The genealogy in Matthew 1 provides a list of "light bearers," saints whom God used to prepare the way until Jesus, the true Light of the world, was born. In this service, we walked through Matthew's genealogy, highlighting a few of the light bearers he mentions with some Scripture readings and songs that help us see why their particular light shone so brightly. The version printed below does not include the actual Scripture texts; however, we did prepare a script of the service including all the texts for the Scripture readers.
Roll Call of Light Bearers
Abraham
Boaz
David
Hezekiah
Jacob
Jesus Christ
Joseph (Mary's husband)
Mary (mother of Jesus Christ)
Ruth (person)
September 1, 1998
