Sermon Text: Matthew 1:18-23
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 quietly.
But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a
dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that
which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you shall call
his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”
All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: “Behold, the
virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which
means, God with us).
Do They Know It’s Christmas?
(Pastor Bruce Naumann)
