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CrossWay Church
December 14, 2025 Matthew 1:12-16
Locations & Times
CrossWay Church Battle Ground
311 N Parkway Ave, Battle Ground, WA 98604, USA
Sunday 10:00 AM
Matthew 1:12-17: God’s Quiet Providence:
I) The Exile: When God’s promises seem to have failed.
A) The Davidic kings turned ________ from God, leading to Israel’s exile in Babylon and the destruction of Solomon’s temple.
B) It seemed that God’s ______________ were lost:
1) The __________ God promised Abraham.
2) The __________ God promised to David.
C) Hope increased when King Cyrus sent Zerubbabel to ____________ Jerusalem and its temple.
1) The Israelites were continually under __________ occupation and never regained their land.
2) A Davidic king never __________ to power.
D) _________________: For many of these individuals, Matthew’s genealogy is our only source of information.
*What has caused you to question God’s goodness?
II) God was still working, even in the silence
A) Matthew’s genealogy ________- the line from David through the exile to Jesus.
B) What looked like ______________ was actually preservation. God kept the royal line alive, even when there was no visible king.
C) The genealogy proclaims that God had not forgotten His __________—He was preparing their fulfillment.
*How does this challenge your perspective on your own times of waiting or uncertainty?
III) Jesus the unexpected Messiah is the culmination of God’s promises.
A) His conception and birth are unique and hint at his _________ nature.
1) Joseph is Mary’s ______________ and not Jesus’s father.
2) Mary’s child is truly human, but not ___________ human.
3) Jesus was _____________ by the Holy Spirit.
B) His kingship defies _________________.
1) He is born not to a ____________, but to a poor, faithful young woman.
2) He has no palace, no _____________, and no earthly throne.
IV) What this means for us today
A) God’s promises remain _____________, even when circumstances suggest otherwise.
B) God often works _____________ and slowly, outside our expectations.
C) God brings ________________ through His Son, Jesus Christ—not through human power.
D) God delights in using ______________ people to carry His redemptive purposes forward.
*In which areas of life, do you need to surrender to God's quiet, slow, redemptive work through Christ?
*If God delights in using ordinary people (like many in the genealogy) to carry forward His plan, how does this redefine your view of your own "ordinary" life and gifts?
I) The Exile: When God’s promises seem to have failed.
A) The Davidic kings turned ________ from God, leading to Israel’s exile in Babylon and the destruction of Solomon’s temple.
B) It seemed that God’s ______________ were lost:
1) The __________ God promised Abraham.
2) The __________ God promised to David.
C) Hope increased when King Cyrus sent Zerubbabel to ____________ Jerusalem and its temple.
1) The Israelites were continually under __________ occupation and never regained their land.
2) A Davidic king never __________ to power.
D) _________________: For many of these individuals, Matthew’s genealogy is our only source of information.
*What has caused you to question God’s goodness?
II) God was still working, even in the silence
A) Matthew’s genealogy ________- the line from David through the exile to Jesus.
B) What looked like ______________ was actually preservation. God kept the royal line alive, even when there was no visible king.
C) The genealogy proclaims that God had not forgotten His __________—He was preparing their fulfillment.
*How does this challenge your perspective on your own times of waiting or uncertainty?
III) Jesus the unexpected Messiah is the culmination of God’s promises.
A) His conception and birth are unique and hint at his _________ nature.
1) Joseph is Mary’s ______________ and not Jesus’s father.
2) Mary’s child is truly human, but not ___________ human.
3) Jesus was _____________ by the Holy Spirit.
B) His kingship defies _________________.
1) He is born not to a ____________, but to a poor, faithful young woman.
2) He has no palace, no _____________, and no earthly throne.
IV) What this means for us today
A) God’s promises remain _____________, even when circumstances suggest otherwise.
B) God often works _____________ and slowly, outside our expectations.
C) God brings ________________ through His Son, Jesus Christ—not through human power.
D) God delights in using ______________ people to carry His redemptive purposes forward.
*In which areas of life, do you need to surrender to God's quiet, slow, redemptive work through Christ?
*If God delights in using ordinary people (like many in the genealogy) to carry forward His plan, how does this redefine your view of your own "ordinary" life and gifts?