As we examine Mark 9:14-29, we will see that “Jesus Came to Do All the Things We Can’t,” as this story calls us to do three things in the face of our own helplessness. First, In Our Inability, Let It Drive Us to Jesus. Second, In Our Inability, See Our Biggest Problem is Unbelief in Jesus. And, third, In Our Inability, Pursue Our Only Solution: Desperate, Surrendering Trust in Jesus.

And as we look at Psalm 1, it will teach us about, “The Word of God and the Way of Joy,” by showing us, 1st), The Way to Miss a Blessed Life this Year, 2nd), The Way to Find a Blessed Life this Year, And, 3rd), Some Practical Resources for a Blessed New Year.

In Matthew 11:25-30 we see that “Jesus Came to Give Us True Rest for Our Souls,” and we will ask and answer two questions to help us find this rest: First, Why We Need True Rest. Second, How We Get True Rest.

No matter what we are waiting for this Christmas, he radical and subversive claim of Christmas is that the actual fulfillment of all our hopes and needs can be found not under the Christmas tree but in a little child in a lowly manger.

The story in Luke 17:11-19 of ten lepers shows us three ways Jesus wants to make our joy complete by Bringing Us Back to the Giver of all Gifts, God himself. First, Jesus Wants to Use Our Needs. Second, Jesus Wants to Use God’s Words. And third, Jesus Wants to Use Our Gratitude

In Romans 3:20-28, we will see how, “Jesus Came to Give Us the Gift of Righteousness,” in three points. First, How We Could Never Be Good Enough . Second, How Jesus Came to Be Good Enough for Us. And, third, How the Gift of Jesus’s Goodness Makes Us Truly Good

As we look at Isaiah 53 we will see how “Jesus Came to Be Our Atoning Sacrifice.” And we will see this in three parts. First, we will see Our Need for Atonement. Second, we will see Our Picture for Atonement. And, third, we will see Our Personal Atonement through Jesus Christ.

In Ephesians 5:25-32 we see three ways that “Jesus Came to Give Us the Love Our Hearts Most Need.” First, Christ came to give us sacrificially committed love. Second, Christ came to give us transformational “grace and truth” love. Third, Christ came to give us infinitely satisfying love.

As we look at Jesus’s words in John 8:31-38, we will see that, “Jesus Came to Set Us Truly Free,” and he shows us three essential steps finding true freedom. First, Knowing Our Need for True Freedom. Second, Knowing Our Key to True Freedom. And, third, Knowing Our Way to True Freedom

As we examine John 14:19-29 we will see how “Jesus Came to Bring God’s Peace into Our Lives,” with two foundations for experiencing God’s peace in our hearts today. First, We Find God’s Peace Through Knowing the Person of Jesus. Second, We Find God’s Peace Through Keeping the Words of Jesus