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The Generation of Jesus Christ - 12/14/25 - Pastor Charlie Branch · Meadows Baptist Church Podcast

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Welcome [music] to Meadows Baptist
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with your [music] friends. Now, let's
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join Pastor Charlie Branch with a word
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from God.
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You'll go far and wide. You'll never
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find a person that can truly say that
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Jesus has ever failed him. Amen.
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>> Amen.
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>> I'm so thankful for the faithfulness,
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the mercy of our Lord and Savior Jesus
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Christ. Amen. Matthew's Gospel, if you
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have a Bible, Matthew's Gospel, chapter
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number one. When you find your place, if
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you would stand on and reference to the
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reading of God's word. Matthew's Gospel
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chapter number one
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chapter number one of Matthew's gospel
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and verse number one
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the Bible says this the book of the
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generation of Jesus Christ the son of
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David the son of Abraham him. Look with
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me if you would please down in verse
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number 18.
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Chapter 1 verse number 18. Now the birth
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of Jesus Christ was on this wise. When
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as his mother Mary was a spouse to
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Joseph before they came together, she
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was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
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Then Joseph her husband being a just man
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and not willing to make her a public
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example was minded to put her away
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privately. But while he thought on these
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things, behold, the angel of the Lord
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appeared unto him in a dream, saying
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Joseph, thou son of David. Fear not to
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take unto thee, Mary, thy wife, for that
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which is conceived in her is of the Holy
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Ghost. She shall bring forth a son, and
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thou shalt call his name Jesus, or he
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shall save his people from their sins.
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Now, Father, I come before you this
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morning. Thank you for the privilege to
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read your word today, God, for the
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opportunity that we have this blessed
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Bible in our hands. Lord, I hope that we
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do not take that for granted, Lord. I
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thank you for this good country where
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the freedoms that we have to gather and
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to worship your name. And Lord, I pray,
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Father, today that we would fall uh Lord
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would not fall short, God, of worshiping
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you. I pray that you would be exalted
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and glorified in this service. I pray
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that you would remove the flesh far from
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us. And Lord, I pray we leave this place
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seeing you high and lifted up. And God,
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I pray, Father, that you'd move in our
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midst. Clothe me in my calling. I pray
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fill me with the Holy Ghost. Give me
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liberty and vocabulary to preach this
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morning. And God, I pray, Father, you'll
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make us thankful, Lord, from this
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sermon, God, for the birth of our Lord
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and Savior Jesus Christ. And Lord, it's
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in his name we make our prayer this
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morning. Amen. You can be seated. Thank
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you for standing this morning.
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Matthew's Gospel chapter number one is a
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beginning of beginnings. When you
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consider this chapter, it marks the
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beginning of the New Testament, but also
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marks the beginning of the ministry of
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our Lord Jesus Christ. It really marks
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the beginning of his existence on this
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earth. Of course, we know that he has
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always existed in eternity past, but his
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presence on this earth is introduced to
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us literally in chapter number one and
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verse number one by this phrase, the
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book of the generation of Jesus Christ.
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When you consider that phrase this
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morning, it's the topic that I'll be
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preaching on, the generation of Jesus
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Christ, that literally means that word
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generation means nativity or the origin
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of. And so you notice here in chapter
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number one verses one down through verse
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number 17. You consider this man's
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family in chapter number one and verses
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one down through 17 as Jesus Christ
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would be incarnate God. But he also
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would be inspired man filled with the
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Holy Ghost from the time of his birth
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until the time of his death led into
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heaven after his resurrection. And this
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man here in our text is the man Christ
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Jesus. And this book, the book of
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Matthew, is the book of his origin, of
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his nativity. And I consider this not
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only the man's family, but I also
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consider the Messiah's father in verse
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number one, when the Bible says the book
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of the generation of Jesus Christ, the
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son of David. And we know the promised
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seed would be the seed that would come
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out of the loins of David, his father.
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And we know that God promised David in
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the book of 2 Samuel 7:es 12, 13 and 16.
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He promised that his seed would be given
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a throne and his throne would be from
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everlasting unto everlasting. He would
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never take away his dominion. He would
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never take away his rule and his reign.
