Jesus is King
Read Matthew 1:6; 1 Samuel 16:1, 6-13, 18-23 King David was a man of faith. By faith, he received a promise from God that his kingdom will never end (1 Chronicles 17:7-14). Many kings would come after...
Abraham’s Obedience
Read Genesis 22:1-19 What about this account so vividly captures the imagination? Is it because we know, up front, that God is testing Abraham and we wait with bated breath as we...
Abraham’s Surrender
Read Matthew 1:2 & Genesis 12:1-9 I always remember skimming over the genealogy of Jesus, and thinking “I just want to read the parts where Jesus preaches and heals people and goes against everything that...
Genealogy of Jesus. Genealogy of Us.
Read Matthew 1:1-17 The opening of Matthew is a striking list of names that was meant to resonate with the Jewish audience of Matthew’s day. For modern readers, though, it can be...
Family Tree- Week One Worship Experience Response
Worship Experience Response As we begin our Advent journey, this Sunday’s worship service focused our attention on three of the key men mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus: Abraham, David, and Josiah....