The Faces of Christmas!
This is Courage! Matthew 1:18-25

So Who Is Joseph?

1. A Righteous Man, Committed to Do Live Life Right!

Righteous People Do Life God’s Way! They Live Life Right!

Zacharias and Elizabeth: Luke 1:6 And they were both righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and requirements of the Lord.

Noah: Genesis 6:9 These are the records of the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his time; Noah walked with God.

Job: Job 1:1 There was a man in the Land of uz whose name was Job and that man was blameless upright fearing God and turning away from evil.

Now, These folks weren’t righteous because They Lived Life Right They Lived Life Right because they were Righteous! Righteous By Faith!

Romans 1:17 For in the gospel, the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, But the Righteous shall Live by Faith!

Hebrews 11 – The Hall of Fame of Faith!

Joseph is a Righteous Man! He is a Man, Righteous By Faith!

One Passing Thought: Not Everything Is As It Appears, Especially in the Supernatural!

2. A Courageous Man! Who Completely Obeys God!

• Marry Mary (The child is by no man!)
• Name Him Jesus (Deliverer, Savior, To Make Free)

Matthew 1:23 BEHOLD, THE VIRGIN SHALL BE WITH CHILD AND SHALL BEAR A SON,AND THE SHALL CALL HIS NAME IMMANUEL, which translated means, “GOD WITH US”

Romans 11:26 and thus all Israel will be saved; just as it is written,
“The Deliverer will come from Zion, He will remove ungodliness from Jacob.” 27 “And this is My covenant with them, When I take away their sins.”

Matthew 1:25 And Joseph awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took Mary as His wife, but kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son ; and he called His name Jesus!

Righteous! Doing What Righteous By Faith People Do! It’s Doing Who You Are in Christ!