Who Is This Jesus? -- Kingdom Mission (Matt. 3-4)

Who is this Jesus? That is the question we are asking as we explore the Gospel of Matthew. By meditating on His words and actions as recorded by the apostles, we can come to know the one we call Savior a little bit better.

In the first few chapters of Matthew we saw where Jesus came from--His family history and where he fits in the story of Israel. You know, background. Now, in chapters 3 and 4, we will see Jesus enter the public scene for the first time. Here, we will begin to discover what Jesus came to do.

Who is this Jesus? -- King, Redeemer, Immanuel (Matt 1-4)

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Who is this Jesus? That is the question we are asking as we explore the Gospel of Matthew. By meditating on His words and actions as recorded by the apostles, we can come to know the one we call Savior a little bit better.

The book of Matthew begins with a genealogy. Not exactly the riveting "hook" that they teach you to start with in creative writing class. In fact, the very first line of Matthew introduces the book as "The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham." What does this tell us about Jesus?