Josh Benner

Tag: David

  • The most dysfunctional family: the genealogy of Jesus

    The most dysfunctional family: the genealogy of Jesus

    The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. -Matthew 1:1 Matthew’s gospel begins with introducing us to the genealogy of Jesus. It is linking Jesus to David, the great King of Israel and to Abraham, the man through whom the Lord had established his covenant.  He will come…

  • Sermon: The King is Born – Matthew 1:1-17

    The Gospel of Matthew begins with a genealogy. It can be tempting to move past this to the next section, but this genealogy is a picture of the history of God’s people. It points us to the gospel, to the mission of God, to the power of God, and to the promise of God.

  • Jesus the Son of David. Matthew 1:1

    The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.  -Matthew 1:1  In my last post, I talked about how Jesus is a prophet and priest. In this post, I will talk about how Jesus is also a king.  In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus is referred to as the…

  • Never think you’re too young to make a difference

    Some of the most significant people in the Bible did great things at very young ages. David was just a young man when he defeated Goliath. It was a young woman who was chosen to be the mother of Jesus. Even the twelve disciples would have all been pretty young. They were following a Rabbi.…