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But his reign would be an eternal
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everlasting reign. And of course, we
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know that was not Solomon, though he
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reigned, but for just a while, we know
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that this man Jesus is the Messiah.
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Amen. And so his father David presents
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him as the Messiah. And I consider not
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only his family and his father, but I
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also consider the faith that's
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represented here in chapter 1 when the
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Bible says the book of the generation of
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Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son
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of Abraham. And we know that before
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David was, there was Abraham. And he was
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the one that God called out of the
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Caldes and said, "Get thee out of thy
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father's house, and out of thy father's
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kindred, and go unto a land that I will
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show thee, and there will I make of thee
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a great nation." Amen. And in Genesis
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chapter number 22 and verse number 18,
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God told Abraham that of thy seed all
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nations of the world would be blessed.
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And because Abraham was the father of
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the faith, the faith of Jesus Christ is
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now presented us in Matthew's Gospel
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chapter 1 and verse number one, the book
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of the generation of Jesus Christ. Amen.
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And I don't know about you, but I'm
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still thankful, hallelujah, in 2025 that
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this gospel is not dead. It's not died
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out or DRIED UP. THANK GOD. But it's
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still real and fresh as it's ever been.
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And the FAITH IS STILL REAL. AND OUR
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FATHER'S STILL REAL. AMEN. AND JESUS
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WILL STILL SAVE. AMEN.
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>> And when I consider this chapter, I have
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to consider the fact that it presents to
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us the origin of Christ in the flesh on
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this earth. And when I look at this
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chapter, I want to consider a few things
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here in our text this morning. And I
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notice in this text, I love the order of
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the scripture. And I'll tell you this,
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the more you study this Bible, the more
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you just have to believe that it's
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inspired and written by God's literal
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hand through the men, the hand of men
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through the years that were faithful to
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be led by the Holy Ghost of God to pin
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it. And and he says, Matthew records
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here in verse number 18, after the
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genealogy is given, he gives us now the
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grace of his birth. In verse number 18,
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now the birth of Jesus Christ was on
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this wise or in this manner. And Matthew
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records his birth, records the history
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of it, records the holiness of it,
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records the heart of it that it is about
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this man Jesus Christ. And notice in
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this text four things by way of
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introduction. And I'll give you the
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sermon this morning. I consider first of
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all in verse number 18 that there has
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been a promise made. In verse number 18,
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the Bible says when as his mother Mary
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was a spouse to Joseph. And so in this
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day and time, the espousal would be agre
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an agreement between two families
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because marriage was not not to be
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entered into lightly. Amen. And so the
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fathers of these families of this
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daughter and of this son would decide
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that they would not know for themselves
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who the spouse that they would need
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should be. And so there was an agreement
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made between these two families. And
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this promise is given that this woman
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would be given to this man. And in this
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period of espousal this year and
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waiting, they are pretty much married
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already being together. But they have
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not consummated the marriage. You see
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that nextly, not only the promise that's
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been made, but note the purity that's
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mentioned in verse number 18. When as
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his mother Mary was a spouse to Joseph,
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notice those four words, before they
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came together. Now I want to submit to
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you this morning those little four four
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little words might seem insignificant
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but you realize those four little words
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is what our salvation hangs upon. And
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you say preacher how is that? Well if
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Jesus was not virgin born he did not
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vicariously die for you and I but he
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died as a man in his own sin because of
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his own chain. You say preacher what are
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you saying? I'm saying Jesus did not
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have an earthly father, but God
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overshadowed the womb of Mary. And
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before they came together, there's a
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promise that's been made. Oh, but this
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marriage was pure. God had blessed them.
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And they were waiting for marriage until
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they would consummate that thing. And
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God had a plan for this home. Amen. God
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was going to bless them. Let me say this
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just on the precipice this morning. This
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is not just a time picture. Amen. But
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this is truth. Amen. That's a given to
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you and I this morning. This is the way
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it ought to be. Somebody say amen this
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morning. Hey, you ought to wait till you
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get married. You moms and daddies say
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amen this morning. Amen. What I'm saying
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is God bless this home because they were
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faithful to follow the commands of God
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Almighty. Amen. And so I consider not
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only the promise made and the purity
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that's mentioned, but note the pregnancy
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that's manifested in verse number 18.
