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Matthew 1:18-25 Introduction: I. The Pronouncement of Hope-vs. 18 A. To an espoused couple “Mary was espoused of Joseph”-In this culture “espousal” meant that a contract of marriage had already been agreed upon between the groom and the father of the bride. They were already legally married but were…

Today’s theme for advent is light. Again, we will use our questions to consider this theme. What is light? How can we experience light? How does Christmas help us to understand and experience light? Today we are going to be looking at two events around the birth of Christ. The first is before his birth,…

Entertaining Angels is the Christ’s Birthday Observance theme for 2022. We will be collecting a special Christ’s Birthday Observance Offering at the end of our service today. We have another Angel Visit that shows up in our Gospel passage this morning. But first, let’s catch ourselves up. Waiting for…

Four hundred years of prophetic silence was broken when the angel Gabriel appeared to Zacharias the priest to announce that he and his wife would be having a child in their old age. This son would be named John and would be the one who would precede the Savior of the world and call the people of Israel…

Matt 1:18–25 Joseph ’ s distress (1:18): He is heartbroken, assuming his pregnant wife-to-be has been unfaithful. Did Mary commit Adultery Did Joseph and Mary fornicate before marriage Joseph ’ s decision (1:19): Not wanting to disgrace Mary, he determines to break their engagement secretly. I Peter…

Luke 2:1-21 Scene 1. Imagine a huge party being held on your birthday in your honour. There are presents and gifts and special speeches. More food and alcohol is consumed than at any other time of the year. Everyone considers the event so important that it is declared a public holiday. In fact it is…

26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!” 29 But she was…

The story of Christmas isn’t just about a baby in a manger. The story of Christmas is about who that baby is. The story of Christmas is about what that baby came to do. The story of Christmas is about God keeping His promise to send a Savior. Have you trusted in Him?

We live in a world of drama . None of us like drama, but many of us help produce it. Social media has many positive characteristics but can also help to create and sustain drama. We cannot please everyone. We try our hardest but it doesn’t work. I must admit this is a hard lesson I am still learning.…

Joseph. He certainly knew what it was like to have your plans ‘derailed’, didn’t he. Have you ever experienced that in your life? I know I have. It is a natural part of life to make plans, to plot out where you want to go, what you want to do, how you want things to be. Then, we work toward those goals.…

Not many of us here today would say that our life has ended up being at this point exactly where we had in mind. Your life may be on the right trajectory. It may be moving in the right direction. But I have found that no ones life hits 100% of what they had hoped for. It is a reality of life. Things…

Each Christmas I preach on the birth of Jesus Christ. It seems fitting because Christmas is about Him! There is always this temptation or struggle to somehow make this fresh, amazing, powerful. I’m going to leave that in God’s hands today, ( truth is I should leave it there every time .) Today I want…

Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. But as he…

A lot went into the story that we celebrate at Christmas. As we discover that backstory, we find that God can use our sordid stories as well. In this message, we explore Joseph, the husband of Mary.

When life gets tough, remember, God came to be with us.

Welcome & Announcements: Daniel 1. Looking Back Service - This service will include two different longer testimonies, and a sharing time at the closing of the service to celebrate all God has done in this past year. 2. Sunday School - Slated to begin January 9th after a brief training time. 3. Small…

Joseph models trust in God and courage to do what's right.