Blue Collar Joe

Sermon Notes

We can trust God in EVERY circumstance.

[Matthew 1:18-19] This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit. [19] Joseph, her fiancé, was a good man and did not want to disgrace her publicly, so he decided to break the engagement quietly.

God's plan always takes PRIORITY over our plans.

Faith is trusting God’s plan even when we don’t UNDERSTAND it.

[Matthew 1:20-21] As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. "Joseph, son of David," the angel said, "do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit. [21] And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins."

God’s interruptions are actually His INVITATIONS to something greater.

[Matthew 1:24] When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded and took Mary as his wife.

Courage is OBEYING God even when the path is UNCERTAIN.

[Philippians 2:3-4] Don't be selfish; don't try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. [4] Don't look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too.

God blesses those who walk in HUMILITY.

[Matthew 2:13-15] After the wise men were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. "Get up! Flee to Egypt with the child and his mother," the angel said. "Stay there until I tell you to return, because Herod is going to search for the child to kill him." [14] That night Joseph left for Egypt with the child and Mary, his mother, [15] and they stayed there until Herod's death. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: "I called my Son out of Egypt."

Our FAITH must be demonstrated with our ACTIONS.