Tag: Matthew

Happy New Year!!

Matthew 1:1-17The God of History New Year’s Day sermon will be from a text that is rarely preached.  The genealogy from Abraham to David to Joseph.  There are many fascinating parts of this genealogy, but the big picture is the working of God in the lives of historical men and women. Of the four Gospels, …

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Fourth Sunday in Advent

Matthew 1:18-25The Moral Dilemma of Listening to God“Now, the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way…”(Matt 1:18) Matthew introduces the events of Jesus’ life in a very simple way.  Yet, soon the account moves from simple to a moral dilemma.  Joseph, a righteousness man, an honorable man found himself having to choose …

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