A Messy Family Tree | Messy Christmas | Randy Frazee

Jesus’ Family Tree 

This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham: 

Abraham was the father of Isaac, 

Isaac the father of Jacob, 

Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, 

Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar, 

Perez the father of Hezron, 

Hezron the father of Ram, 

Ram the father of Amminadab, 

Amminadab the father of Nahshon, 

Nahshon the father of Salmon, 

Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, 

Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth, 

Obed the father of Jesse, 

and Jesse the father of King David. 

David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah’s wife

Matthew 1:1-6

Our Family Tree 

All people are welcomed into God’s family 

See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! 

1 John 3:1

If God offers grace to his family, maybe we should offer a little grace to our family. 

Jesus offers us an opportunity to start a new family tree 

You must be born again.

John 3:7

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.

John 3:16-17

Discussion Questions:

1. Which of the four stories in the family tree of Jesus surprised you most and why? 

• Tamar 

• Rahab 

• Ruth 

• Bathsheba  

2. Share your family tree with your group. Do you have someone famous, infamous or interesting in your lineage. Do you think this has affected how your family functions in any way? 

3. Which of three applications speaks the most to your story? Explain why. 

4. What is one thing you will do differently this Christmas because of this message?