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When as his mother Mary was a spouse to
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Joseph, before they came together,
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notice this, she was found with child.
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She was found with child. And you say,
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"Preacher, how significant is that?"
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Well, you understand, and I'm going to
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say more about this just a little bit
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later, but in this culture and under
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Judaism, Mary could have died because of
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this.
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>> She could have been stoned to death. She
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could have been taken without the camp
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and stoned to death. But boy, I'm
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thankful God had already had a plan long
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before anything could ever be said. And
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let me say this to you this morning.
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God's plans always work out. Amen. Hey,
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you can go your own way and do your own
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thing for all of your life. But if you
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won't do God's will, God will find
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somebody else that will. Amen. And step
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up and TAKE YOUR PLACE. AMEN. WHAT I'M
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SAYING IS God blessed this marriage and
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allowed her, this pure, HOLY GIRL, TO
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BEAR THE SON OF GOD, the lamb of God
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that would take away the sins of the
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world because here she was pure with her
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husband Joseph. And so I note not only
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the pregnancy that's manifested here,
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but I note this and I love this. This
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order is so beautiful. Look what he says
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lastly in verse number 18. She was found
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with child what? Of the Holy Ghost.
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Let me say this to you this morning.
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>> Where there's a promise that's being
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made and purity that's being kept. Amen.
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When there's pregnancy in that order,
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when God sets it all apart, you know
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what? The Holy Ghost is in that thing.
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>> Amen.
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>> You say, "What are you saying? There is
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no greater picture of Christ in the
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church than of a marriage between a man
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and a woman. When both souls have kept
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themselves pure until marriage and then
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out of that union there comes the birth
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of a child. That's right.
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>> You know what the Holy Ghost is in that.
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>> Amen. Long before there was the church,
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there was the family. Long before there
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was the institution that we call the
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body of Christ, there was the home. In
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the beginning, God made man. And what
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did he say? It wasn't good that man
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should be alone. But you know what he
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did? He made a helpmate for him. And
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what did they call her? They called her
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woman. Amen. and woman came to man to
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protect him and to aid him in his
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services of this life. You say,
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"Preacher, what are you saying about all
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this?" I'm saying this home was right.
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>> Amen.
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>> Let me say this to you this morning. We
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ain't homes that are right in this day
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and time.
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>> Amen. You say, "Preacher, ain't none of
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us going to raise Jesus." No, but you're
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raising his children.
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>> Amen. That's exactly right. This
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morning, I want to give you these three
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truths this morning concerning this
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text. the generation of Jesus Christ.
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What's first mentioned here in the text
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is the man. You say, "Well, who's the
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man?" Notice verse 19. Then Joseph her
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husband. Look what your Bible says.
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Being a just man and not willing to make
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her a public example was minded to put
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her away privy. And I love Joseph. I
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think this is why I'll be honest with
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you. I love Matthew's account of the
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birth of Christ. Probably it's probably
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my favorite. I love Joseph. preached a
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message on it here last year at the
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church and I really want to preach it
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again this morning. But I know some of
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y'all that take notes, y'all say,
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"Preacher, he preached that last year."
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And so I just going to get me something
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different. Amen. But what I noticed in
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this text about Joseph and Joseph was a
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godly man. Joseph was a man full of
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grace and wisdom. And the Bible
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literally describes him as a just man.
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That description speaks of his holiness.
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That Joseph was a righteous man. He was
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an upright man. Joseph. If you study
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history, you'll find that Joseph was in
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the reign of the kings. And you say,
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"How is that?" Well, you can look even
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in this own chapter and discover in
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verse number 16, the Bible says, "And
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Jacob beget Joseph, the husband of Mary,
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of whom was born Jesus, who is called
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Christ." And so, Joseph was the one that
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brought that kingly lineage all the way
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down into the family. Of course, Mary
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was a part of that family as well. But
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what I'm saying here this morning is
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this right here. Joseph was royal, but
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his royalty did not take away from his
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righteousness.
