's journey, but then they began to search for him among their relatives and acquaintances, 45 and when they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem, searching for him. 46 After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. 47 And all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers. 48 And when his parents saw him, they were astonished. And his mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us so? Behold, your father and I have been searching for you in great distress.” 49 And he said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?” 50 And they did not understand the saying that he spoke to them. 51 And he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was submissive to them. And his mother treasured up all these things in her heart. 52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man.”Jesus increased in wisdom, stature, and favor in the obedience of hiddenness10% of iceberg = visible | 90% of iceberg = hiddenJesus was born in BethlehemJesus was circumcised in the temple on his 8th dayJesus was visited by Eastern wise men & then was taken to Egypt where they hid from HerodJesus stayed in Jerusalem when His family hit the road for Nazareth, after Passover90% of Jesus’ earthly life was spent submerged — obedient in the place of hiddennessJesus’ obedience to hiddenness prepared Him for everything He was about to do & go throughA lot of Christians are intimidated by the idea of hiddenness because they are actually indifferent about obedienceElijah was hidden at Cherith because God was preparing Him for Mt. Carmel