Union Chapel Ministries

Matthew 1:18-25I. A Special NameThe combination of Jehovah and Hoshea made the name Joshua, translated means Jesus (The Lord of Salvation or God saves!)II. A Name that SavesYou shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.Matthew 1:21Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.Luke 2:10-11God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.John 3:17The notion of sin doesn’t fly well in a society that so often denies personal responsibility and believes nothing is truly wrong if it makes you feel good.III. A New NameThe true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in