Matthew's gospel doesn't even say her name. It calls her "Uriah's wife." The story of Bathsheba is filled with trauma and hard to hear. But this story is such an important reflection of how Jesus' birth challenges earthly power. So join us to meet Bathsheba, the final grandmother in our Advent series, and see what truth she has to speak to all of us.
RUTH
December 11, 2022 • Ryan Marsh • Ruth, Matthew 1
Have you ever met a friend's family and it shed new light on who they are? Well let me introduce you to Ruth, Jesus' Great Grandma. I think you'll be surprised by her story. If there's a gene for loyal-love, she's got it, and probably passed it down to Emmanuel. Let's see what we can learn from Grandma Ruth.
RAHAB
December 4, 2022 • Ryan Marsh • Joshua 2, Matthew 1, Joshua 6:22–25
Those family dramas that we all like to keep secret, the Bible brings out into the open. And the characters we pass over are the very ones God chooses to center in the story of salvation. This week on the Real Grandmothers of Jesus - Rahab! Prostitute? Prophet? Foreigner? Freedom fighter? Yes, yes, and more…
