Reading: Matthew 1: 1-17

What does your family tree say about you? Is it a beautiful tree or one that has broken branches and bruised limbs? Chances are, there is part of your family tree that you are not very proud of. Part of your family’s checkered past has influenced who you are today. Through the incarnation, Jesus has come to set people free from sin, death and Satan’s grip. Sometimes the journey with Jesus begins with Him setting us free from our messy past.