Cast of Christmas

Worshipping God Out Of The Spotlight

Pastor Tim Flask

December 1, 2024

Main Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Additional Scriptures: Matthew 2:19-20, 22:14 Luke 2:33-25, 47-50, Hebrews 11:1, 13-16, Galatians 5:13-14

POINTS:

• Joseph was just a man.

• Joseph couldn’t take any credit for Jesus.

• Joseph was reminded over and over again of his place behind the scenes and out of the spotlight.

• Can you obey God when you are overlooked and counted out by the rest of the world?

• Joseph obeyed the Lord without question.

• Joseph did not live to see the vindication of his wife Mary.

• Can you obey God in the waiting?

• Joseph obeyed even in the hard things.

• Can you still matter in a culture that says you only matter when you are in the spotlight?

• Can you be who God has called you without being a social media celebrity?

• To follow Joseph’s example and Jesus’s example, we must answer the call of God outside of the spotlight.