Advent: Eternal Father

His pathway of grace that leads us home

Speaker: Rev. Susie Choi

Scripture: Matthew 1:1-16

Grace meets us exactly where we are and it doesn’t leave us where it found us.

—Anne Lamott

Genealogy - Ancient CV (Curriculum Vitae)

• Highlights significant people and their stories of accomplishments

• Reminder of identity and belonging by merit

• Establishes trajectory of purpose and meaning to continue human legacy

Genealogy recorded in the Gospel of Matthew:

• Highlights significant people and their failures

• Reminder of identity and belonging by grace

• Establishes trajectory of purpose and meaning to continue kingdom legacy

Earthly parents who begets in contrast to Eternal Father who begets

• The tapestry of grace that holds the human family narrative

• Grace is the Eternal Father’s pathway to guide us home