Celebrating Advent
Matthew 1:1-16 - The Lineage of Jesus our Messiah
God made it clear in the lineage of Christ that He uses people who need a Savior. As you read these names, know you are in good company. There is none righteous, no not one. All of us need forgiveness and redemption. Redemption, He chose to provide by coming as a needy baby through a lineage of broken people; not because of works they had done in righteousness but because of His own mercy.
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham was the father of Isaac,
Isaac the father of Jacob,
Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,
Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar,
Perez the father of Hezron,
Hezron the father of Ram,
Ram the father of Amminadab,
Amminadab the father of Nahshon
Nahshon the father of Salmon
Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab
Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth,
Obed the father of Jesse,
Jesse the father of David the king.
And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah,
Solomon the father of Rehoboam
Rehoboam the father of Abijah
Abijah the father of Asaph
Asaph the father of Jehoshaphat
Jehoshaphat the father of Joram
Joram the father of Uzziah,
Uzziah the father of Jotham
Jotham the father of Ahaz
Ahaz the father of Hezekiah,
Hezekiah the father of Manasseh,
Manasseh the father of Amos
Amos the father of Josiah,
Josiah the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.
Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel,
Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
Zerubbabel the father of Abiud,
Abiud the father of Eliakim,
Eliakim the father of Azor,
Azor the father of Zadok During the 400 years of silence
Zadok the father of Achim God is still working
Achim the father of Eliud, maintaining the bloodline of Jesus.
Eliud the father of Eleazar,
Eleazar the father of Matthan
Matthan the father of Jacob,
Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.
God demonstrates His value of all peoples through the lineage of Jesus.
Jewish Genealogies carried the family line through the son. God’s inclusion of five women in our Savior’s bloodline is a testament of God’s value of women. Of those women, only one is of Jewish lineage, demonstrating God sent His son for all people, all nations, and all marginalized people.
Hallelujah What a Savior!
love this, Kathryn. so encouraging and reflective of the nature of Christ. 💕
This is awesome! I see potential for this on a sermon art wall or advent guide! Loved hearing your heart behind this and really cool idea.
I learned about the Church Calendar in 2021 I hope you find joy in its purpose as well.
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Family Advent Chain / Journal
Supplies:
- Construction paper,printer paper or sturdy wrapping paper you can find at the Dollar store, Walmart or other retailers.
- Scissors
- Staples, glue or tape to connect the end of the paper together
- Pens, pencils, canyons or magic markers
Instructions:
Cut 24 2” slips of paper or as many slips of paper your family needs. Enough slips for each family member for devotions each Sunday or for everyday till Christmas.
Sit down together to fill each slip out. Here are a few suggestions:
- Names of parts of the world you want to pray for
- People you want to pray for
- Memories you are making this season
- Specific prayer requests for your family and or church.
Set it in the middle of the dinner table or living room, and have children and adults take turns drawing one out each day of Advent or each Sunday as your family gathers to pray and read the Advent guide.
Hang it on the wall or your tree and watch it grow!
When you put away Christmas ornaments etc. you can store your Advent chain in a large zip lock bag and enjoy reading it together as you decorate next year. Hopefully it will remind you of all the ways God answered prayer and His faithfulness through the previous season.
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