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Jesus, Light of the World |
Matthew's Gospel begins with a genealogy. This genealogy highlights two of his ancestors—Father Abraham and King David (Matthew 1:1). Through the genealogy of Jesus, Matthew is proving that Jesus is the direct recipient of all the promises and covenants made to Abraham and David.
Matthew lists four mothers in a long line of fathers and sons. They are Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and Bathsheba.
Tamar masqueraded as a prostitute and slept with her father-in-law (Genesis 38:16).
Rahab was a prostitute (Joshua 2:1). Ruth is a widow and a foreigner (Ruth 1:4).
And Bathsheba was the subject of a scandal involving adultery and murder by King David himself (2 Samuel 11:2).
But there’s more. Strictly speaking, none of these women were Jewish. Rahab, Ruth, and
Tamar were Gentiles. Bathsheba married Uriah the Hittite and thus part of a Gentile household.
Why does this matter? Because long ago, God made a promise.
God promised Abraham that his descendants would become a blessing to every nation on earth,
not just the Jewish people (Genesis 12:3). And Jesus, the son of Abraham,
is the one who brings this worldwide blessing.
Jesus is also the son of David. David was Israel's greatest king. God promised that one of
David’s descendants would come and reign on his throne forever (2 Samuel 7:16).
This promised king would bring justice and peace to the earth like never before (Isaiah 9:7).
Jesus, the son of David, is the promised ruler who has come.
The third title given to Jesus in this genealogy is the Jewish title Messiah, or Christ.
The Messiah was an anointed leader who would liberate the Jews (Isaiah 61:4).
But Jesus didn’t bring liberation from the Romans, as many wanted. Instead, he died on a
Roman cross to pay for the sins of the world (1 John 2:2).
Jesus, the Christ, is the anointed leader who liberates the whole world from sin.
Combined, these three titles reveal Jesus as the anointed king who will bless all nations.
What may look to us like a long list of names is one of the most significant theological statements
in the Bible. For in it, we see that Jesus will complete everything God has been doing up to this point.
May the Holy Spirit open your eyes to see the God who keeps his promises and works through history for his purposes. And may you see Jesus as the King who sets us free.
ABOUT G.L.A.D PUPPETS
Philippians 4:13 "I can do everything through Christ who gives me strength."
This is G.L.A.D's motto. This was what G.L.A.D. was built on by four people years ago. Today this is still our motto and we are a ministry that goes where ever God sends us. We are a nonprofit and nondenominational ministry that uses puppetry to show Gods love.
ABOUT G.L.A.D
My name Is Vickie Niknejadi I’m the Director and founder of G.L.A.D. G.L.A.D. stands for Gods Little Awesome Disciples. We have been so blessed to serve God so long. We use our hands to teach about the love of Jesus in a very unique way. We perform all kinds of puppet shows, like black light, stories and skits. We serve all God’s children, We have performed at day care centers, nursing homes, churches, car shows, bible schools and any where God sends us. We have been so blessed with going to different places and performing all the shows that we have because we are not funded by any one church, we do all of Gods work through donations and also volunteering of all of our puppet team members that have joined us to spread the word of God.
We also do a lot of mission work and we have helped others to start puppet ministries too. We do all kinds of workshops. Our mission work has been with the Lakota Sioux Reservation in South Dakota.
If you would be interested in information about a show or a donation or joining our ministry
please contact me at 636 461 0416 or Cell: 314 409 2697.
This is G.L.A.D's motto. This was what G.L.A.D. was built on by four people years ago. Today this is still our motto and we are a ministry that goes where ever God sends us. We are a nonprofit and nondenominational ministry that uses puppetry to show Gods love.
ABOUT G.L.A.D
My name Is Vickie Niknejadi I’m the Director and founder of G.L.A.D. G.L.A.D. stands for Gods Little Awesome Disciples. We have been so blessed to serve God so long. We use our hands to teach about the love of Jesus in a very unique way. We perform all kinds of puppet shows, like black light, stories and skits. We serve all God’s children, We have performed at day care centers, nursing homes, churches, car shows, bible schools and any where God sends us. We have been so blessed with going to different places and performing all the shows that we have because we are not funded by any one church, we do all of Gods work through donations and also volunteering of all of our puppet team members that have joined us to spread the word of God.
We also do a lot of mission work and we have helped others to start puppet ministries too. We do all kinds of workshops. Our mission work has been with the Lakota Sioux Reservation in South Dakota.
If you would be interested in information about a show or a donation or joining our ministry
please contact me at 636 461 0416 or Cell: 314 409 2697.
