{"id":2671,"date":"2015-12-13T21:08:36","date_gmt":"2015-12-14T03:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dave.dlscott.info\/?p=2671"},"modified":"2015-12-13T21:08:36","modified_gmt":"2015-12-14T03:08:36","slug":"mp3-for-ffc-for-sunday-december-13-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dave.dlscott.info\/?p=2671","title":{"rendered":"MP3 for FFC for Sunday December 13, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dave.dlscott.info\/?attachment_id=2672\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2672\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2672 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dave.dlscott.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/woman-face-make-up-eyes-nose-red-lips.png?resize=189%2C214\" alt=\"woman face make up eyes nose red lips\" width=\"189\" height=\"214\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Matthew begins his gospel with these words: \u201cThe book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">He is the only gospel writer to begin in this way. In fact, of the others, only Luke lists a genealogy (chapter three) but with NO women mentioned. Mark starts in Isaiah. Luke begins in the days of Herod. John begins \u201cin the beginning\u201d referring to what we call eternity past.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">In this genealogy that Matthew gives us, this God-inspired account of the family tree of Jesus Christ, only five women are mentioned. Four of these women\u2014Tamar, Rahab, Ruth and Bathsheba\u2014are surrounded with stories of sex, power, position and intrigue. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">No \u201cgood girls\u201d mentioned except Mary, the young virgin who was the mother of Jesus. No Sarah, no Rebecca, no Rachel. Why?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Why would God put his list together in this way? <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">How is it that only members of the \u201cBad Girls Club\u201d (with one notable exception) make the list in the genealogy of Jesus Christ in Matthew 1?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Message Title: Grace &amp; the Grandmothers of Jesus Messiah!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Message Text: Matthew 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MP3:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dave.dlscott.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/Grace and the Grandmothers of Jesus Messiah : Matthew 1 : ffc : dave scott : 121315 AM MESSAGE.mp3\">Grace and the Grandmothers of Jesus Messiah : Matthew 1 : ffc : dave scott : 121315 AM MESSAGE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matthew begins his gospel with these words: \u201cThe book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.\u201d He is the only gospel writer to begin in this way. 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