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Bible Couples, Pt. 8 "Joseph and Mary"
GOD’S CHOSEN PARENTS The USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) has kept track for many years the cost of raising a child through its survey of 12,880 families and 3,395 single-parent families on the cost of a child’s housing, food, transportation, clothing, health care, child care, ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25
Denomination: Independent/Bible
Living a Legacy of Hope based on the life of Joseph.
Text: Gen. 37-50 Introduction: 1. My sister while she was here last week shared with me some stories she’d uncovered while visiting with some relatives. She is very much into genealogies and the history of our family. She told me of German ancestors that I didn’t know existed, of possible ...read more
Denomination: Church Of God
What can Joseph teach us as men?
“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 ...read more
Denomination: Baptist
Joseph's story is one of courageous obedience to God.
Courageous Obedience Matthew 1:18-25 December 4, 2016 Show video of new I-Phone diver commercial. Link is "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=La4HRfL5tV4" WOW! I love this commercial. I think it’s cool! It’s all about the new I-phone speakers, just out for your Christmas purchasing ...read more
Joseph finally is reunited with his father Jacob.
No Ordinary Joe: Jacob’s Genesis 46-47 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 01-30-2022 Family Reunion I’ve always been jealous of people that made the time and put in the effort to have family reunions. When I was cleaning out my dad’s house, I found a picture from our last ...read more
3rd in series of 4. God called Mary and Joseph to serve him… And Mary and Joseph began a journey of faith that began in a valley of fear.
God called Mary and Joseph to serve him… And Mary and Joseph began a journey of faith that began in a valley of fear. Their fears were not the normal fears of a young couple about to have their first child. No, they had fears that are beyond the scope of our comprehension. Mary was to give birth ...read more
Scripture: Luke 1:26-33, Matthew 1:18-25
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Isaiah the prophet communicated the prophecy about Immanuel to Ahaz. An angel communicated the promise of Jesus to Joseph. Ahaz responded in fear. Joseph responded in trust.
“The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel.” Most of you are familiar with the story: Joseph had learned that Mary was with child, and he was making plans to divorce her quietly. An angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying to Joseph: ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 7:1-17
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
Joseph's brothers had lived with their guilty consciences for more than 20 years. Joseph has a plan to thaw their frozen consciences.
No Ordinary Joe: Remorse or Repentance? Genesis 42 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 12-26-2021 Stolen Bats Story [Slide] In 2000, three teenagers stole $500 worth of bats from the Dakota Sporting Goods Store in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The police were never able to catch ...read more
Everyone knows about the angel's visitation to Mary. What about Joseph? Where are the "Joseph Did You Know?" Christmas songs? What were the emotions that Joseph faced when he found Mary pregnant?
Introduction: *Dave Berry—an American Humorist—tells us his favorite Christmas memories as a child was the annual Nativity Pageant at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church "Shepherd was my favorite role because you got to carry a stick. . . Many were the happy rehearsal hours we shepherds ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 1:16-25
Denomination: Foursquare
Originally from a series entitled, "When Life is the Pits : A Study of the LIfe of Joseph." Insights on how Joseph was faithful to God even in an imperfect family.v
The term dysfunctional is used quite often today in regard to families. The word refers to the sense of disintegration produced in a family where there is a lot of hurt. From a Christian perspective it is a home that is not functioning as God intended. It could be the result of divorce, lack of ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 37:1-11
In this sermon, we see that not only Joseph, but his brothers, pass the tests with flying colors. The thing that made the biggest difference in Joseph's life was his attitude.
Introduction: A. How many of you liked taking tests in school? Not many of us, I’m sure! B. The story is told of a football coach who walked into the locker room before a game, looked over to his star player and said, “I'm not supposed to let you play since you failed math, but we ...read more
Joseph is young and good looking, yet he overcame a serious sexual temptation. We can develop our strategy for victory by examining Joseph's response.
When I first studied Genesis 39 and the story of Joseph and Potophar’s wife, I thought initially that I would “tone down” the sexual content of this chapter. The story provided in this passage details Joseph’s vivid encounter with a seductive woman, and his victory as he ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 39:1-23
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
What did Joseph’s dreams mean for him? For others? For Israel? And did God give our nation’s founders a similar dream for America?
OPEN: A lot of important things can happen to a person while they sleep. For example: 1. Genesis 2:21 tells of someone who had surgery performed on him while he slept. Who was that? (Adam) 2. Genesis 28:11-15 tells of a man who slept at Bethel and dreamed about angels. Who was that? ...read more
To explore the story of Joseph, emphasizing God's sovereignty in difficult times, Joseph's unwavering faith, and the truth that God's silence doesn't equate to His absence.
Good morning, Church Family! Today, we're diving deep into the story of Joseph from Genesis 37:1-4 and 12-28. This narrative is packed with lessons on God's sovereignty in difficult times, Joseph's unwavering faith in God's plan, and the powerful truth that God's silence doesn't mean His absence. ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 37:1-4, Genesis 37:12-28
Topics: God's Silence, Difficult Times
Last week we looked at a portion of the life of Joseph, and in the process God revelaed through Joseph’s life the Character of a Godly Man. With that said, I would llike to draw our attention to Psalm 1. It is here that we can uncover some of the founda
THE ATTRIBUTES OF A GODLY MAN Psalm 1:1-3 (NIV) Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. 3 He is like a tree planted by ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 1:1-3
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