When God feels far away, it is hard to think God loves you.

And it brings fear.

When the Baby King brought the Kingdom, he brought God's love.

Authority is the ability to captivate people's allegiance without demanding or bossing.

Jesus had amazing authority. How can you live in restored authority?

Hope is certainty the future will be better than our past or present.

But disappointment leads to despair...the inability to see the future as better.

Jesus shows us that hope leads us to Hear & Follow him, even when everything looks dead.

Dignity is a respect we have for ourself.

Jesus encountered a women who had lost her dignity due to a disease.

How did he restore her dignity?

Jesus healed on the Sabbath. That was a no-no in religious terms.

But Jesus did it to restore religion.

How does he want to restore religion in your life?

Woship is broken because we think we are unable to ascribe worth to one who is worthy.

But Jesus wants to restore us so we can worship the One who is worthy.

Can I regain credibility now that I've lost it?

What happens when our credibility is broken?

Jesus restores our credibility.

We are what we do.

What happens when our "do" is broken?

Jesus restores our soul.

Work is a huge part of our life.

And God intended work to be a huge part of our life.

And he intended it to be a purposeful part of our life.

How does he restore purpose back to our work?

Jesus showed up with a Kingdom declaration.

And it is good news...

Real Good News.