“The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.”  We’ve all heard that expression before, but when it comes to Jesus’ ancestry, we learn a different story. Jesus’ familial earthly line is filled with failure, sin, and disappointment. Why did God work this way? Why is this such good news to us today? Join us as we start into the text looking at Jesus’ genealogy and the truth of the gospel from Matthew 1.

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