Sermon Outline:
- A woman shamed by shameless men
- A man shamed by a shameless woman
- The Grace of Eve’s promised Son redeems and transforms
Family Discussion Questions:
- Did the family that Jesus came from include only good people?
- Is it ok to sin because someone else sinned first?
- Have you ever felt ashamed of something that you have done?
- Is Jesus embarrassed to call Christians his family?
- Some people say that sin shouldn’t be embarrassing. Why are they wrong?
- What did Jesus do to take away our shame?
- What was Judah like before this terrible story with Tamar?
- What was Judah like after this story with Tamar?
- Why does Matthew include these four women in Jesus’ genealogy?
- What is the purpose of the genealogies in Scripture?
- How does the grace of Christ in response to our sin lead us to repentance?
- How does this part of the genealogy of Jesus teach us about the reason for the first coming of Christ (advent)?