December 24, 2021
Matthew 1:18-25
written by Bill Buchanan
Bill Buchanan is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Youth Mission Co, a dream of over 13 years!
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Matthew 1:18-25
written by Bill Buchanan
Bill Buchanan is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Youth Mission Co, a dream of over 13 years!
To learn more about the programs of this ministry organization, visit the program page of our website!
trust in the dream
"Fear is the path to the Dark Side. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering." --Yoda
I think most people want to do the right thing. But what happens when the “right thing” seems to be something risky, counter cultural, or maybe even a little crazy? Joseph wanted to do what he saw as the right thing, quietly call off the marriage with Mary to save her from public disgrace and scrutiny. But in a dream an angel tells him to go ahead and marry her, and so he does. It’s a great example of where the Bible guides us to veer from our culture’s norms and expectations (even religious cultural norms) for the sake of God’s plan and the coming of God’s kingdom on earth. Sometimes the right thing is the scandalous thing.
Questions:
What cultural norms, even religious norms, do you feel God may be calling you to break for the sake of the gospel?
God spoke to Joseph through a dream. Is there a dream that you have (literal or metaphorical) that you believe God has given you? What would it look like to act on that dream?
What cultural norms, even religious norms, do you feel God may be calling you to break for the sake of the gospel?
God spoke to Joseph through a dream. Is there a dream that you have (literal or metaphorical) that you believe God has given you? What would it look like to act on that dream?
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