ADVENTure into Christmas Day 23: Joseph & Trusting God Key Verse: Matthew 1:21, 23 “She will give birth to a son and you are to name Him Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins. They will call Him Immanuel, which means God with us.” Do you ever feel overlooked? Unseen? Forgotten? I feel like that's how we treat Joseph sometimes in the nativity story. But, when we take a deeper look, we see a man of faith, trusting God, even when it could tarnish his reputation. Joseph, the many, many,

Matthew 1:20 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. Reassurance beyond understanding! That's the beginning of the Christ story for Joseph: like with Mary and the angel at the annunciation, God's reassurance of things beyond human understanding was what Joseph received in this glorious visitation! What he could not un