Pastor's Sunday Sermon

December 8, 2024

The first Christmas - The attributes of Joseph

1. God fearing - Joseph obeyed God's instructions that were delivered to him through an Angel.
2. Protective - Joseph protected his wife Mary and the child that was not his from the world around them.
3. Respected Mary - He chose to continue with his engagement with her, even though she was with child that was not his.
4. Humble - He did not boast or proclaim that he and his wife were chosen to bring the Messiah into the world
5. Obedient - He followed the instructions given to him by the Angel, strictly.
The Challenge is: Can you have the heart and attributes of Joseph in your life today?

Matthew 1:18-24

The Nativity of the Messiah

18 The birth of Jesus Christ came about this way: After his mother Mary had been engaged[a] to Joseph, it was discovered before they came together that she was pregnant from the Holy Spirit. 19 So her husband, Joseph, being a righteous man, and not wanting to disgrace her publicly, decided to divorce her secretly.

20 But after he had considered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, don’t be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because what has been conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”

22 Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet:

23 See, the virgin will become pregnant
and give birth to a son,
and they will name him Immanuel,[b]

which is translated “God is with us.”

24 When Joseph woke up, he did as the Lord’s angel had commanded him. He married her

Jesus loves you and so do we

Pastor's Sunday Sermon

Sand Hollow Baptist Church
Everybody's favorite little country church

Pastor's Sunday Sermon

Sand Hollow Baptist Church Everybody's favorite little country church

Sand Hollow Baptist Church
Everybody's favorite little country church