📖 Matthew 1:1–17 (Part 2)
What if the miracle of Jesus didn’t start in the manger—but generations earlier?
Matthew opens his Gospel with a list of names that might seem ordinary… until you look closer. Behind each name is a story of God doing the impossible.
In this episode, we trace the miraculous thread running through Jesus' family line:
- A child born to Abraham and Sarah long after hope had faded
- A Moabite widow named Ruth brought into the covenant family
- A king like David, lifted from shepherd to throne
- A kingdom preserved through exile when it should have perished
- And ultimately, a virgin giving birth to the Son of God
This is more than genealogy—it’s a record of miracles, big and small, leading to the greatest miracle of all: God becoming man.
Here’s what we’ll explore:
✨ Why God often works through the unlikely and overlooked
✨ How your story may carry seeds of miracles in disguise
✨ The beauty of God’s power working through generations
If you’ve ever doubted whether God still works miracles—or whether He can work one in your life—Matthew’s genealogy says: He already has. And He’s not finished yet.
🎧 Listen now and rediscover the wonder hidden in the names that led to Jesus.
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