At first glance, it looked like Matthew made a big mistake in his genealogy of Jesus by placing him in the line of David, since he admitted that Jesus was born of Mary, not of Joseph. In Matthew 1:18-25, he went on to explain how Jesus was conceived and what role Joseph played in his life, which in turn explains how Jesus entered the line of David. He also revealed the meanings of the two names of Jesus, which tell us who he is and why he came.
From several texts in the New Testament, this message answers four questions: What is the meaning of baptism? Who should be baptized? How should...
If we died and rose with Christ, we need to strip off the rags of the old life and put on the habits of...
Our little work of accepting each other in the church is part of the big work God is doing in the world.
