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    Faithful Youth Study Book: Christmas Through the Eyes of Joseph
    Faithful Youth Study Book: Christmas Through the Eyes of Joseph
    Faithful Youth Study Book: Christmas Through the Eyes of Joseph
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    Faithful Youth Study Book: Christmas Through the Eyes of Joseph

    By Adam Hamilton

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    In this study, you will understand how Joseph's place in the nativity story is much like our own. In life, we encounter circumstances that we would have never chosen for ourselves. At times it can be tempting just to walk away. Joseph provides us a great example of humbly obeying God even when we don't understand and faithfully moving forward in the strength that God provides.
    Exchange your doubt for courage this Advent and Christmas season.

    Learn to accept and glorify God's will even when circumstances make it difficult to do so.

    This Youth Study Book takes the ideas presented in Adam Hamilton's book and interprets them for young people grades 6-12.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAbingdon Press
    Release dateOct 3, 2017
    ISBN9781501814143
    Faithful Youth Study Book: Christmas Through the Eyes of Joseph
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    Adam Hamilton

    Adam Hamilton is the founding pastor of the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Kansas City. Started in 1990 with four people, the church has grown to become the largest United Methodist Church in the United States with over 18,000 members. The church is well known for connecting with agnostics, skeptics, and spiritual seekers. In 2012, it was recognized as the most influential mainline church in America, and Hamilton was asked by the White House to deliver the sermon at the Obama inaugural prayer service. Hamilton, whose theological training includes an undergraduate degree from Oral Roberts University and a graduate degree from Southern Methodist University where he was honored for his work in social ethics, is the author of nineteen books. He has been married to his wife, LaVon, for thirty-one years and has two adult daughters.

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      Faithful Youth Study Book - Adam Hamilton

      INTRODUCTION

      Did you know that in the Bible, Jesus’ earthly father, Joseph, never utters a word?

      Mary says plenty. She even sings! But Joseph is silent. Not only is he wordless; he disappears from the biblical story for pages at a time. As a result, we often make the mistake of overlooking Joseph and concluding that he isn’t important.

      But think of the role Joseph must have played in Jesus’ life. Think of the role played by your own father, or your friends’ fathers. They don’t always say a lot, but their actions and beliefs have a profound and lasting influence.

      This youth study book is part of Adam Hamilton’s study Faithful: Christmas Through the Eyes of Joseph. Each chapter of the youth study book will begin with an excerpt from Adam Hamilton’s book, telling a portion of Joseph’s story and what we can take away from it. Then we’ll explore the themes and events of that story through one or two examples from my own family and ministry experiences. This in turn will lead you, I hope, to consider your own experiences and what you can learn from Joseph’s remarkable, inspiring story.

      This youth study book and Adam Hamilton’s book have four chapters each, plus a final section called The Rest of the Story, which will describe what we know about Joseph and the Holy Family following Jesus’ birth.

      Each Chapter Includes:

      An opening excerpt from Adam Hamilton’s book Faithful: Christmas Through the Eyes of Joseph, to set the scene and lay out some themes.

      Reading and Reflecting

      These reflections explore the themes through examples from my own family and ministry experiences. Each chapter is related to Adam Hamilton’s book. The content varies between the two books, but they share a focus text and themes, which should allow for some common conversation when you interact with adult groups.

      Going Deeper

      Here you’ll find three additional devotional thoughts using Scripture that complements the main text for the chapter. If you’re using this book with a group, a helpful approach would be to have everyone commit to completing the reading and devotionals before coming together as a group.

      Making It Personal

      These are some reflective thoughts that look back over the texts and themes and are meant to be read outside of a group. If you’ve completed the devotions during the week, it might be helpful to look over this section right before you go to meet with your group. If you’re not meeting with a group, you can use these whenever you like.

      Sharing Thoughts and Feelings

      These questions can serve as an icebreaker to open your group time together. They should also allow anyone who hasn’t read the chapter to be included.

      Doing Things Together

      Two fifteen-minute activities are designed to engage your group with the material in a new way. Supplies are minimal, but be sure that someone is in charge of bringing anything necessary to the experience. Most of the activities wrap up with one or two additional discussion questions or a look back at the chapter.

      Listening for God

      Each chapter concludes with a prayer that can be offered individually or with a group. Use this prayer or one of your own.

      Blessings to you as you relive the story of Joseph and the Christmas journey that all of us take.

      1

      A CARPENTER NAMED JOSEPH

      When he came to his hometown, he taught the people in their synagogue. They were surprised and said, Where did he get this wisdom? Where did he get the power to work miracles? Isn’t he the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother named Mary? Aren’t James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas his brothers? And his sisters, aren’t they here with us? Where did this man get all this?

      (Matthew 13:54-56)

      Typically when Christians explore the stories surrounding the birth of Jesus—often during the Advent season—they focus on Mary, the mother of Jesus, and on Luke’s account of the Christmas story, which is told from her vantage point. But our focus will be on Joseph, his life, and his role in the birth and life of Jesus. And that means our biblical focus will be on Matthew’s account of Christmas, which is told from Joseph’s vantage point.

      No man played a more important role in Jesus’ life than Joseph. Though not Jesus’ biological father, Joseph adopted Jesus as his son. Joseph protected him, provided for him, taught and mentored him.

      We don’t often hear about Joseph, because there is relatively little in the Gospels about him. They contain only a handful of stories around the time of Jesus’ birth, and a couple of passing references to Jesus as Joseph’s son later in the Gospels. (The Gospel of Mark doesn’t mention Joseph at all.) Nor will you find anything about him in the

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