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>> And when I consider this text, what's
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interesting about Joseph? Joseph had
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rights to a throne by his family. But
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because the persecution, the sin of
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generations before him, they are under
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Roman rule. We note chapter number one.
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The Bible says in verse chapter number
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two and verse number one. Now when Jesus
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was born in Bethlehem of Judea, notice
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this. In the days of Herod the king,
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Herod was the one that was overruling
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the whole thing. Caesar and all those
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men, they were trying to take out Jesus.
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Why is that? They had reign over the
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Jews. Joseph was an heir in the family
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of the Jews. But you know what the truth
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is? BECAUSE OF SIN, he was not reigning.
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He was not a king. Oh, but he didn't
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know that he was going to get to be the
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one that got to raise the earthly king.
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Amen. The heavenly king of the Jews.
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Amen. Joseph didn't worry about his lot.
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But you know what he did? HE JUST STAYED
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FAITHFUL TO GOD. AND I THINK IT'S
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interesting that the first thing said
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about him is that he was a just man. He
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was holy. But I notice not only his
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holiness, but I see his heart. In verse
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19,
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we get a picture of this man, Joseph,
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being a just man. Notice this. not
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willing to make her a public example.
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You see, Joseph loved Mary. You see that
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later on in the text. Joseph was
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faithful to Mary all the days of his
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life. Loved her and was faithful to her.
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But you see in this point in time, at
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the beginning here, things looked a
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little bit rocky. Things looked like
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they just wasn't going to go work out
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just exactly like he thought they was.
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You see that promise that had been made,
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that purity that had been kept, it
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seemed at this moment in time that that
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purity and that promise had been
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overruled. It seemed that maybe she had
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stepped outside or maybe someone had
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forced her. He didn't know the whole
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story, but he knew this. He knew she was
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pregnant, but he also knew that he loved
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her. And the Bible says that he wasn't
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willing to make her a public example. He
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was not willing to defame Miss Mary. Why
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was that? because he loved her. You know
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what the Bible says? For he said that
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grace, it'll it'll hide a multitude of
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sins. Amen. We know Mary's not guilty in
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this text, but Joseph's heart was toward
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her. You know what he wasn't going to
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do? He wasn't going to go take her out
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in the street. Amen. Telling to stone
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her. Amen. Cuz he loved her. Notice
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this. Not only his holiness in his
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heart, but I think this is the greatest
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aspect of Joseph I see in this text. I
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see his whole. You say, "What do you
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mean his whole?" Well, notice what the
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text verse 19. The Bible says, "And he
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was not willing to make her a public
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example, but was minded to put her away,
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put her away privately." Notice the
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first phrase of verse 20. But while he
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thought on these things, while he
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thought on these things, you see, Joseph
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had a grip on his life. You know, I'm
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seeing in this day and time, people that
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are so uncontrolled,
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they don't have a grip on anything's
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going on their life. You say, "What's
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the emphasis of this, preacher?" Well,
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first of all, I would say this. He had a
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grip on truth. He had a hold on truth.
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What is that? Well, look at the text.
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Verse 19. He was minded to put her away
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privately. You know what the law said?
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The law said because of this, he had to
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put her away because she's impure. You
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say, "How is that, preacher?" Well,
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notice the book of Deuteronomy,
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chapter number 22.
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Deuteronomy 22.
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These verses teach us
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the truth concerning the law of
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marriage. Notice Deuteronomy 22
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verse number 23. Deuteronomy 22:23.
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If a dangel that is a virgin be
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betrolled unto an husband and a man find
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her in the city and lie with her, then
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you shall bring them both out into the
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gate of that city. He shall stone them
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with stones that they die. The damsel
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because she cried not being in the city.
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And this man but the man because he hath
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humbled his neighbor's wife. So shall
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those so thou shalt put away evil from
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among you. And you notice this whole
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chapter deals with this thought of this
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sin of adultery and this sin of
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fornication. And Joseph, you know what
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his heart was? His heart was toward
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Mary. But you know who had his heart
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primarily? God did.
