Sermons on Joseph Of Arimathaea:

The Courage Of Joseph Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Nov 3, 2008

Today, our Scripture tells of the third major party to the incarnation and his response to it. It is a story of courage that is told every Christmas season. But it is also a story we often miss because this hero of the story is usually in the background.

The Courage of Joseph Matthew 1:18-25 

Every day for the first 10 months after Katrina, I would drive home on I-10 and there was an indelible image which would strike me. On a billboard just before I got off on my exit was the image of a female New Orleans police office submerged in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Methodist

The Life Of Joseph

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Dec 18, 2008

Taking a look at Joseph. What it must of been like to raise the son of God.

The life of Joseph Matthew 1:18-25 Disclaimer: This sermon was prepared with some of the resources available from Sermon central and private study. Introduction- As we begin the second week of Advent. I want to take a look at the life of Mary ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Nazarene

Joseph Speaks

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 20, 2008

This is a first person rendition of how Joseph (the step-father of our Lord) may have viewed the events of Christ’s birth and life.

(This sermon is done first person. I’m including my actions in the hopes this will help anyone wanting to duplicate some or all of this sermon. The presentation begins with me at the back of the auditorium holding an old looking carpenter’s tool. I gradually make my way to the front of the pews ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Joseph's Promotion

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Aug 31, 2008

Joseph’s relationship with God took him from shepherd to slave to prisoner to govenor of Egypt.

Text: “He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his possessions” (Psalm 105:21). Have you ever received a promotion? All of us have gone to school during our lifetime. At the end of each school year we looked forward to moving to the next class in the fall. In other words, we looked to ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 41:37-45

Denomination: Christian Church

Joseph Of Arimathea

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010

Joseph of Arimathea (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: Matthew chapter 27 verse 11-26. Ill: In A.D. 373John Chrysostom became a hermit; • He went alone into the mountains near Antioch, seeking to know God better. • Although his time of isolation was cut short by illness, • He discovered that with God at his side, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:11-26

Denomination: Brethren

Joseph Of Bethlehem

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 30, 2010

Joseph the forgotten figure of Christmas, (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Joseph the forgotten figure of Christmas, Reading: Matthew chapter 1 verse 18-25. ill: • 800,000 words in the English language. • 300,000 are technical terms. • Average person knows about 10,000 words; • And on average uses about 5,000 words. Words of course play an important part in the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Brethren

Joseph's Story

Contributed by Brian Harvison on May 29, 2008

Long ago there happened a wonderful love story. The kind you read about in story books. A look at Joseph’s perspective of Christmas

Long ago there happened a wonderful love story. The kind you read about in story books. And it had all the traditional clichés that we all know about. These two grew up in the same small town, have known each other their whole lives. He has always liked her, and just knew he would marry her ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-23

Denomination: Baptist

Heroes: Joseph Series

Contributed by Charles Whitmire on Jul 27, 2008

This message looks at how God sometimes uses suffering and always takes longer than we want to accomplish his goals for us!

In Hebrews 11 we have this great list of people who lived by faith. They were just normal people, but because they trusted God with everything they had they became extraordinary! It wasn’t that they were special...it was that their faith was special. What I love about looking at their stories is ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:22

Denomination: Baptist

A Portrait Of Joseph

Contributed by Troy Borst on Dec 8, 2006

A look at the righteousness of Joseph

A PORTRAIT OF JOSEPH MATTHEW 1:18-25 MATTHEW 2:13-23 INTRODUCTION… My very first dream (p) I would like to begin this morning by telling you about the very first dream I can remember. It is not a long dream. I honestly do not know how old I was when I had this dream, I think I was in first or ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Where Is Joseph Series

Contributed by Bala Samson on May 14, 2013

Alas, the great, powerful pagan monarch Pharaoh found ‘none’ in his colossal palace to give him a piece of advice and interpret the dream for him among the plethora of magicians and wise men of Egypt!

Where is Joseph! Genesis 41:8”…..there was no one who could interpret them (the dream) for Pharaoh.” In the wee hours of this morning as I read the Bible, the above scripture caught my attention! Alas, the great, powerful pagan monarch Pharaoh found ‘none’ in his ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 41:1-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Story Of Joseph Series

Contributed by Patrick O'loughlin on Jan 25, 2012

God reveals who He is through the story of our life

Title: The Story of Joseph Introduction This week in our E100 Bible reading challenge we read the story of Joseph. The lesson of the story of Joseph is this:God reveals who He is through the stories of our lives. The story of Joseph is the story of God. History is His Story. Through the story of ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Fear Not - Joseph! Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jan 11, 2016

An Advent series in which we look at what it means to Fear Not!

Fear Not Matthew 1:18-24 December 13, 2015 Fear can be a great motivator or it can suck the life out of us. Last week we started to look at 3 different events in the Christmas story where an angel came and said FEAR NOT! Last week we saw the angel appear to Mary and we learned that sometimes ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-24

Denomination: Baptist

The Story Of Joseph

Contributed by Douglas Phillips on Apr 15, 2018

THE THREE MEN THAT WE ARE GOING TO STUDY TODAY HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON. THEY ALL BEAR THE NAME JOSEPH. EACH JOSEPH HAS A DIFFERENT VIEW OF CHRISTIANITY BASED ON THE TIME HE LIVED AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT HE LIVED IN.

THE STORY OF JOSEPH JOHN 19:38-20:10 THE ENTIRETY OF WORLD HISTORY, FROM THE TIME OF CREATION TO THE SECOND COMING OF THE LORD, HAS TWO BASIC DIVISIONS. THE LIFE OF CHRIST BECOMES THE DIVIDING POINT AS HISTORY IS VIEWED AS EITHER B.C. OR A.D. THE CROSS STANDS AT THE CENTER OF THIS GREAT ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Joseph's Dream Series

Contributed by D Marion Clark on Oct 5, 2016

Joseph and Mary had no say over the name of their first child. He was not named for anyone else, not for what character was hoped for him, but for the purpose for which he was born in the first place.

Matthew 1:18-25 Joseph’s Dream 12/1/02 D. Marion Clark Introduction “What’s in a name?” so questions Juliet. There may be much in a name. Some of us are named after loved and respected family members. We carry in our name the remembrance of someone else. Others of us ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Joseph's Dreams

Contributed by D Marion Clark on Oct 6, 2016

When it comes to dreaming, many readers think Matthew is the dreamer by the way he uses Old Testament Scripture to back up his story. Is Matthew too anxious to justify his story that he twists Scripture to suit his purpose?

Matthew 2:19-23 Joseph’s Dreams 12/22/02 D. Marion Clark Introduction Do you sometimes wake up tired because of vivid dreams? I imagine Joseph had that problem. Matthew records four dreams through which an angel of the Lord spoke to him. The first dream was to assure him that he could ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:19-23, Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed