Advent: Eternal Father
His pathway of grace that leads us home
Speaker: Rev. Susie Choi
Scripture: Matthew 1:1-16
Grace meets us exactly where we are and it doesn’t leave us where it found us.
—Anne Lamott
Genealogy - Ancient CV (Curriculum Vitae)
• Highlights significant people and their stories of accomplishments
• Reminder of identity and belonging by merit
• Establishes trajectory of purpose and meaning to continue human legacy
Genealogy recorded in the Gospel of Matthew:
• Highlights significant people and their failures
• Reminder of identity and belonging by grace
• Establishes trajectory of purpose and meaning to continue kingdom legacy
Earthly parents who begets in contrast to Eternal Father who begets
• The tapestry of grace that holds the human family narrative
• Grace is the Eternal Father’s pathway to guide us home
