Matthew 1:6-17

The more most of us examine our past, the more we realize that our family tree is full of interesting stories that have shaped our identity. James Nored shares about God's story through Abraham and David to Jesus and Phil Ware helps us understand the meaning of the story through the genealogy of Jesus.

"Josiah was the father of Jehoiachin and his brothers (born at the time of the exile to Babylon). After the Babylonian exile: Jehoiachin was the..."

"David was the father of Solomon (whose mother was Bathsheba, the widow of Uriah). Solomon was the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam was the father of..."

We want our lives to be part of Jesus' story of redemption, and then we want to share that redemption with others! Phil Ware and James Nored continue to share God's story of redemption and focus this week on Jesus as the fulfillment of God's promises to Abraham and David and the genealogy of Jesus that displays God's grace.

Despite all the mess and the complications, God came to live among us being born in a place where animals fed. Max Lucado reminds that Jesus, the Son of God, the Christ and Messiah, came to us in a manger in Bethlehem.

When God chose to come into our world through a child, he chose a family line that was every bit as messed up as our world. Phil Ware is using December to remind us how to welcome Jesus during this special time and what Jesus' coming means for each of us.

"Dear Disciple, In your world, independence, autonomy, self-sufficiency, and doing your own thing are of utmost importance for some people. A little....."

Would I have the courage to act in a situation so dangerous where eternity hangs in the balance? Phil Ware reminds us of the importance to act courageously for God, for good, and for grace even when it is dangerous because eternity hangs on our decision.

"This is a record of the ancestors of Jesus the Messiah, a descendant of David and of Abraham: Abraham was the father of Isaac. Isaac was the..."

Can one person really make a difference Phil Ware looks at Ruth and Naomi and the difference one faithful person can make in everything!

Moses brought down God's Law from his mountain. Jesus demonstrated God's love on a hill outside Jerusalem! James Nored and Phil Ware move from Abraham and Moses to Jesus in God's great story of redemption and show how Jesus becomes the fulfillment

Moses brought down God's Law from his mountain. Jesus demonstrated God's love on his mountain. James Nored and Phil Ware move from Abraham and Moses to Jesus in God's great story of redemption.