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Amen. God is the one that had control of
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his heart primarily. And so, you know
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what? Rather than stoning her because
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having her stoned because he loved her,
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what does the Bible said? He he was
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minded to put her away privately. That
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was that means that because of this, she
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had breached the covenant, the promise
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that had been made. And so, their
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spouse, they're not married yet. This
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espousal period, all of that was was
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normal for them. If there was something
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that happened, she was found to be with
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child, found unfaithful, she could be
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put away. And so his righteousness
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overruled
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his love for Mary. Let me say this to
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you young people. Listen to me this
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morning. When it comes to your life, you
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only get one chance at this thing.
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>> Amen. [snorts] I don't care what the
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world tells you. One marriage is between
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one man and one woman. Amen. God will
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give grace to everybody that's outside
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of that. But let me tell you, you only
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get one shot to do it the first time.
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Amen. And anytime after that, it's sin.
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>> Amen.
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>> What I'm trying to say to you this
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morning is this. Joseph loved God more
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than he loved Mary. But you know what?
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He didn't only have a good hold on
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truth. And this is what I love about
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Joseph. He also had a good hold on his
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thoughts. Look what the Bible said. He
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was minded to put her away privately.
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Verse 20. But while he thought on these
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things, you see, Joseph knew the truth.
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All right? But you know what? Joseph
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loved Mary. And so, you know what? He
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wasn't hasty. You know what happens? You
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know, when young people get in trouble
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is when they get hasty.
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>> They get in a hurry. Well, I got to have
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it now. I want it now. I got to go on
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now. This person loves me and I'm going
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to follow it now. You know what happens?
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That always leads in destruction.
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>> But you see, Joseph, he had a good hold
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on his thoughts. His thoughts did not
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control him. He loved God more than he
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loved Mary. But he also knew that he
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loved Mary enough that this must be a
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weighty decision. And so, you know what
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he did? He gave God enough time to get
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to him. You know what? I'm afraid a lot
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of people in this damn time, they don't
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give God enough time to get to him.
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>> Amen. You say, "Preacher, well, God can
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get to me anytime." You're exactly
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right. But you know what? We make
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decisions so many time without
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consulting him.
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>> Amen. We think we know what's best for
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us when in reality, we don't know our I
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mean, we don't we don't know nothing
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about our life. We don't know what we
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need. Here's the fact of the matter. We
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would choose the will of God if we were
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smart enough to know to choose it.
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>> Amen. But the truth is in our life, we
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so many times refuse the will of God
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because we get in a hurry. We get hasty.
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We want to do it our way. Let me tell
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you, you better get you a hold on truth.
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But you also better get you a hold on
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your thoughts.
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>> Amen. Joseph here in this text, he had a
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good hold on his life. And while you see
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this man here is thinking on these
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things, notice not only the man in our
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text, but note the message in verse 20.
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But while he thought on these things,
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behold, the angel of the Lord appeared
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unto him in a dream. St. Joseph, thou
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son of David, fear not to take unto thee
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Mary thy wife, for that which is
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conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
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You see the appearance of this angel,
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the angel, I believe it is to be
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Gabriel, comes in this text and speaks
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here today to Joseph. And notice how he
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labels him. He says, "Thou son of
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David," he states his rulership, knowing
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that he is the one that's heir to the
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family. He says, "Joseph, thou son of
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David, fear not to take unto thee, marry
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thy wife." What was he saying? Well, he
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was appearing to him to tell him, "Hey,
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you've got an appointment. Hey, that
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little woman over THERE THAT'S WITH
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CHILD, SHE'S NOT BEEN UNFAITHFUL to you,
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but she's been faithful to me. That's
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why she's with child." Amen. And so,
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hey, Joseph, I'm appointing you to be
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her husband and to raise this child.
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>> Amen. Look what he says in the text. He
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said the the Lord appeared unto him
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dreams, saying, Joseph, thou son of
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David, fear not to take unto thee Mary
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thy wife. Take her unto thee. Look what
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he says. For that which is conceived in
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her is of the Holy Ghost. And I notice
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in that appointing there is the
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approval. You see, the conception in her
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did not have to do with a relationship
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that was outside the will of God, but it
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had to do with a supernatural
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relationship that she had with the Holy
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Ghost of God. YOU SAY, "PREACHER, WHAT
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ARE YOU SAYING?" I'm saying the Holy
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Ghost overshadowed the womb of that
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little virgin girl. History tells us she
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was only about 14 OR 15 YEARS OLD and
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that little virgin girl bore the son of
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God, THE LAMB OF GOD IN her womb. YOU
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SAY, "PREACHER, WHAT is that for me
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today? What is the application for me?
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Will you understand? IF YOU'VE BEEN
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SAVED BY THE GRACE OF GOD, JESUS LIVES
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ON THE INSIDE of you. AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
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THE ONLY WAY THAT HE'LL BE ABLE TO BE
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EFFECTIVE IN YOUR LIFE, TO GROW IN YOUR
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LIFE, AND TO BE WHO GOD WANTS HIM TO BE
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IN YOUR LIFE IS IF YOU ARE PURE AND YOU
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ARE PREPARED AND YOU ARE preserved to
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receive him.
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>> Amen.
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>> You see, it's all got to be right in
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your life. Amen. You got to have it
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right from A to Z. You say, "Preacher, I
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don't like that." Well, you just need to
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get over it.
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>> Amen.
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>> Here's the truth about it. If you'll do
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right, Amen. you'll be blessed.
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>> Amen. I'm not talking about physical
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blessings. I'm talking about heavenly
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>> spiritual blessings. Amen. Do right. If
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the world falls, do right. Amen. If your
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parents fall out, if the preacher falls
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out, IF THE CHURCH FALLS OUT, HEY, DON'T
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YOU QUIT LOVING GOD AND FOLLOWING GOD.
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YOU SERVE GOD ALL THE DAYS OF YOUR LIFE
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REGARDLESS OF WHAT ANYBODY ELSE DOES
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BECAUSE GOD HAS GOT A BLESSING for you
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in the place that you are. Amen.
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>> Say, preacher, what's the truth out of
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this? Well, the message for him was that
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he had an appointment.
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this little woman
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with child of the Holy Ghost. He says,
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"Look, you're going to have to take her
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to yourself. Look, Joseph, the father
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approves." You know, I think there's
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nothing greater in this life than
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knowing that the father approves
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>> in our life. You say, "Joseph loved
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Mary." You know why Joseph loved Mary?
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Because it was the will of God for him
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to love Mary.
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>> Amen.
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>> It was the will of God for him to love
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Mary. And when it seemed like he was
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going to have to put her away because of
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what seemed like sin, you know what? God
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came and spoke to him and said, "Hey,
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it's not what it seems, Joseph. That's
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your bride, but that baby's mine,
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>> and you going to be the one to raise
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him." Amen.
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>> You say, "Preacher, I'm not getting
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nothing out of that." Well, I'm telling
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you, it's a helping me. Amen.
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>> I don't know about you, but my savior to
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know the fact that he was raised in a
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humble home.
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This boy that was supposed to be a king,
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you know what? He wasn't worried about
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his kingship. But you know what? But he
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did raise the king.
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>> That's right.
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>> The King of Kings and the Lord of Lords.
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>> Amen.
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>> A humble home. Didn't have what he
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deserved. Probably didn't have all that
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they needed. But you know what? God
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blessed them.
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>> Boy, anybody hear that in the house this
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morning? Didn't have what he deserved.
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Probably didn't have I know they didn't
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have all that THEY NEEDED. BUT GOD
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BLESSED their home. Why? BECAUSE THEY
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WAS PURE. BECAUSE THEY WAS HOLY. BECAUSE
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HE LOVED GOD more than anything else.
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>> I consider the man in the message. But I
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note this third and I'll be done.
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Consider the miracle this morning. The
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miracle. The Bible says, "For that which
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is conceived in her of the Holy Ghost,
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never in history has this been done.
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Never was it done before. Never has it
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been done again. A virgin has never
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conceived a child other than Mary." And
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the Bible says in verse 21, the Bible
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says, "And she shall bring forth a son,
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that shall call his name Jesus, for he
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shall save his people from their sin."
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There's so many miracles in this text.
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There's the miracle of the conception.
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The fact that the Holy Ghost would
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implant the seed of the father, Jesus
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Christ, in the womb of Mary, and that
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she would give birth to the son of God
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himself, heaven's best child, heaven's
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only child, God the father's only son.
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He would bring forth a son, and thou
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shalt call his name Jesus, for he shall
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save his people from their sins. You
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understand this morning, church, the
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incarnation is the miracle that all of
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our beliefs hang upon. If Jesus was not
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virgin born, he did not die for our
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sins, but he died in his sins. But I'll
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tell you this, he was virgin born. And
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because he was virgin born, he did die
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for our sins. And the Bible tells us in
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this text number one in verse 21, this
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miracle is that there is a divine birth.
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Look what he says. And she shall bring
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forth a son.
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She shall bring forth a son. You know
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what? This been prophesied some 700
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years earlier that Jesus would come. A
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virgin shall conceive. Isaiah said, "And
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she'll bring forth a son. They'll
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[clears throat] call his name what?
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Emmanuel, which has been interpreted,
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God with us." It was prophesied. It was
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promised unto the Jews for generations.
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It was promised even unto Adam and Eve
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in the book of Genesis chapter number
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three and verse number 15. God told Eve
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in that garden and the serpent when they
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were standing there, he told Eve, he
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said, "Look, Eve, he said, "Your seed's
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going to bruise his head and that and
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his seed's going to bruise his heel."
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That seed was Jesus. You know what he
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did? He he took out the serpent, the
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devil on Calvar's cross, and one of
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these days, he'll finish him completely.
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He was prophesied. He was promised. But
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now, he is presented. She shall bring
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forth a son. This divine birth.
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Galatians 4:4 said when the fullness of
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time was come, God sent forth his son,
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made of a woman, made under the law to
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redeem them that were under the law. I'm
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saying Jesus was sent forth to you and I
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so that we could be saved. Amen.
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>> This divine birth is also giving us a
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defined blessing in verse 21. Look what
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the Bible says. and she shall bring
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forth a son, and thou shalt call his
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name Jesus.
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You see, in the scriptures, there's at
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least four other men named Jesus. But
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there's only they were only named after
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Jehovah. You see, Jesus means Jehovah is
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salvation. That word Joshua, Joshua in
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the Old Testament, and Jesus in the New
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Testament, there were other men that
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were named Jesus, but there were only
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one.
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They were all named after Jehovah, but
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only one was named as and whose name is
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Jehovah.
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>> You say, "What is that, preacher?" Well,
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when she called his name Jesus, when
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Joseph called his name Jesus in verse
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number 25 of this text, you know what he
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was saying? He wasn't just saying that's
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that's who he would be like.
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He wouldn't be like Jehovah. That's
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right.
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>> But he is Jehovah.
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>> Amen. He didn't name him that just
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because he he represented Jehovah.
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He named that because
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he is.
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There's been a lot of people, thousands
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upon thousands named Jesus since Jesus
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left this earth. But there'll only ever
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be one.
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>> Amen. Jesus reigns. Jesus rules. Jesus
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righteousness is seen. His blessing is
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defined to us. Why? It's defined in his
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name. Jehovah is salvation. And look
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what he says in verse 21. Thou shalt
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call his name Jesus for. He's called
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Jesus because his primary ministry, his
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purpose of this world, the reason THAT
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HE CAME WAS TO DIE. AND WHAT DID HE DIE
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FOR? HE SHALL SAVE his people from their
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sins.
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You see, this divine birth brought
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divine blessing, but it also brought
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deliverance.
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deliverance unto bliss. What did he save
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them from? Look what he says. He shall
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save his people from what? From their
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sins.
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You say, "Preacher, what's the truth of
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all this?" Well, the Bible says Jesus,
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that is Jehovah is salvation. He shall
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save. There's salvation. That is the
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what of Christ. His He is salvation.
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There's his people. That's the who. The
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what is going to deliver the who. What?
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There is the why. Verse number 21, he
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shall save his people from their sins.
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We must be delivered. We must be
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forgiven from our sins. The only way
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that we could be saved is if our sin
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problem is dealt with in salvation. And
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then then in this text, you say,
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"Preacher, well, there's the what, the
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who, and the why. But how? What? How's
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it going to be done? What's the how?"
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Jesus is the how.
