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Righteous Marriage Purity Matt 1:19 “Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.” Purity Matt 1:25 “and took Mary home as his wife. But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son.”

Thoughtful & Temperate Emotions under control Matt 1:19 “Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.” Consider his actions with a sound mind Matt 2:22 “But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee.”

Statistics 63% of youth suicides 90% of all homeless and runaway 85% of all children that exhibit behavioral disorders 80% of rapists 71% of all high school dropouts 70% of juveniles in state-operated institutions 85% of all youths sitting in prisons

Statistics 5 times more likely to commit suicide 32 times more likely to run away 20 times more likely to have behavioral disorders 14 times more likely to commit rape (boys) 9 times more likely to drop out of high school 10 times more likely to abuse chemical substances 9 times more likely to end up in a state- operated institution 20 times more likely to end up in prison

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Obedient to God Immediate obedience without questioning Matt 1:24 -  When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. Matt 2:13-14 - When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. "Get up," he said, "take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.“ So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt, Trusting without definite plan Exercised good judgment when no direct revelation

Sacrificial Subject to public disgrace Running from place to place as fugitives Yielding his rights right in conception right in naming his child right in choosing where to live

Joseph’s Blessings “fulfilling” scriptures Matt 2:15 where he stayed until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled what the Lord had said through the prophet: "Out of Egypt I called my son." Matt 2:23 and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was said through the prophets: "He will be called a Nazarene."

Who will love His children? Righteous Temperate Present Obedient Sacrificial