Loretto Chapel Santa Fe New Mexico

Loretto Chapel Santa Fe New Mexico

Matthew 1:18–25 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit.

Verse 19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not wanting to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly.

Verse 20 But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying,

Verse 20 “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

Verse 21 And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins.”

Verse 22 So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying:

Verse 23 “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.”

Verse 24 Then Joseph, being aroused from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took to him his wife,

Verse 25 and did not know her till she had brought forth her firstborn Son. And he called His name JESUS.

Great Peril

Verse 19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not wanting to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly.

Great Peril Unfaithful Fiancé

Great Peril Unfaithful Fiancé For Mary, Public Humiliation

Mark 6:3 Is this not the carpenter, the Son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are not His sisters here with us?” So they were offended at Him.

Great Peril Joseph’s Solution? Put Her Away. Unfaithful Fiancé For Mary, Public Humiliation Joseph’s Solution? Put Her Away.

Verse 19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not wanting to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly.

R.C. Trench Archbishop of the Church in Dublin

Great Promise

Great Promise God had a plan all along.

Great Promise The Promise Centered on the Savior. God had a plan all along. The Promise Centered on the Savior.

Matt. 1:21 And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins.”

Great Promise God can turn bad news into good. God had a plan all along. Promise centered on the Savior. God can turn bad news into good.

Wallace Johnson Founder of Holiday Inn

What to do when you find yourself in peril:

What to do: Begin with prayer.

Exodus 2:23-25 Now it happened in the process of time that the king of Egypt died.

Verse 23 Then the children of Israel groaned because of the bondage, and they cried out; and their cry came up to God because of the bondage.

Verse 24 So God heard their groaning, and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.

Verse 25 And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God acknowledged them.

What to do: Begin with prayer. Stay in a right relationship with God.

Luke 2:40 And the Child grew and became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him.

Luke 2:41 His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover.

Luke 2:42 And when He was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast.

What to do: Be obedient to God’s answer. Begin with prayer. Stay in a right relationship with God. Be obedient to God’s answer.

Matt. 1:24 Then Joseph, being aroused from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took to him his wife.