Sermon
I Didn't See That Coming
Center Church
Speaker: Josh Miller
December 8, 2024 · 33 min
Summary
Matthew 1:1-16 presents Jesus as a new Adam who came to establish an eternal kingdom and offer outsiders—including those with colorful pasts like Tamar, Rahab, and Ruth—new beginnings through repentance and faith. The genealogy establishes Jesus' royal lineage to David while demonstrating that the gospel welcomes sinners, not good people, and calls believers to renounce loyalty to false kingdoms and pledge allegiance to King Jesus.
Highlights
Jesus was not born in Bethlehem to make good people better. Jesus was born in Bethlehem to make bad people new.
God's commands aren't prison bars, they're train tracks for your joy. And breaking them isn't freedom, it's a train wreck.
Every earthly king will fail and every earthly kingdom will end, but Jesus is the perfect king whose kingdom will last forever.