Sermons on Joseph In Genesis:

Holy Family

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Dec 2, 2018

Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph: Don't Lose Your Footing

Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph: Our First Reading says, “a mother’s authority he confirms over her sons.” I read recently a humorous story about a young man who on his graduation from high school was chosen to give the commencement speech. He began by reading from his prepared ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:41-52

Denomination: Catholic

The Silence Is Broken Part 2 " Joy" Series

Contributed by Randy Edwards on Jan 22, 2019

Christmas 2018

The silence is broken Christmas 2018 Part 2 “Joy” Last week we began a series on the silence of God Or better yet the breaking of the silence We studied how in the centuries before the Birth of Christ God spoke in many ways to his people But in the last days of what we know as the Old ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-37

Denomination: Baptist

A Final Gift Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Apr 27, 2014

Looks at the gift of the tomb that Jesus was buried in

When our daughter, Deborah, was preparing to depart for Odessa in Ukraine in 2008 she had to sign a form stating how she wished to have her remains disposed of if anything happened to her while she was overseas. Pretty heavy stuff for a twenty-one year old. But practical. But what do you do ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:50-56

Denomination: Wesleyan

Perfect Christmas Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 7, 2016

But even though we know that life is never that perfect, we get so focused on how everything appears perfect and that bleeds into our lives as we begin to yearn for the perfect life and this time of year, the perfect Christmas.

Giving Up The Perfect Christmas? Matthew 1:18-25 Debbie Macomber writes in her book, “The Perfect Christmas” about receiving a Christmas card a week before Thanksgiving from a college friend, named Jill. Jill had married her college sweetheart two weeks before they graduated. They now ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Methodist

"It Will Be Okay"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Dec 15, 2016

A sermon about trusting in God.

“It’s going to be Okay” Matthew 1:18-25 How is your life going so far? Is it turning out as you had planned? What about your career? Is it everything you had hoped for and more? How about your marriage? Or your kids? How is your family doing? Is it like the Brady ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: United Methodist

Angels Protect Baby Jesus Lesson 4 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Nov 10, 2025

Don’t ask God to do miraculously, what He expects us to do with our intellect, strength and planning.

1. There were many attempts to kill Jesus before He went to the cross; and Herod killing the babies in Nazareth was one of them. (Killed maybe 20 babies). 2. This lesson shows the work of guardian angels. “These little ones . . . their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:13-15, Psalm 91:1

Denomination: Baptist

The Christmas Family Series

Contributed by Fred Sigle on May 18, 2024

A closer look at Mary, Joseph, and Jesus.

THE CHRISTMAS STORY: THE CHRISTMAS FAMILY A. For the past three Sundays we have been looking at the central figures vital to the Christmas Story. 1. The Angel Gabriel informing Mary that she had been chosen by God to give BIRTH to His Son. 2. The chorus of ANGELS who sang the PRAISES of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-35, Matthew 1:18-25, Isaiah 7:14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

2 More Than Perfect Plans Series

Contributed by Steve Pearman on Dec 5, 2025

What do you do when life doesn’t go to plan? In this week’s Christmas message, we look at Joseph’s story in Matthew 1:18–25 and reminds us that even when our plans fall apart, God’s purpose still stands.

1. Introduction – When Plans Go Wrong Have you ever had one of those perfect plans — only for it to completely fall apart? Maybe a family dinner that turned into chaos, or a Christmas trip that went sideways. I found a saying the other day, and it’s, “If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Faith, Sacrifice And Sprinkling

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 30, 2019

Abraham to Moses, via Isaac, Jacob and Joseph. And the parents of Moses.

FAITH, SACRIFICE AND SPRINKLING. Hebrews 11:17-28. If we are ever to understand what a terrible, what a grave thing sin is, it is found in this: that ‘Without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sins’ (cf. Hebrews 9:22). We have already learned that the blood of bulls and of goats ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:17-28

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God With Us

Contributed by Dean Rhine on Jun 19, 2018

God is with us through trials

“God is With Us” Genesis 22-50 We are continuing on in our study of the Old Testament, today looking at the last half of the book of Genesis. We have been learning from the examples of the OT saints, and learning from their examples, both of what to do and what not to do. In Romans 15 we are ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Roll With The Punches Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Jan 10, 2012

Joseph was a man who had many things go against him. Some of these were his own doing, some were from the Adversary, and some were the testing of God. As a result of Joseph's faithfulness, the nation of Israel and line of Jesus were preserved.

Years ago there was a TV show called The Honeymooners. Art Carney played one of the characters on the show, Ed Norton - a kind of happy go lucky, but fairly slow thinking worker in the sewer systems of the city. Ed Norton once summed up his philosophy of life with these words: When the tides of ...read more

Scripture: Acts 7:2-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Trail Of Trickery Series

Contributed by Larry Turner on May 14, 2016

When Joseph got the chance to make his brothers sweat, he took it.

There is a story of the rich executive who announced to his church one morning that he was going to give up all he owned so that he had to depend on his faith in God for everything he needed. He sold everything, gave it to the poor, and moved into a rented home down on the bad side of town. That ...read more

Denomination: Foursquare

Genesis 21:8-21 (The God Of Ishmael)

Contributed by David Smith on Nov 27, 2007

The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob turns out the be the God of Ishmael too!! ...

We continue our sojourn with Abraham today – Abraham, the ‘father of faith’. We’ve been working our way through the story of Abraham for some time now – stories about Abraham & Sarah, Abraham & his family, Abraham & his descendents, Abraham and the promises God made to him - Abraham the ‘father of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 21:8-21, Genesis 21:13-20

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Jacob Wrestles With God (Genesis 32:24-30)

Contributed by David Smith on Nov 27, 2007

Jacob, our Father in the fight, squares off against the Almighty on the field of combat....

"Jacob was left alone; and a man wrestled with him until daybreak. (25) When the man saw that he did not prevail against Jacob, he struck him on the hip socket; and Jacob’s hip was put out of joint as he wrestled with him. (26) Then he said, "Let me go, for the day is breaking." But Jacob said, "I ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:24-30

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Genesis 4 - How To Stop Playing The Anger Game Series

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 15, 2009

In Genesis 4 Cain kills his brother Abel. It didn’t take long for the first murder to happen, only one generation away from Adam and Eve.

Genesis 4 – How to Stop Playing the Anger Game 1. The Game – “I don’t care and you can’t make me!” I have never really had a problem with anger, but the closest I have come was in a classroom. Teaching in a highschool can be very stressful, and I had put some guys on detention and was supervising ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-26

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational