Portraits of Christmas:
Joseph! Christmas Courage! Matthew 1:

Joseph! Who He is Points to Who You Are in Christ! Matthew 1:18

A Righteous Man By Faith!

Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed fro faith to faith; as it is written,

“But the Righteous by Faith Shall Live!”

The Great Story of Abraham! Romans 4:16-25
Romans 4:3 For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was Reckoned to Him as Righteousness!

1. You Have Sinned and Fall Short of the Glory of God!
2. Your Sin Has Separated You From God, Forever!
3. Jesus Died on the Cross to shed His Blood and Forgive Your Sin!
4. He Gave His Body to Bear Your sin and Take It All Away!
5. He died in Your Place! He was the Substitute!
6. He is the Only Way to the Father.
7. You Believe that What He did He did for You!
8. You Believe He is Going to Do what He says He’s Going to Do!
9. You Repent of Your Sinful Ways and Believe that He is going to transform Your life, restoring the Image of God in Your life that was marred at the Garden of Eden!

The Righteous by Faith Have Incredible Character!

Matthew 1:21 – Jesus! Savior, Deliverer
Matthew 1:22 – Emmaunel – God With Us!

He Is Here! He is Here with Us! He is Here to Deliver Us!

Jesus! Savior! Deliverer! Who delivers you from your sin,
Psalm 34:17 – delivers you out of all your troubles.
Psalm 18:48 He delivers you from your enemies!
Psalm 34:19 He delivers us from all our afflictions!
Psalm 91:3 He Delivers you from the snare of the trapper
Psalm 97:10 He delivers you from the hand of the wicked
Proverbs 11:4 He Delivers you from death!
John 8:34-36 He delivers you from the power of sin!

The Righteous by Faith, Do What God Says!

An Example Jesus would follow – John 8:3-11

in the face of public disgrace
in the face of religious scrutiny.

Matthew 7:24-27 One Powerful Principle! Trust and Obey!