The Belt of Truth: Matthew 1:1-17

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The Belt of Truth: Matthew 1:1-17

January 3, 2025 • Pastor Andrew Belt • Matthew 1:1–17

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Welcome to the Belt of Truth!

In this Podcast we go through Matthew’s Gospel!

In Matthew 1:1-17 we cover the genealogy of Christ.

We find that its purpose is to establish who Jesus is. He is the Christ who comes through human ancestry and is directed by a threefold repetition of 14 by God himself who works through sinful humanity to redeem it.

A whole host of people that come from Genesis to Malachi and beyond and listed. This shows us that the purpose of the Old Testament was to bring us to Christ. He is the fulfillment of God’s special covenants made to David for a King to rule forever and also to Abraham who would bring a descendant to bless all nations.

We consider briefly the differences in Matthew and Luke’s Gospel concerning the genealogies listed as well as why the last section only list 13 generations.

The Belt of Truth: Psalm 150

December 20, 2024 • Pastor Andrew Belt • Psalm 150

Praise the Lord! Where, why, how and who. Where do we praise God? Why do we praise God? How do we praise God? And who do we praise? Psalm 150, the final psalm gives us a dramatic conclusion to the Psalter. In it we join everything thought and everything and swallow it up in a resounding Hallelujah!

The Belt of Truth: Psalm 149

December 16, 2024 • Pastor Andrew Belt • Psalm 149

In the penultimate Psalm, Psalm 149, continues the theme of praise of 146-150. Here God’s people praise their Maker and their King. The idea of King has gone through a transformation and fulfillment in this book. With the rise and fall of David’s line to God himself combining the promise of David’s Son with himself. So that it is God and man who rule. This is Jesus Christ our Lord. As a result of God’s triumph and gift, God’s people are free to praise God. They, as Paul puts it, will make every thought captive to Christ. Spiritual warfare has been in the background of nearly all these psalms and that continues here. God’s people will reign with Christ and Christ will raise up his lowly people. And our praise is the sword we wield in the present age. And the day is coming, where Christ will come again in his glory and his people will sit and even judge the angels.

The Belt of Truth: Psalm 148

December 13, 2024 • Pastor Andrew Belt • Psalm 148

Psalm 148 continues the praise of the Lord! Two areas are focused in on. The heavens in verses 1-6 and all that is in them. And then the earth in verses 7-14. This praise from the heavens is automatic and is styled like how God spoke and they came to be. As the heavens and the angels do their job, they praise God. They are well ordered because God’s Word is holy and true. The earth and all that is down below praises God as well. But this praise originates in how God reveals himself on earth. He acts in human history. Primarily when he raised a horn of salvation for his people, which all nations can come to. This is the Lord Jesus, whose name is given that is above every name and exalted beyond the earth and heavens. With this in mind, what our God has done for us, we cry out, “Praise the Lord!” Hallelujah!