AN UPSIDEDOWN CHRISTMAS

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AN UPSIDE-DOWN CHRISTMAS
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And Mary said My soul glorifies the Lord and
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has
been mindful of the humble state of his servant.
From now on all generations will call me blessed,
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for the Mighty One has done great things for
meholy is his name. His mercy extends to those
who fear him, from generation to generation.
(Luke 146-50)
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He has performed mighty deeds with his arm he
has scattered those who are proud in their inmost
thoughts. He has brought down rulers from their
thrones but has lifted up the humble. He has
filled the hungry with good things but has sent
the rich away empty. (Luke 146-53)
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That first Christmas was revolutionary and
upside-down because God was present!
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How can I live out the presence of God (Emmanuel)
in an upside-down, revolutionary kind of way?
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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.
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She will give birth to a son, and you are to give
him the name Jesus, because he will save his
people from their sins. All this took place to
fulfill what the Lord had said through the
prophet The virgin will be with child and will
give birth to a son, and they will
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call him Immanuelwhich means, God with us.
When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the
Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his
wife. But he had no union with her until she
gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name
Jesus. (Matthew 120-25)
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Joseph decided to live his life in a radical,
upside-down sort of way!
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God has revealed to us the type of man Joseph was
partly to encourage US to live courageous,
upside-down lives for God!
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This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came
about His mother Mary was pledged to be married
to Joseph, but before they came together, she was
found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.
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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.
(Matthew 118 19)
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Joseph was courageous enough to live a moral life
in a corrupt culture.
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God is still at work creating courageous,
revolutionary, upside-down living people!