07-26: Worthy
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Matt Petitt returns to First Church where he grew up, got baptized, and preached his very first sermon — and shares a message working through Matthew 1:21-23 where he unpacks the announcement of Jesus' birth and points to one central truth: God's goal was never just to give us answers, but to give us Himself — Emmanuel, God with us.
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: The Bible Project :: https://www.bibleproject.com
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Sermon Passage
Matthew 1:20-25
[20] But after he had considered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, don’t be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because what has been conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. [21] She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”
[22] Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet:
[23] See, the virgin will become pregnant
and give birth to a son,
and they will name him Immanuel,
which is translated “God is with us.”
[24] When Joseph woke up, he did as the Lord’s angel had commanded him. He married her [25] but did not have sexual relations with her until she gave birth to a son. And he named him Jesus.
