Journey of Love (2 of 5)
Sermon Series: The Star
Jeff Strite
Matthew 1:18-25
There's a true story about a grade school class that was putting on a Christmas which included the story of Mary and Joseph coming to the inn. In that class was one little boy who wanted so very much to be Joseph, but when the parts were handed out, his biggest rival was given that part, and he was assigned to be the inn keeper instead. He was really bitter about this. So during all the rehearsals he kept plotting in his mind what he might do the night of performance to get even with his rival who was Joseph.
Finally, the night of the performance, Mary and Joseph came walking across the stage. They knocked on the door of the inn, and the inn-keeper opened the door and asked them gruffly what they wanted.
Joseph answered, ''We'd like to have a room for the night.'' Suddenly the inn-keeper threw the door open wide and said, ''Great, come on in and I'll give you the best room in the house.''
Joseph and Mary were stunned. This wasn't the line they'd been expecting and suddenly the rest of the play was in jeapordy. For a few seconds poor little Joseph didn't know what to do. There was a long silence but then, Joseph looked in the door past the inn-keeper and dramatically looked to the left and right, and then said ''No wife of mine is going to stay in dump like this. Come on, Mary, let's go to the barn.'' (John Simmons)
In the movie clip we saw today from the movie ''THE STAR'' Joseph plays a major part. In fact, throughout the movie the Joseph we're introduced to is a strong character, a just man, a good husband, and a fairly humorous and gentle person. But in the Bible we don't get to see that much of him. In fact, nowhere in Scripture does he even get to say anything.
One preacher noted: ''Joseph, in many ways, is the forgotten man of Christmas. We don't sing his story in Christmas carols. There are no cards or poems written about him. He's not even the most well-known ...
Sermon Series: The Star
Jeff Strite
Matthew 1:18-25
There's a true story about a grade school class that was putting on a Christmas which included the story of Mary and Joseph coming to the inn. In that class was one little boy who wanted so very much to be Joseph, but when the parts were handed out, his biggest rival was given that part, and he was assigned to be the inn keeper instead. He was really bitter about this. So during all the rehearsals he kept plotting in his mind what he might do the night of performance to get even with his rival who was Joseph.
Finally, the night of the performance, Mary and Joseph came walking across the stage. They knocked on the door of the inn, and the inn-keeper opened the door and asked them gruffly what they wanted.
Joseph answered, ''We'd like to have a room for the night.'' Suddenly the inn-keeper threw the door open wide and said, ''Great, come on in and I'll give you the best room in the house.''
Joseph and Mary were stunned. This wasn't the line they'd been expecting and suddenly the rest of the play was in jeapordy. For a few seconds poor little Joseph didn't know what to do. There was a long silence but then, Joseph looked in the door past the inn-keeper and dramatically looked to the left and right, and then said ''No wife of mine is going to stay in dump like this. Come on, Mary, let's go to the barn.'' (John Simmons)
In the movie clip we saw today from the movie ''THE STAR'' Joseph plays a major part. In fact, throughout the movie the Joseph we're introduced to is a strong character, a just man, a good husband, and a fairly humorous and gentle person. But in the Bible we don't get to see that much of him. In fact, nowhere in Scripture does he even get to say anything.
One preacher noted: ''Joseph, in many ways, is the forgotten man of Christmas. We don't sing his story in Christmas carols. There are no cards or poems written about him. He's not even the most well-known ...
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