Matthew 1:1-17

Kicking off Advent, we turn to Matthew’s gospel and what we discover is a genealogy. But far from a random list of names, what we have is a declaration of hope. With the birth of Jesus the hopes and fears of all the years are met in Him. This genealogy is rich, pregnant with hope. And it declares the glories of our God whose plan it was to send us his Son so that we might have the sure and certain hope of redeeming grace anchored in Jesus. Main Idea: The hope of redeeming grace is secure because Christ the Savior is born