Part 1

The Beginning of the Promise

Selected passages from Genesis to Deuteronomy

Christmas did not begin in Bethlehem, and this message invites you to step back into the ancient soil where the story truly starts. Long before angels sang or shepherds watched their flocks, God was quietly preserving a promise through broken families, unexpected choices, and acts of costly faith, shaping a lineage that would one day lead to Jesus Christ. In The Beginning of the Promise, you will trace how covenant, sacrifice, and hope are woven into the earliest pages of Scripture, and discover why the manger only makes sense when seen against the backdrop of God’s long and faithful work in history.