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>> Amen. They shall call his name Jesus,
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for he shall save. He is the how. How
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would it be done? Jesus would live a
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perfect SINLESS LIFE. 33 AND A HALF
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years on this earth. Jesus would live
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without a sin, WITHOUT A SPOT, WITH NO
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SHAME OF THIS WORLD. NOBODY COULD LAY A
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MARK ON HIM. NOBODY COULD SAY THAT HE
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EVER MISSED THE MARK. But you know what?
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HE WENT UP CALVAR'S CROSS, NOT BEARING
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HIS OWN SIN, but bearing my sin and your
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sin. AND ON CALVAR'S CROSS, HEY, HE
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BROUGHT THE HOW TO PASS. JESUS IS THE
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means by which you and I are saved.
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>> And this book is the generation of Jesus
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Christ. I want to ask you this question
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this morning. When I consider this text,
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the Bible says in verse 21, he said,
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"Thou shalt call his name Jesus."
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Let me ask you something.
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There was the first time that Joseph and
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Mary looked at Jesus, and you know what
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they did? They called his name for the
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first time. They looked at that little
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baby boy and and said, "Jesus,
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let me ask you something this morning."
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Have you ever called on his name?
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>> The Bible says this in Romans 10 verse
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number 13. For whosoever shall call upon
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the what? The name of the Lord shall be
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saved.
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>> Peter said it like this in the book of
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Acts. He said, "For there's none other
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name under heaven given among men
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whereby we must be saved."
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Jesus. Jesus. Precious Jesus. There's
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just something about that name.
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>> Master, Savior, Redeemer,
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Jesus.
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Let all heaven and earth proclaim
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kings and kingdoms
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>> will all pass away. But there's
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something
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about that name.
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>> There's something about that name.
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>> Every head bowed and every eye closed
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this morning. I want to ask you,
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have you ever called his name?
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I'll say this to you. If you're here
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lost this morning, he's calling your
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name.
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He knows who you are. He knows where you
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are. And he wants to save you [music]
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today.
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>> [music]
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>> There's no more precious truth in this
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life than the miracle
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of Jesus Christ.
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You see, it's the law that condemns you
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and I. Shows us that we're sinners. Paul
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said, "The law was my school master.
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[music]
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Brought me to God. Realize that I had a
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need." You know what the Bible says? The
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law came by Moses. But grace and truth
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came by Jesus Christ.
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You can be saved this morning. [music]
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You say, "Preacher,
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I've never called on his name.
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Preacher, I need to be saved." Anybody
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be honest this morning? Just slip your
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hand up. I want to pray for you. [music]
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Preacher, I'm not saved.
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Never caught on his name.
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slip your hand up and hold it where I
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can see it.
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Let me say this [music] to you, child of
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God.
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For those of us that's been saved, you
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called his name in the past. Let me ask
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you, how long's it been since you called
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his name?
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How long's it been since you talked with
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the Lord,
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told him your heart's hidden secrets?
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How long has it been since you prayed?
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Since you stayed, since you stayed till
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your heart knew no burden, the
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songwriter said, "Let me ask you,
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he's waiting. He wants to speak with you
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this morning.
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>> [music]
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[music]
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>> Father
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Lord, I thank you this morning that
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when you came, you didn't come in
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royalty
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because Lord, I don't know. I couldn't
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relate to a king.
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But Lord, you came
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in humility,
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lowly to the poorest
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of the poor,
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[music] in a small place, in a lowly
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place, laid in a manger.
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[music]
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And Lord, I can sure identify with you.
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Lord, I'm so thankful, God, that you
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came to that lonely place so you might
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bring me to the lofty place.
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That you became sin for us who knew no
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sin, that we might be made the
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righteousness of God.
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You became a son of man that we the sons
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of men might might become the sons of
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God. And I exalt you. I praise you for
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that. this morning. And I pray this
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morning that you would help us, Lord, to
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[music] cling to that name.
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Hold to it. Trust in it always.
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Thank you for this season. We celebrate
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your birth. For we love you. We pray
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you'd bless the remainder of this day.
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We ask it in Jesus name. Amen.
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>> Thank you for joining our service today.
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Carolina. [music]
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