When help is hard to find and solutions feel impersonal, Christmas offers a different kind of answer.

This Christmas Eve message reflects on the frustration of seeking help in a broken world and points to the truth that God did not respond to human need with distant advice or instructions. Instead, He came in person. Drawing from Isaiah 9:6, the sermon explores the meaning of Jesus being called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace.

The message walks through the shared needs of humanity—guidance, strength, restoration, and peace—and shows how each of these is met in Christ. Rather than giving directions from afar, God provided someone to follow. Rather than demanding strength humanity does not have, He supplied His own. Rather than leaving people separated by sin, He made a way to be cleaned, restored, and welcomed home. Rather than offering temporary relief from anxiety, He brings lasting peace rooted in God’s control and promises.

The sermon concludes by focusing on the incarnation as God’s invitation to draw near, and on communion as a reminder that Jesus met human need through His own body and blood. Christmas is presented as a moment to examine our need for help and to recognize that in the child born in the manger, God has already provided what we lack.