In this Advent sermon, Rev. Cody Turner reflects on Joseph’s story from the Gospel of Matthew and what it means for God to interrupt our carefully made plans.
Unlike the familiar Christmas scenes from Luke, Matthew presents the coming of Christ as a deeply personal and disruptive encounter between God and one ordinary person. Joseph’s plans, logic, and sense of control all come to an end as God intervenes. Yet in that interruption, Joseph receives an invitation—into obedience, trust, and a new life shaped not by human effort, but by God’s action.
This sermon invites us to consider what it means to receive Christ not as sentiment or comfort, but as Emmanuel—God with us—who still interrupts our lives in order to save and renew them.
📖 Scripture: Matthew 1:18–25
🕊️ Preacher: Rev. Jordan Griesbeck
⛪ Church: Church of the Incarnation, Dallas TX