an invitation to christmas
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An Invitation to Christmas. Matthew 1:1 “This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham:”. Matthew 1:2 “Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.”. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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An Invitation
to Christmas
An Invitation
to Christmas
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Matthew 1:1 “This is the genealogy of
Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of
Abraham:”
Matthew 1:1 “This is the genealogy of
Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of
Abraham:”
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Matthew 1:2 “Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father
of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his
brothers.”
Matthew 1:2 “Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father
of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his
brothers.”
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Matthew 1:16 “And Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, and Mary was the mother of Jesus who is
called the Messiah.”
Matthew 1:16 “And Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, and Mary was the mother of Jesus who is
called the Messiah.”
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Matthew 1:17 “Thus there were fourteen
generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen
from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Messiah.”
Matthew 1:17 “Thus there were fourteen
generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen
from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Messiah.”
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Why Did Matthew Write The Genealogy
This Way?
Why Did Matthew Write The Genealogy
This Way?1. He was
writing to a _______.
1. He was writing to a _______.Jewish audienceJewish audience
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Matthew 1:3 “Judah the father of
Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar,
Matthew 1:3 “Judah the father of
Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar,
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…Perez the father of Hezron, Hezron the
father of Ram,”
…Perez the father of Hezron, Hezron the
father of Ram,”
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Matthew 1:4 “Ram the father of
Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of
Salmon,
Matthew 1:4 “Ram the father of
Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of
Salmon,
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Matthew 1:5 “Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother
was Rahab,
Matthew 1:5 “Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother
was Rahab,
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Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother
was Ruth,
Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother
was Ruth,
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Obed the father of Jesse,”
Obed the father of Jesse,”
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Matthew 1:6 “And Jesse the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon,
whose mother had been Uriah’s wife.”
Matthew 1:6 “And Jesse the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon,
whose mother had been Uriah’s wife.”
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Why Did Matthew Write The Genealogy
This Way?
Why Did Matthew Write The Genealogy
This Way?2. He spent
three years _____.
2. He spent three years _____.with Jesuswith Jesus
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Why Did Matthew Write The Genealogy
This Way?
Why Did Matthew Write The Genealogy
This Way?3. He knew that ____ ____ Jesus came to address.
3. He knew that ____ ____ Jesus came to address.
sin was the issue sin was the issue
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Why Did Matthew Write The Genealogy
This Way?
Why Did Matthew Write The Genealogy
This Way?4. This
was also ____.
4. This was also ____.his storyhis story
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Matthew 9:4 “Knowing their
thoughts, Jesus said, ‘Why do you entertain evil thoughts in your
hearts?’”
Matthew 9:4 “Knowing their
thoughts, Jesus said, ‘Why do you entertain evil thoughts in your
hearts?’”
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Matthew 9:5 “Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’?”
Matthew 9:5 “Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’?”
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Matthew 9:6 “But so that you
may know that the Son of Man has authority on
earth to forgive sins” – Then He said to the
paralytic, ‘Get up, take your mat and go home.’”
Matthew 9:6 “But so that you
may know that the Son of Man has authority on
earth to forgive sins” – Then He said to the
paralytic, ‘Get up, take your mat and go home.’”
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Matthew 9:7 “And the man got up
and went home.”
Matthew 9:7 “And the man got up
and went home.”
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Matthew 9:8 “When the crowd saw
this, they were filled with awe; and they praised God, who had given
such authority to men.”
Matthew 9:8 “When the crowd saw
this, they were filled with awe; and they praised God, who had given
such authority to men.”
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Matthew 9:9 “As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew
sitting at the tax collector’s booth…”
Matthew 9:9 “As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew
sitting at the tax collector’s booth…”
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Matthew 9:12 “On hearing this,
Jesus said, ‘It is not the healthy who need
a doctor, but the sick.”
Matthew 9:12 “On hearing this,
Jesus said, ‘It is not the healthy who need
a doctor, but the sick.”
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Matthew 9:13 “But go and learn what
this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’
For I have not come to call the righteous, but
sinners.”
Matthew 9:13 “But go and learn what
this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’
For I have not come to call the righteous, but
sinners.”
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