12/05/2021 – Midtown Church – Sac
Sermon Series – The Prequel: The Days Before Christmas
“All in The Family”
Pastor Bob Balian
Matthew 1:1 (NIV)
This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham:
1 – JESUS’ FAMILY TREE ESTABLISHES HIS:
A. SOVEREIGNTY
Matthew 1:17
Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Messiah.
B. HUMANITY
Matthew 1:3
Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar,
Perez the father of Hezron,
Hezron the father of Ram,
Matthew 1:4-5a
Ram the father of Amminadab,
Amminadab the father of Nahshon,
Nahshon the father of Salmon,
Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab,
C. DIVERSITY
Matthew 1:5b
Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse…..
D. MERCY
Matthew 1:6a
…and Jesse the father of King David.
Matthew 1:6b
David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah’s wife,…
2 – JESUS LIFE ESTABLISHES HIS GRACE
Matthew 1:18-21
This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. 19 Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.
20 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”
Jesus came FROM sinners, and FOR sinner
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