Family discussion questions:
1. Joseph and Mary took Jesus to the temple after he was born. Which two people does Luke mention that they met there?
2. The people Luke mentions were part of a special group of people waiting properly for the coming Messiah. What were they waiting for the Messiah to do?
3. Why did God’s people need to be comforted?
4. How are we to think about the godlessness of the world around us?
5. In 1 John 3 John speaks of the hope of believers as being like Jesus when He comes the second time. What does that mean?
6. What are the works of the Devil that John mentions?
7. How did Jesus first coming destroy the works of the Devil?
8. How will Jesus second coming destroy the works of the Devil?
9. How does our approach to holiness and sin show if we are actually waiting for Jesus the way that Simeon and Anna did?
10. What does it mean to make a practice of sin?
11. What three comforts does God give to a Christian who has sinned?
