VALENTINE'S DAY LOVE STORIES, 2/10/14

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MATTHEW 1:18-20

 18  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.  
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.
20 But while he thought about these things,behold,
an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “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. 

 MATTHEW 1:25 

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

MATTHEW 2:13

Now when they had departed, behold, an 
angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a 
dream, saying, “Arise, take the young Child
and His mother, flee to Egypt and stay there 
until I bring you word; for Herod will seek the
young Child to destroy Him.”

MATTHEW 13:55 

Is this not the carpenter’s son? 
Is notHis mother called Mary? 
And His brothers James, Joses, 
Simon, and Judas?

  LUKE 2:41-42, 48

 41  His parents went to Jerusalem every 
year at the Feast of the Passover.  
42   And when He was twelve years old, 
they went up to Jerusalem according to 
the custom of the feast. 
48  So when they saw Him, they were 
amazed; and  His mother said to Him,
 “Son, why have You done this to us? 
Look, Your father and I  have sought 
You anxiously.”

TODAY'S LOVE STORY : MARY & JOSEPH


 




I chose Mary and Joseph because
they were truly a match made in 
heaven. There is not any mention 
of Mary and Joseph being in love.
This isn't very unusual because of
the religious customs during Bible 
days. The two of them make an idea
couple.  Mary was so holy that she
was chosen by God to be the mother
of Jesus. Joseph was very devout 
because he followed all of the Lord's 
commands without asking questions. 
He agreed to marry a woman who was
pregnant when he married her. He even
desired to keep her out of sight from the
public because of the strict moral codes 
in place during Bible days. He seemed to
be devoted to Mary and didn't pressure 
her to consummate their marriage before
Jesus' birth. They apparently had a close
relationship because they both went to 
look for Jesus when he didn't return home. 
The scriptures show that Mary and Joseph
had 4 more sons. 





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