A Crazy Christmas Reunion
Matthew 1:16 – Joseph: An Adoption Story
The entire genealogy goes down to Jesus’ father Joseph. But if you know the story of Jesus, Joseph is not the biological father. So why is there a genealogy of someone who is not the biological father of Jesus? The answer is: adoption. Pastor Kyle shows how the story of Joseph being the father of Jesus is an adoption story. Even more, the good news of Jesus (known as the “Gospel”) is also an adoption story because when we put…
Matthew 1:10, 2 Chronicles 34 – Josiah: Reformed By The Word
What can we learn about an eight year old boy who becomes a king? In this sermon, Pastor Kyle looks at the story of Josiah, who is found in the genealogy of Jesus in Matthew 1:10. Josiah’s story is told in 2 Chronicles 34-35. In this story we see a young person who puts his faith in God. His life is changed even more when he discovers part of the Old Testament. As he learns the words of God he…
Matthew 1:5, Joshua 2 – Rahab: Second Chances
In this second sermon looking at the genealogy of Jesus in Matthew 1 we turn to Rahab. Rahab’s story shows us that a messed up, sinful person can be redeemed by God. Even though we may not be involved in the same sins as Rahab, we have all sinned as well and need to be redeemed. Pastor Kyle talks about that and more. Just as Rahab renounced her own past and people, we are called to renounce our own past…
Matthew 1:3, Genesis 38 – Tamar: God Will Accomplish His Plan
Jesus had a bunch of crazy people and stories in his lineage. In this sermon series, Pastor Kyle looks at several of the stories from Matthew 1, which is the genealogy of Jesus. For the first sermon, we look at the story of Tamar in Genesis 38. It’s a crazy story and it is even crazier by the fact that Matthew points it out in Matthew 1. Why did Matthew do that? What can we learn from this crazy story?…