11. 00 am Matthew 1:1-17 The birth of Jesus – Jesus and his family tree

Readings: 2 Thessalonians 3, Matthew 1

Hymns am

210

To us a child of royal birth

Charles Wesley

195

All poor men and humble

Anonymous

246

O come, O come, Emmanuel

Latin tr J M Neale

202

Christ is come, Let earth adore Him

Timothy Dudley-Smith

6.30 pm Again from Matthew 1:1-17, this time,The birth of Jesus - Four important women and Jesus

Reading Matthew 1

Hymns pm

205

Hark the glad sound

Philip Doddridge

311

Joy to the world

Isaac Watts

218

To us a child of hope is born

John Morrison

203

Earth was waiting, spent and restless

Walter C Smith

MORNING SERMON NOTES

Not what you may expect

1. Why does God want me to kn____ about this?

1 To answer the question of Jesus’s o______

2 To show that Jesus Christ was born in the f________ of time

2. What can I l____ from this?

1 Jesus is the long awaited M_______

2 Jesus Christ had l_____ origins

3 God is sov______

4 God is full of g_____

(note the obscure, wicked, unlikely and flawed people here)