Jesus supernaturally feeds a massive crowd, showing his satisfying provision to fully meet not only their immediate earthly needs, but also their deeper spiritual one.

Jesus silences a storm, demonstrating his authority over creation and intent as the Prince of Peace to still not only the seas but also our souls.

Jesus displays his ultimate reason for coming, asserting his authority to forgive sin as he extends mercy to those who know they need it.

Jesus proves his identity as Messiah by displaying his power over sickness and pain.

Being whole people made in the image of God, Jesus loves children. He affirms their VALUE as equally (un)worthy partakers of His grace and holds up their child-likeness as an exemplary picture of how all people must enter His Kingdom - like a child.

Jesus teaches with total authority, upholding the perfect standard of God’s law and clarifying its original intent, all the while exposing our utter need for the One who has come to fulfill it.

Jesus launches his mission by personally pursuing and calling unexpected people to decisively follow Him as disciples.

At the onset of His ministry, Jesus passes the extreme test of temptation in the wilderness, reversing the story of Genesis 3 by defeating Satan and his lies with the truth about the Father's character, His identity, and their relationship.

Jesus’ baptism marks the beginning of a new creation which God brings out of the chaos of sin and death through the finished work of Christ.

In the birth of Jesus, God uses the heavenly cosmos as well as earthly kings & kingdoms to display His covenant-keeping love, and in proclaiming this Child is the Savior, who is Christ the Lord, the incarnation becomes an invitation to joy and peace for all who would come to worship the King.