Joseph – An ordinary man.
Who was this man?
*19-20 year old from Nazareth.
Living in a small town. Population 400
A Carpenter like his father before him.
Preparing to be married to Mary.
Joseph grew up being taught who God was.
He went to Hebrew School and had a Bar Mitzvah just like all the other boys.
He lived in a culture that taught him to know and believe God in every area of life.
Joseph’s ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Noah, Moses, and Rahab did their job of passing down the promise.
Malachi to Matthew Silence…. 400 years
Joseph had plenty of opportunity to know God and believe all the stories.
Joseph was taught to expect the coming Messiah.
Matthew 1:18-21 TPT
This is how the birth of Jesus Christ took place.
His mother, Mary, had promised Joseph to be his wife,
but while she was still a virgin she became pregnant
through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Her fiancé, Joseph, was a righteous man full of integrity
and he didn’t want to disgrace her,
but when he learned of her pregnancy he secretly planned to break the engagement.
While he was still debating with himself about what to do,
he fell asleep and had a supernatural dream.
An angel from the Lord appeared to him and said,
“Joseph, descendant of David, don’t hesitate to take Mary
into your home as your wife, because the power of the Holy Spirit
has conceived a child in her womb.
She will give birth to a son and you are to name him
‘Savior,’ for he is destined to give his life to save his people from their sins.”
Do you trust in Me Joseph?
When Jospeh’s Knowing, Believing and Trusting in God all came together it burst forth as a faith that pleased God!
Hebrew 11:6a NLT
And it is impossible to please God without faith.
This faith compelled him to be obedient. (Yes Sir Moment)
Matthew 1:24-25 NKJV
Then Joseph, being aroused from sleep,
did as the angel of the Lord commanded him
and took to him his wife, and did not know her
till she had brought forth her firstborn Son.
And he called His name Jesus.
So God chose Jospeh to be the earthy father of Jesus Christ.
I wonder if Joseph had the thought “Who Me”?
God chooses ordinary people to do extraordinary things!
In most people’s eyes Joseph was just a simple carpenter, living in a small town, living a normal life.
But what did God see?
God saw an ordinary man.
Stable and consistant
Obedience
Trustworthy
Humility
God needed Joseph to raise Jesus in a Stable and Consistent environment.
What do you teach the son of God?!
Deut. 6:4-7
Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one!
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart,
with all your soul, and with all your strength.
“And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart.
You shall teach them diligently to your children,
and shall talk of them when you sit in your house,
when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.
Joseph was able to lay a strong foundation.
Luke 2:40
And the Child grew and became strong in spirit,
filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him.
Luke 2:52
And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
At what point did the things Joseph and Mary were teaching click for Jesus?
Ill. Aslan and the deep magic
Our Christian walk isn’t you just learning a bunch of stuff you do not know, it’s a stirring up and confirmation of who you really are!
The Word of God is how we build and develop a strong foundation in our lives!
God needed Joseph to have immediate obedience!
Matthew 1:24 TPT
When Joseph woke from his dream, he did all that the angel of the Lord instructed him to do. He took Mary to be his wife
Matthew 2:13-14
After they had gone, Joseph had another dream.
An angel of the Lord appeared to him and
