Sermon from Sunday, December 18, 2022 Speaker: Rev. Doug de Graffenried Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25 Sermon Transcript Our lesson this morning comes from the first chapter of Matthew's gospel, starting with the 18th verse. Hear these words. Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way: when his mother, Mary, had been engaged to Joseph before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit, her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to public disgrace, planned to dismiss her quietly. But just when he had resolved to do this, an angel of the Lord appeared to…