Over the past 22 months, many of the dreams people had were challenged at the least and at the worst dismantled. Paul tells the Christians in Ephesus to keep dreaming because the God we serve is bigger than any obstacle the world can put in front of us.

Nothing brings a smile to your face more than a child's bedtime prayers. But when life forces us to grow up, shouldn't our prayers reflect a grown-up faith? That's why the disciples asked Jesus, "teach us to pray."

Why in the World would Jesus become one of us, to live among us?  He came to communicate and demonstrate what God is really like and to teach us and show us that everyone was created equal by God.  We wrap up our series today with the final reason, which was to reset the priority of people over religion.

The premise of Matthew, Mark, and Luke is summarized by John in 1:14… The Word became flesh and lived among us…Why in the World would God become one of us? He came to teach what God is really like and that everyone deserves respect because of our God-given Equality.

Jesus teaches us three things about the Father... God displays his power in our pain, God extends mercy to imperfect people, God takes a personal interest in us as individuals.

Please Note:  Since we are operating with Live-streaming our videos on Sunday Mornings, we are now releasing the podcast the day after our Sunday service.

Jesus coming in a manger… not exactly the way we would expect the way that God would come to the Earth and be with us. Then after spending time with us he ends up leaving us. Why would He do that? And yet we end up looking to other things besides Him to try to understand who God is.  Whether that be our circumstances or things around us we often get the wrong picture of who God is. How do we overcome this?

Isaiah 9:6 refers to Jesus as our “Prince of Peace,” but what does that mean? We need Christmas to regain that sense of Peace that only Jesus can bring to us. How is He our Prince of Peace? What do we need to do to gain that peace that is so vital to us. We take a good look at these characteristics during part four of our message, “We Need Christmas.”

Isaiah 9:6 refers to Jesus as our “Everlasting Father,” but what does that mean?  We need Christmas to remind us of what a true heavenly father and a founding father of our faith is supposed to look like.  We take a good look at these characteristics during part three of our message, “We Need Christmas.”

We want to trust God, but that can be a challenge sometimes.  How can Christmas help us to truly trust who He is?  When we hear how the Christmas story describes WHO he is!  We take some time to get to know who God is through the Christmas story to help our trust in Him truly grow.

Sometimes we forget when God shows up. Eventually, we cry out for God to show up and rescue us. When God finally shows up, He does what we could never do on our own. Out of gratitude, we commit to a life of obedience to God. Then compromise tries to slip in because it’s “easier”. This causes God to step aside and allow people to receive the consequences. How do we keep from getting caught up in this cycle?