The angel appeared to Mary and said, "Greetings, favored one! “May it be to me as you have said.” Then the angel left her. And behold, you will conceive in your womb, and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus. This was a trip of about two hundred miles by foot or donkey, over mountains, wilderness, and desert, with a baby under two years of age. But that is not exceptionally difficult when she knows her husband is acting in her best interest and is taking his directions from the Lord, as Joseph was. Don’t you think others might conclude that Mary and Joseph had gone too far in their relationship with each other and had disobeyed the law of God? 2:20). It was here that the people were so offended that they tried to throw him over edge of the cliff, about 14 miles from the Sea of Galilee and. Sermon For The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph (Dec 28th, Year B). 16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason the holy offspring shall be called the Son of God” (Luke 1:35). I thought I would quickly post one thought from that message today. She questioned the angel, as well she might: “How can this be, since I am a virgin?” (Luke 1:34). 28 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. Mary stayed with Elizabeth for three months. It makes us totally vulnerable, and we can get hurt that way! and take as many people to heaven with us as we can. As we saw in the lives of Abraham and Sarah, submission for a wife means trusting God to work through her husband to do what is best for her. that if he wanted to feel better about himself. Forty days after His birth, Mary offered her sacrifice of purification in the Temple. For about a year or so, they lived in Bethlehem. Joseph was the head of his family, and he was charged with protecting Jesus from Herod’s wrath. but the same God that provided for His Son will provide for us too. 31 You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. Was his decision to break the engagement because he doubted her word, or was it because he considered himself unworthy to marry the mother of the Messiah, or was it because he thought Mary would have to raise the child in the Temple? I’m still working on my Bibliology sermon series, but I preached Sunday on Joseph. Wouldn’t they be just as safe there? Sermon 8 July 2013 The Third week after Trinity The Holy Gospel according to Saint Luke 23:33-24:12. He would know that he was not responsible for Mary’s condition. Nor is Luke’s account of the teenage Jesus free from the usual rebellion; when Mary & Joseph found him in the temple, he said: “did you not know I must be about my father’s business”. And what about the child? And Gabriel explained the supernatural phenomenon that would accomplish this unbelievable feat. 24 When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 20. that a virgin would conceive and bare a son. In this eye-opening message, Joseph Prince explains how Jesus' resurrection is heaven's receipt for the blessings of peace and joy that He has purchased for you at the cross. 2:22, 23). You see, it is not just the Lord asking that question of us. 12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”. Twice we are told that she kept certain things and pondered them in her heart (cf. Will you surrender them to Him and ask Him to help you trust Him? 17 When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, 18 and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. I speak in the most holy name of Jesus, for the greater glory of God! 20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the … 1:19). 36 Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be barren is in her sixth month. If so, this may have accounted for his patience, calmness and wisdom in the situation.) This is where we left off last time. I doubt whether Mary really wanted to go. 16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. 19 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. When the angel appears to Joseph in his dream he starts out the way all angels begin: “Don’t be afraid.” 3 And everyone went to his own town to register. Do you need to reconfirm that decision? Did Mary tell Joseph of the miraculous conception? In fact he took her home with him but didn’t have relations with her until after the baby was born. Submission to God’s will almost always involves some risk. Mary was a meditative woman. saddening that God had to call in wise men from some other country. In spite of her intimate knowledge of God, however, it was a shocking and fearful experience when the angel Gabriel appeared to her: “Do not be afraid, Mary; for you have found favor with God. 18 This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. 3. asking to see the child King, of the Jews. He alone was found worthy to protect the Mother of Christ, the Daughter of the Father, and to his loving reverence was entrusted the Redeemer of the world. When we stand at the altar and listen to our new mate promise to forsake all others and cleave to us alone, we believe it. What would it take as a parent to raise the Son of God? “And Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took her as his wife; and kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he called His name Jesus” (Matt. 19 And Joseph her Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily. 28 The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! while the religious leaders of the Jewish nation knew nothing about it. Regardless of whether this story really happened the way Matthew tells it, it’s not hard to know that it’s true. We can imagine Joseph’s pain at the poor circumstances of Jesus’ birth. Text Genesis 37:1-36; 39:1-23… When the New Testament era dawned, its population seems to have numbered little more than one hundred, mostly farmers, but also some skilled craftsmen whose shops were found in the marketplace—a potter, a weaver, a dyer, a blacksmith, and a carpenter. When we hear his/her solemn promise to love us for better or worse until death parts us, we believe it. The stable did get them inside out of the cold. 30 But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God. 19 Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly. of their ancestors. But God has promised to work all the details together for good, and we have no alternative but to believe it if we want to enjoy His peace and power. These sermons were hand picked to help you prepare one or many sermons on this topic. 