1. #4 of 5 in the series: FEARLESS Reasons to “Fear Not” this Christmas Season Pastor Stan Reeder A Study of Matthew 1:18-25

3. But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus. - Matthew 1:18-25 But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus. - Matthew 1:18-25

5. 1.OBEY God. (Matthew 1:20)

7. …he had in mind to divorce her quietly. -Matthew 1:19b …he had in mind to divorce her quietly. -Matthew 1:19b

9. 1.OBEY God. (Matthew 1:20) …after he had considered this… -Matthew 1:20a …after he had considered this… -Matthew 1:20a

13. 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.”

14. … When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. - Matthew 1:20-24 … When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. - Matthew 1:20-24

16. 2.GLORIFY God. (Matthew 1:25a)

17. But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus. -Matthew 1:25 But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus. -Matthew 1:25

19. 3.BELIEVE God. (Matthew 1:21-22,25b)

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29. If you want to get the hang of it [the concept that God came to earth as a baby], think how you would like to become a slug or a crab. - C.S. Lewis (Mere Christianity) If you want to get the hang of it [the concept that God came to earth as a baby], think how you would like to become a slug or a crab. - C.S. Lewis (Mere Christianity)

31. He called his son Jesus, which literally means: SAVIOR He called his son Jesus, which literally means: SAVIOR