¹ A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of Abraham:
Matthew 1:1 (NIV84)

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 ² “I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you;
I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.

Genesis 12:2 (NIV84)

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¹⁸ Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and all nations on earth will be blessed through him.
Genesis 18:18 (NIV84)

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¹⁶ Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me; your throne will be established forever.’”
2 Samuel 7:16 (NIV84)
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¹⁸ This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.
¹⁹ Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.
Matthew 1:18-25 (NIV84)

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²⁰ But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
²¹ She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”
Matthew 1:18-25 (NIV84)

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²² All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
²³ “The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”—which means, “God with us.”
Matthew 1:18-25 (NIV84)

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²⁴ When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife.
²⁵ But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.
Matthew 1:18-25 (NIV84)

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God is in control
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God is faithful to His plan
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Jesus is Plan A…option #1 for God.
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¹ That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life.
² The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us.
1 John 1:1-2 (NIV84)

This is the first week in our Christmas series "Who Is Jesus?"  Today we'll take a look at The Promised One.