Jesus's faith leads Him to cross the sea and heal the most desperately needy. How are we going forth in confidence to proclaim the good news of the gospel in the same way?

The blood of the Cross gives us a new family, makes us brothers and co-heirs with Christ, and makes us the sons and daughters of God. As the church we carry that good news with us to help redeem the idea of family where it is broken.

God always has a vital message for us in Scripture, but are we paying attention? Are our ears open, and are we truly valuing God's word for what it is?

The woman who broke perfume over Jesus's feet shows us what true thankfulness looks like.

In the midst of hardship, uncertainty, and doubt, Jesus is enough for us. John the Baptist's death proves that life will not always be easy for believers but even so, Jesus always satisfies.

God desires mercy, not sacrifice. He wants to know our hearts more than He wants us to work toward righteousness out of our own strength. Our Lord is never disappointed in us because of what Christ has done on the cross.

Jesus teaches that self sufficiently is fatal to our growth, revealing patterns in our thoughts through the Beatitudes that need to be unlearned in order to serve Him.

There are 26,000 people within a 20 minute drive of Dahlonega that do not know the Good news of The Gospel. We can look at the daunting number and feel defeated because we can't share the Gospel with all of them alone, but we can do for one person what we wish we could do for all- "1 for 1".

What do we do when our questions turn into questioning God? Abiding in Jesus in "The Dark Day of the Soul" is the key. Link to video played during sermon: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeY8lndPsdE)

We can not worship the coming King fully this Christmas year, and until we begin to rest in His character, and how much we are cherished by Him.