This week, we’re starting a new series called “Surrender,” and for the first message in this new series, we’re going back to the Christmas account to look at Joseph’s role in the birth of Jesus. In Matthew 1, we see Joseph intuitively demonstrating an understanding about who he was supposed to be that we need to learn and apply in our walk with Jesus.

This is the first message of the new year. This is a time when people reflect on the old and look forward to the new, and a lot of people also get more serious about their spirituality at this time of year. They are determined to change something, so they can be who they are supposed to be in Christ. Surrender plays an important role in this transformation.