Central Assembly
Pastor Jim Bradford | December 9, 2018
Matthew 1:18-21 NLT
Matthew 1:22-25 NLT
Joseph's not-so-merry Christmas . . .
* Joseph's dilemma: What to do with Mary?
Matthew 1:19 NIV
Joseph's not-so-merry Christmas . . .
* Joseph's dilemma: What to do with Mary?
* Joseph's dislocation: Where do I go now?
In spite of what he could not control, Joseph kept his ear open to the Spirit.
Four ways that God walks us through life's reversals . . .
1. Instruction
Matthew 1:20 NIV
Four ways that God walks us through life's reversals . . .
1. Instruction
2. Insight
Matthew 1:20-21 NIV
Romans 8:28-29 NIV
Four ways that God walks us through life's reversals . . .
1. Instruction
2. Insight
3. Warning
Matthew 2:13 NLT
1 Corinthians 10:13 NIV
Four ways that God walks us through life's reversals . . .
1. Instruction
2. Insight
3. Warning
4. Timing
Matthew 2:19-20 NIV
Matthew 1:22-23 NIV