Jesus at the Temple

Series: Kids Online Explorers Archive

Jesus at the Temple

December 26, 2021

Passage: Luke 2:40-52

Jesus and His family lived in Nazareth. Jesus grew and
learned many things. Everything Jesus did was pleasing to God.

Jesus’ family celebrated the festivals and special days as God told them to do. Every year Jesus’ family traveled to Jerusalem for the Passover Festival. When Jesus became 12 years old, He was old enough to go to the festival.

It was an exciting time! Families walked together on the road to Jerusalem. When they got to the city, the people worshiped.

When the festival ended, families began their trip back to Nazareth. All day long the people walked. Grown-ups probably talked while children skipped and played.

At the end of the day, families prepared to rest. Mary and Joseph looked for Jesus, but they could not find Him. “Have you seen our boy, Jesus? Is He with your family?” Mary and Joseph asked their friends and relatives.

But no one had seen Jesus all day.

Mary and Joseph walked back to Jerusalem to search for Jesus. Jesus’ family had a surprise. They discovered Jesus in the temple with the teachers! Jesus had been listening to the teachers and asking them questions all this time! The teachers were amazed that Jesus understood everything.

When Mary and Joseph saw Jesus, they said, “Son, why have You frightened us so? We’ve been looking for You.”

Jesus answered, “Why were you looking for Me? Didn’t you know I had to be in My Father’s house?” Then Jesus left with His parents to go back to Nazareth. Jesus continued to grow and learn and to please God and people.

Series Information

Kids 4k-5th Grade

Other sermons in the series

December 22, 2024

The Wise Men 2024

Some wise men studied stars in the sky. One night the wise men saw a...

November 03, 2024

The Red Sea

The Israelites had lived in the land of Egypt a long time and been...

October 27, 2024

The Rich Young Ruler

One day after Jesus had been teaching people, a man came up to Him...

October 06, 2024

Jesus Fed 5,000

Jesus and His disciples looked for a quiet place to rest. But crowds of...

September 22, 2024

Jesus Calmed a Storm

Jesus was teaching people beside the lake. A lot of people gathered...

September 08, 2024

The Four Friends

One day Jesus was teaching at a house in Capernaum. People filled the...

August 25, 2024

The Life of Samson

One day, God sent an angel to a man and woman with some important...

August 11, 2024

Deborah Led Israel

Text Truth: We should obey God's commands and encourage others to obey...

August 04, 2024

A Cycle of Sin

Joshua had been the people’s leader. He warned the people to obey God...

June 30, 2024

God Is Sovereign

So many bad things happened to Job. His friends tried to help him, but...

June 23, 2024

Job Was Tested

Job loved God and obeyed Him. God blessed Job with many children. Job...

June 16, 2024

Continue to Grow

Jesus never gave up. Even when people said mean or untrue things or...

June 02, 2024

The Book of Hebrews

After Jesus died, many people began to know about Jesus and love Him...

May 12, 2024

Paul's Testimony

Paul was busy all the time telling people about Jesus. This made some...

March 17, 2024

Jesus' Prayer

Jesus knew that soon He would go to the cross and die. Jesus had a...

January 14, 2024

The Woman's Gift

Jesus and His disciples were in Jerusalem. They went to the temple...

January 07, 2024

Ten Healed Lepers

Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem. As Jesus and His disciples reached...

December 31, 2023

The Loving Father

Jesus wanted people to understand how much God loved them. One day...

December 17, 2023

The Birth of Jesus 2023

Luke 2:1-20 Mary and Joseph learned they were going to have a baby—the...

October 29, 2023

The New Creation

REVELATION 21; 22:6-21 The Bible tells about the first world God made...

October 22, 2023

A Revelation for John

John lived on an island called Patmos. While John was on the island...

September 10, 2023

Jesus and Nicodemus

JOHN 3:1-21 Jesus traveled to many places to teach people. People...

July 23, 2023

Abraham's Test

God knew that Abraham loved Him and obeyed Him. God decided to give...

July 16, 2023

Abraham Rescued Lot

Lot lived in the beautiful land around the Jordan River. Lot’s family...

July 09, 2023

Abraham and Lot

Abram was a very rich man—he had herds of cattle and lots of silver...

July 02, 2023

The Tower of Babel

Noah’s family grew. Noah’s sons had sons, and their sons had sons, and...

June 25, 2023

Noah and the Ark

Noah was a good man. He was honest and treated people kindly. Noah...

June 18, 2023

Cain and Abel

God gave children to Adam and Eve. First, a boy was born. He was named...

June 11, 2023

Adam and Eve Sinned

Adam was the first person God made. God created a beautiful garden...

June 04, 2023

God Created the World

Everything in the world began with God. God started His creation with...

May 14, 2023

The Value of Wisdom

When Solomon became the king, he knew he was not ready to lead God’s...

May 07, 2023

Trust The Lord

God gave great wisdom to King Solomon. Solomon became wiser than all...

April 30, 2023

The Book of Proverbs

When Solomon knew he would become king, he asked God to make him wise...

April 23, 2023

A Message for Israel

Ezekiel was in a place called Babylon, far away from the land of...

April 16, 2023

The Book of Ezekiel

When Ezekiel was a young man, he and many other Jewish people had to...

March 26, 2023

The Rich Young Man

One day after Jesus had been teaching people, a young man who had lots...

March 12, 2023

Peter's Confession

Jesus and His disciples traveled to many places and taught people. The...

January 29, 2023

Jesus Fed The Crowd

Jesus and His disciples looked for a quiet place to rest. But crowds...

January 22, 2023

Jesus Healed People

Jesus had been on the mountain teaching crowds of people. He walked...

December 25, 2022

The Wise Men

Some wise men studied stars in the sky. One night the wise men saw a...

December 11, 2022

A Message for Joseph

Joseph was a carpenter. He was engaged to Mary, a young girl who lived...