19 Dec What child is this?: Week 3
Pastor Pete Hartwig
Sermon Notes
SLIDE: What Child is This? Joseph’s Perspective
SLIDE: Joseph Accepts Jesus as His Son
Matthew 1:18-25 Pg. 783
READ… Called into the Story! Emotions.
Luke = Mary = EXCITEMENT! JOY!
SLIDE: Matthew 1:19 Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.
Joseph is a good man! A logical decision
Deut. 22:23-24 – Mary stoned
Christmas isn’t about… Good men being Logical
Christmas – WAY MORE!!!
Christmas = God calling for FAITH, TRUST in his plan, Belief that being “Good and logical” are not enough, and ACTION!
SLIDE: Matthew 1:20 “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife…
DO NOT BE AFRAID!
“What is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit”
SLIDE: Matthew 1:24 When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife.
Christmas = ACTION
JOSEPH NEVER SPEAKS – Actions speak louder than words!
Matthew 1:21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”
Jesus = the Greek form of Joshua = God saves – God delivers
Christ = The Greek – Christos English – Christ.
Messiah = Hebrew – mashiach = “anointed one” or “chosen one.”
“Jesus Christ” = “Jesus the Messiah.”
SLIDE: Matthew 1:21 “will save his people from their sins”
SLIDE: This story is… Inconceivable
editorial comment… to God.
How a story starts… matters.
How people respond to a story MATTERS!
story of God’s power.
CLOSE and Personal.
God is “WITH US” … with people.
Joseph is called to believe this…
Christmas is NOT about Good people making logical decisions!
SLIDE: Matthew 1:24 When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife.
RECAP!
I was just dating the girl over in the valley! Whuuut?
BODOS! Mary is Pregnant!
I didn’t think so… you are a Good man… a logical man.
Holy Spirit
You don’t believe her do you? I do.
A DREAM… that’s a nightmare!
You bring her here!
SLIDE: Christmas… It is deeply PERSONAL and for a LIFETIME
Take her home… THIS IS PERSONAL
To be your wife… A LIFE TIME!
This PERSONAL – LIFETIME!
Joseph stands in the story of many of us!!!
He is ME!
What seemed so CRAZY … I believe it.
Do YOU?!
You TOO?
Just like… the original Christmas…