Advent: Week Four

In the fourth week of the "Advent" series, Pastor Andrew Zemianek preaches from Matthew chapter one, pertaining to the lead up to Jesus' birth. Although God could have orchestrated this miracle differently, by choosing Mary & Joseph, a virgin and her respectable fiance, He set into motion a series of choices which would show both the character of the people involved & the true miracle of Jesus' birth. God did not force Joseph to stay with Mary, but He knew Joseph's heart. By choosing a virgin, people would know Jesus was a miracle, by choosing an honest man, Jesus would live under his earthly protection. God may have set the events into motion, but it was the choices of the people that truly made the miracle.