Matthew 1:18-23, Hebrews 4:14-16

• Watch this video.How did Jesus change the way God is “with us”?

• Read Matthew 4:1-11. How did the temptations Jesus endured help him to relate to us?

• What emotions stir within you as you think about God coming to be with YOU personally?

• Why do we hesitate to draw near to God, if he truly “gets us”? How does this look in your life?

• Listen to “O Come, O come Emmanuel” this week and rejoice that God is with us.

• God is for us! What’s one new way you can draw nearer to God this week?