18 This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. C. An Uncommon Decision – Ill. Joseph, by right, could have invoked the death penalty – Deut. NOW THAT I'VE TOLD YOU THE STORY AS I THINK IT WAS, LET'S READ FROM GOD'S WORD WHAT WAS ACTUALLYWRITTEN. MAT 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows. (1958... More, 9. For husbands: Are you ever guilty of expressing your own personal opinions and expecting your wife to submit? Luke 1:47, 48). Joseph needed assurance. 37 For nothing is impossible with God.”. 21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus,a because he will save his people from their sins.”, 22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 23 “The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”b—which means, “God with us.”. And yet it was for the shepherds that God opened the gates of heaven and. Proverbs 13:12 says, "Hope deferred makes the heart sick." What would he say? BABY SHOWERS, so that Joseph and Mary had to go to the city. But when we have clear directions from God that are best for all concerned and can share them fully with our wives, then they will be able to submit without hesitancy. And she will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for it is He who will save His people from their sins” (Matt. Try to put yourself in Joseph’s place, facing marriage to a girl who is carrying a child presumably conceived by the Holy Spirit. Luke 2:19, 51). How would you feel? The willingness to obey God and trust him with the consequences is a foundation stone in a good marriage. Everything in Luke 1-2 happens against that background. She was a girl upon whom God had bestowed much grace (“favored one,” Luke 1:28). While a virgin, the angel Gabriel appeared to Mary and announced the coming birth of Jesus. 5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. She was a sinner like all the rest of us, and she frankly admitted her low estate and her need for God’s gracious salvation (cf. As Joseph sleeps, the dream he has is very real and the communication he receives helps Joseph make his decision. Many years ago, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to deliver a message to a young virgin named Mary who was engaged to be married to a man named Joseph. The carpenter himself, a robust man in the prime of life named Joseph, was engaged to a young girl named Mary, probably still in her teen years. She had reveled in her warm personal relationship with her Lord. Aren't you glad that God finished what He started. Once again they may have been saying. Women’s lib may sweep the day, but God wants a Christian wife to submit to her husband with a meek and quiet spirit, trusting God to enrich her marriage and fulfill her life through it. Get sermon ideas from Scott Maze by Mary and Joseph (3 of 3). But he had a good heart and so he decided to quietly divorce her, not wanting to make a spectacle of her pregnancy. Could it have been a dream inspired by wishful thinking, or was this really a message from God? 1. He told me that he finished two bags of M&Ms and a chocolate cake. 7. Luke 1:56 and Matt. Her decision was to submit to God’s will and to trust Him with the consequences. 24 When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. referring to the hill which overlooks and guards. Consider the timing of Joseph and Mary's interruption. 33 When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him and the criminals there, one on his right, the other on his left. After the public wedding feast, Mary and Joseph would live together as husband and wife. There was a conflict raging in Joseph’s soul, Whether he believed Mary’s story or not, others would definitely not believe it, and he would live with gossip about an unfaithful wife for the rest of his life. Download any of these sermons for FREE when you sign up for our 30 Day Free Trial! And what about Joseph? Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.”. (Ill. But, this was a trip that they had to make, put nine month pregnant Mary on the back of a donkey. The Roman district administrative center was only four miles northwest of Nazareth in Sepphoris, and Roman soldiers were frequently seen in the streets of Nazareth. But Joseph, bless him, is also a man who is given to dreams. 18. Mary was frightened and confused by the angel's greeting. The virgin’s name was Mary. But now He was asking her to face the greatest question in life for a believer walking in fellowship with him: “Mary, do you really trust me?”. was similar to the engagement period that we know today, except that this period was taken far more seriously, 2. 7. She answered immediately, “Behold, the bondslave of the Lord; be it done to me according to your word” (Luke 1:38). How would you feel? O Mary, bless the words which issue from my lips for the glorification of your virginal spouse, the great St. Joseph! The Life of Joseph and Mary. Mary: Luke 1:26-38 (NIV) 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. He couldn’t marry Mary until he was sure it was all right. They were engaged to be married. Mary trusted his decision. only place she had to lay him was in a trough. Joseph and Mary had completed the arduous trek to Bethlehem, and the ordeal of childbirth in a stable was now history. Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the descendants of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. Then it seems as though they settled down in Bethlehem, possibly planning to make it their new home. God provided the means for them to make the trip. 19 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. AND THE CHILD GREW and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him. I. But God wants a Christian husband to put his wife above all else except Christ and love her as Christ loves the Church, trusting Him to make the consequences far more satisfying than any hobby or recreational pursuit could be. Recognizing God’s Providence: Fellowship Restored (Gen. 45:1-28), Living in Love: Secrets from Bible Marriages. It was here that Mary’s contractions became closer and closer until she delivered her baby. 43 But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? One thing is certain, however. Luke 2:39-40 When Joseph and Mary had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth. What can you do to increase your trust in each other? And because we believe it, we make the same promises in return and commit ourselves to a lifelong relationship. Drawing from the disciples' and Mary Magdalene's encounters with Jesus after His resurrection, Joseph reveals how peace and joy come from knowing the heavy price that was paid at … The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end.”, 34 “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”, 35 The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.

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