The Messy Family – December 10, 2023

Pastor Jeremy Mayol

Matthew 1:18-25 (CSB)
18 The birth of Jesus Christ came about this way: After his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, it was discovered before they came together that she was pregnant from the Holy Spirit.
19 So her husband, Joseph, being a righteous man, and not wanting to disgrace her publicly, decided to divorce her secretly.
20 But after he had considered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, don’t be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because what has been conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”
22 Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet: 23 See, the virgin will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and they will name him
Immanuel, which is translated “God is with us.”
24 When Joseph woke up, he did as the Lord’s angel had commanded him. He married
her
25 but did not have sexual relations with her until she gave birth to a son. And he named him Jesus.

Three Memos to a Messy Family:

1. Not every mess is the end.
Matthew 1:18 (CSB)
The birth of Jesus Christ came about this way: After his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, it was discovered before they came together that she was pregnant from the Holy Spirit.

2. Not every mess is for public consumption.
Matthew 1:19 (CSB)
So her husband, Joseph, being a righteous man, and not wanting to disgrace her
publicly, decided to divorce her secretly.

3. Every mess can be turned into a miracle by God.
Matthew 1:20-21 (CSB)
20 But after he had considered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, don’t be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because what has been conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”

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