We often skip over the genealogy at the start of Matthew’s Gospel thinking that the Christmas action really begins in Matthew 1:18. This enlightening short sermon, preached at Cardiff Carols, shows how crucial the genealogy is for understanding not only the Christmas story but the mission and ministry of Jesus. Looking at the names on Jesus’ family tree which includes the disqualified, disenfranchised and the disappointed, you will appreciate afresh that Jesus descended from such people because He came for such people.
