Matthew begins his gospel with a genealogy and we ask ourselves why-- He means for us to see that this child is the CHILD THAT THE WORLD HAS BEEN WAITING FOR- The Old Testament threads of promise - the longings and the expectations and the hopes of the people of God - hopes of an eternal kingdom, a blessing to the nations, and the defeat of our spiritual enemy - are all finding their glorious fulfilment in this birth--

Matthew begins his gospel with a genealogy and we ask ourselves why? He means for us to see that this child is the CHILD THAT THE WORLD HAS BEEN WAITING FOR! The Old Testament threads of promise – the longings and the expectations and the hopes of the people of God – hopes of an eternal kingdom, a blessing to the nations, and the defeat of our spiritual enemy – are all finding their glorious fulfilment in this birth!!

God promised that a child would come who - at great cost to himself - would once and for all defeat our spiritual enemy and redeem and restore this broken world. Who is this child-- What will he be-- How will he set this world right--

God promised that a child would come who – at great cost to himself – would once and for all defeat our spiritual enemy and redeem and restore this broken world. Who is this child? What will he be? How will he set this world right?

The most important goal of this series is that we would come away with a greater understanding of who Jesus is and why he is EVERYTHING that this world needs. He is the light of the world- He is our peace- We need to celebrate and share that this Christmas season-

The most important goal of this series is that we would come away with a greater understanding of who Jesus is and why he is EVERYTHING that this world needs. He is the light of the world! He is our peace! We need to celebrate and share that this Christmas season!

Despite the Apostle Paul's early success in Corinth, he was weary and in need of encouragement. The encouragement that he received is encouragement that each and every one of us will need to draw from in seasons of our own weariness.

Despite the Apostle Paul's early success in Corinth, he was weary and in need of encouragement. The encouragement that he received is encouragement that each and every one of us will need to draw from in seasons of our own weariness.

As we evangelize today, we can't take for granted that the person we are speaking with has the same image of God that we have. We will often find ourselves witnessing to people who hold to other worldviews. In our passage this morning, we find a powerful example of how to do this.

As we evangelize today, we can't take for granted that the person we are speaking with has the same image of God that we have. We will often find ourselves witnessing to people who hold to other worldviews. In our passage this morning, we find a powerful example of how to do this.