1. Isaiah promised that Messiah would save us from ourselves.

Matthew 1:21

2. The confusion of the coming Messiah is a bit understandable.

Isaiah 9:1-7

3. The reason Jesus came was to illustrate, demonstrate, and communicate what God is like.

-Saul who became Paul thought he was right about God and right with God until he encountered Jesus

-God who is the perfect father always accommodates to the capacity of his children

John 14:1-11

-If you've lost faith, perhaps you're trying to navigate an adult life with a five year old's God

-Jesus reduced the distance to God by demystifying and adding personality to God

-Jesus didn't just have the best explanation of God. He is the best explanation of God

-Don't draw conclusions about God from your circumstances, traditions, or a wounded heart

-If you want to know what God's like, or what God likes, or how God feels about you, look at Jesus