Big Idea: Jesus came to earth to establish his Kingdom in our hearts Matthew 1:1 1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Matthew 1:2-16 2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, 3 and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram, 4 and Ram the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon, 5 and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse, 6 and Jesse the father of David the king. And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah, 7 and Solomon the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asaph, 8 and Asaph the father of Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah, 9 and Uzziah the father of Jotham, and Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah, 10 and Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, and Manasseh the father of Amos, and Amos the father of Josiah, 11 and Josiah the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon. 12 And after the deportation to Babylon: Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel…and Matthan the father of Jacob, 16 and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ. Myth: The Gospel is for good Christian people with good Christian backgrounds. Truth: The Gospel is for all people for all times in all places. Luke 19:10 10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” Luke 5:31-32 31…“Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. 32 I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.” Myth: God can’t use someone like me. Truth: If God can use them, He can use you.